Category Archives: renewal

Harbinger of Spring

Posted on March 14, 2014 by mhrockness

“The long hard winter has broken at last – not as yet in much sign on the earthward side but in the late afternoon yesterday the great cumulus clouds sank away, and in their place lay long horizontal bars, one … Continue reading →

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Parable of the Well Water

Posted on November 1, 2013 by mhrockness

“Such a lovely ‘beholding’ today!  I went to the well – and it was uncovered for me to look down.  Instead of the still circle of water I expected to see, it was all heaving and rippling in swelling circles! … Continue reading →

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The Baby Moon

Posted on July 5, 2013 by mhrockness

The baby new moon was hanging in the sunset tonight like a boat for the little angels – so the battle month is over again.  This has come with a flood of fresh inspiration to hope.   11 February 1896  A … Continue reading →

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The Weight of Glory

Posted on May 18, 2013 by mhrockness

“The grass has to stand very still as it holds its precious ‘weight of glory’ – and so has the soul on whom the dew of the Spirit comes.  Literally, as easily as this dew, His dew is brushed off – some of … Continue reading →

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Not Bound to Repeat

Posted on April 26, 2013 by mhrockness

If it were only a matter of asking Him to repeat the miracles of the past, faith would have plenty of room.  But He is not bound to reproduce.  He is the Creator – have we ever let our hearts and … Continue reading →

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Rest for the Soul

Posted on April 19, 2013 by mhrockness

“Oh, the desert is lovely in its restfulness.  The great brooding stillness over and through everything is so full of God.  One does not wonder that He used to take His people out into the wilderness to teach them.”    … Continue reading →

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February Flowers

Posted on February 22, 2013 by mhrockness

“The spring flowers that stand all about my room in Arab pots of green and yellow earthenware bring a very real revelation of Him, ‘by whom were all things created.’  The clear happiness of the daisies and the radiant shout … Continue reading →

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Daisies Talking

Posted on January 25, 2013 by mhrockness

The daisies have been talking again – the girls brought in a clump the other day from their Saturday afternoon hours in the country.  Somewhere long ago I saw that the reason they spread out their leaves flat on the … Continue reading →

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