“They said to one another, ‘Were not our hearts burning within us while
He was speaking to us on the road, while He was explaining the Scriptures to us?’” Luke 24:32
By the day after Easter, it was no longer the ears who heard the words
of Jesus, the Christ, but the heart and soul within as well. When Jesus died on
the cross, we went from those who heard and followed, to those who, when they
heard, became disciples and leaders in His new church.
Are you still an observer of the Word, or does it burn within you with
a fire you must release to the world around you? God does not call everyone to
distant missionary lands. Did you not know that He has placed you in center of
your own fertile field? You are the planter and harvesting-specialist here! This
is the day after Easter. Your new life has begun! Let us pray:
“Father God, Holy is your name and the name of your resurrected Son,
Jesus Christ. At Easter, two thousand years ago, the Day of your Kingdom-on-Earth
began, and yet we often do not see your gleaming cathedrals-of-the-heart around
us and within. May this be the day when Easter awakens within me with a fire so
bright you shine in spite of my fear of shinning. May I be a blessing to others
even when I am unaware of the gift. May I sow your word and love in the garden
of my life and harvest sweet believers for you. In the name of your son Jesus,
the Christ of the empty tomb, I pray. Amen”
Doris
"God gives us stories that testify to His love. Let me tell you
mine.”
Copyright 2015 Doris Gaines Rapp
Books by Doris
Gaines Rapp
Novelette:
News at Eleven (Glo Magazine Jan, Feb, March, and April 2015 – now
on newsstands and online at http://www.glo-mag.com/view-our-issues/
Novels:
News
at Eleven – A Novel now available on
Amazon. Can be purchased and signed at Tapestry in Fort Wayne, April 24, or
purchased on Amazon and brought to Tapestry for me to sign.
Length
of Days – Beyond the Valley of the Keepers (2nd in the trilogy in which the Keepers memories books
before they were all destroyed)
Length
of Days – The Age of Silence (1st
in the trilogy)
Escape
from the Belfry
Smoke
from Distant Fires
Hiawassee
– Child of the Meadow
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