Rest in the Word

* Donna Regent "God's love shines within us" The Healing of Blind Bartimaeus  (Mark 10:46-52,NRSV)   46  They came to Jericho. As he and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside.  47  When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”  48  Many sternly ordered him to be quiet, but he cried out even more loudly, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”  49  Jesus stood still and said, “Call him here.” And they called the blind man, saying to him, “Take heart; get up, he is calling you.”  50  So throwing off his cloak, he sprang up and came to Jesus.  51  Then Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, [ a ]  let me see again.”  52  Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.” Immediately he regained his sight and followed him on the way.   <Falling Leaves> Fall is

  19  Therefore, my brothers and sisters, since we have the  confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus,  20  by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh) ,  21  and since we have a great priest over the house of God,  22  let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.  23  Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful.  24  And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds,  25  not neglecting to meet together , as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another , and all the more as you see the Day approaching. (Hebrews 10:19-25)   <The Window of Our Soul> Recently, I visited one of our church member’s homes. She and her husband had built the house three years ago. Everything looked beautiful, but what caught my attention