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God’s Daily Delivery Service

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Basket of daily abundance from God

God’s Daily Delivery Service – An Abundance of All You Need

“God’s Daily Delivery Service” by Joan Y. Edwards

“God’s Daily Delivery Service” by Joan Y. Edwards

 I hope you enjoy my Lenten Reflection for March 10, 2022 for St. Matthew Catholic Church.

Did you know that God provides a daily delivery service? God himself drops a basket of gifts to you every morning and places it in the cupboard of your heart. God says to you, “Be at peace. Here is everything you need to survive today in abundance: faith, hope, love.”

When you try to change the past and control the future, you run out of love, wisdom, and compassion. The grip of anger, sadness, and grief puts you in a very deep hole of hopelessness. Fear blinds you from seeing solutions to your problems. Wanting control of the future keeps you from hearing God’s voice. You feel empty.

Be of good cheer. God is faithful to you. He delivers a basket of mercies to you every day of your life (Lamentations 3:21-23). He never holds back his love for you. God gives you all you need. He fills you up. Breathe in peace. Exhale fear. Breathe in faith. Exhale distrust. Breathe in hope. Exhale despair. Breathe in love. Exhale hate.

Talk with God. He is a good listener. Explain everything that keeps you from believing that you have enough. Tell him your problems. Ask him your questions. Tell him what scares you. Tell him what makes you happy or sad.

God loves you. Love yourself as you are right now. Picture the positive. Walk where nature can nourish you and replenish calmness. Visit a place where you feel close to God. Make something. Listen to your favorite music. Be kind. Smile. Be thankful. God will be there for you every day of your life. You can count on it. God’s love for you is everlasting!

I was going through a rough time in January and February 2022 when Jim Alvarez from my church, St. Matthew in Charlotte asked me to do a Lenten reflection. I was so excited when I figured out that I was thinking I didn’t have enough…I was sad. There were so many people in my life who were sick and some nearing death. It seemed like everything was caving in on me. Then I remembered God gives us an abundance of all we need. I looked for scriptures and I found in the New Century Version of the Bible:

21 But I have hope
    when I think of this:

22 The Lord’s love never ends;
    his mercies never stop.
23 They are new every morning;
    Lord, your loyalty is great.

I hope you enjoyed this devotional/reflection of God’s Love for You. Please leave a comment and let me know if you would like for me to do more of these video reflections.

Here are two other video reflections with text that I did.

Joan Y. Edwards. “Take a Step Towards the Lord” https://joanyedwards.com/take-a-step-towards-the-lord/

Joan Y. Edwards. “Do You Need the Forgiveness Tunnel:’ https://joanyedwards.com/do-you-need-the-forgiveness-tunnel/

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“Be the Love That Transforms Sadness into Joy!” by Joan Y. Edwards

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Be the Love that Transforms Sadness into Joy
Be the Love That Transforms Sadness into Joy

“Be the Love That Transforms Sadness into Joy!” by Joan Y. Edwards

When death, illness, job loss, loneliness, or a failed dream fills your heart with sadness, you cry. You mourn. You weep. You pray.

Tears flow and fall down from your swollen puffy eyes. You are lost.

Family, friends, and strangers hear your cry. God says, “Be my ears. Hear the cries of my people. Be the love that transforms sadness into joy!

Doctors, nurses, and priests look, observe, and witness. Be my eyes. See the needs of my people. Be the love that transforms sadness into joy!

UPS, FedEx, Amazon, Instacart, Uber, and postal services, be my feet. Deliver the needs and messages to my people. Be the love that transforms sadness into joy!

Men, women, and children, write, cook, and sew. Be my hands. Be the healing touch for my people. Be the love that transforms sadness into joy!

Firemen, and EMTs, smell. Be alert. Be my nose. Protect my people from fires and harmful chemicals in the air. Be the love that transforms sadness into joy!

Scientists, doctors, and safety officials of food and drugs, taste. Be my tongue and alert my people of hazards to their health. Be the love that transforms sadness into joy!

Men, women, and children, teach, share, educate, pray. Be my brain. Help my people focus on my word and what is truly important and keep their bodies and souls in balance with me their God. Be the love that transforms sadness into joy!

Men, women, and children sing, talk, smile. Be my lips and tell my people how much I love them. Be the love that transforms sadness into joy

God is amazing. He gives you ways to send and receive loving vibrations all over the world.

When you think of other people, your love radiates through the air and lands right in their hearts to lighten their load, to cheer them on, to help them to keep on going and never give up. It enables you to “Be the love that transforms sadness into joy.”

I invite you today to discover the gift of love God wants you to share with someone today. You have a unique gift that no one else has. “Be the love that transforms sadness into joy.”

Copyright © 2021 Joan Y. Edwards

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