Sunday, December 15, 2013

Glorifying God with Christian Writing


 
MCC Christian Writers Group Meeting (2005)
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)

 Since the late 90s, I have been blessed to be a member of Mountain Christian Church (MCC) Writers' Group, a supportive community for Christian writing. As a Christian and a writer, I embrace the blessing of collective prayer, uplifting fellowship; and skill-enhancing information received within the open community. Throughout the years of growth and development, the MCC Writers Group's leadership and members have been true to its mission. 


MCC Christian Writers Group Retreat (2005)
As a member of the MCC Writers Group, I embrace its mission… Desire to glorify God by providing a supportive community for Christian writing by: Enhancing our spiritual growth and writing skills; Encouraging one another at regular meetings that include Bible study, prayer time, motivation and skill enhancement; and Equipping Christian writers to minister using the Word and their talent to inspire others.
Perdix perdix (Grey partridge) by Marek Szczepanek



The MCC Writers' Group publishes a weekly blog, Portions of Grace to glorify God through devotions. For the next twelve days, the MCC Writers Group will be posting a devotion for each of the twelve (12) verses of the popular Christmas song, The Twelve Days of Christmas. I am honored to write the first day’s devotion, “A Partridge in a Pear Tree”. During my research, I discovered several unfamiliar accounts pertaining to the origin of the song. Thus a devotion with a deeper look at the first gift noted in the song, The Twelve Days of Christmas.

You are invited to read, reflect, and comment on Portions of Grace's Christmas devotional, The Twelve Days of Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. 
Portions of Grace
MCC Writers' Group weekly blog to glorify God through devotions. 

Mountain Christian Church (MCC) Writers Group
A ministry for Christian writers to help each other grow professionally and spiritually.

The Twelve Days of Christmas: A Partridge in a Pearl Tree
On the first day of Christmas my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear-tree


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Friday, February 22, 2013

Weeping for Joy and Thanking God for the Years

Wow... Today is my birthday! I thank God for every year given.
My Birthplace
Sixty-one years ago,  a doctor in a small town on the Eastern Shore of Maryland turned to an awaiting father to tell him that "She would had been a nice, little girl." Years later, the father would expressed that it was a sad moment Not to hear his baby girl cry out. It was only as the doctor was placing the small, lifeless bundle at the foot of the bed when he sensed a flicker of life. Years later, the awaiting mother  would comment that if the baby was not dead before, "she should have been after the ice water and 'body slinging' used by the doctor". 
As the baby cried out, the father would weep for joy and thank God for his new baby girl who would remind unnamed for an entire month.  When she was named, the father and mother agreed to give her the name of his beloved mother, "Sally".  
Clockwise: Mother, Me, Father, Daughter
As you may have guessed, I was that baby girl... Sally Shervonne (Sharvonne) Cherry. Needless to say, I will forever be grateful for that attentive country doctor. I thank God for guiding the doctor to do "whatever" it took to revive his small, lifeless patient. I thank God for a mother and father who would love and nurture their "small bundle" until their respective homegoings.
So I embrace each day and experience placed on my path. For God has a plan. Today, I am excited to see what The Lord has planned for my birthday. I pray for discernment, wisdom and strength as I focused on Jesus Christ who loved me even before I was born. God said "I will take care of you!" I hear it... I believe it... End of discussion! He has taken care of me for 61 years and He will not leave me now. So giving all praise to God I go forth on the day of my earthly birth. God is so good!

You are invited to read and reflect on...