26 DEVOTIONS BASED ON THE ALPHABET:
THE LETTER U
Monte Holland
Several persons have expressed an interest in having my husband, the Rev. Monte W. Holland, post an online series of devotions. Through their encouragement, Monte will post a weekly devotion on CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS. To read the introduction click on 26 Devotions Based on the Alphabet: Introduction. Click on 26 Devotions Based on the Alphabet: The Letter T to read the previous post on the letter T.
Return to this site each Saturday to read his devotions. Carolyn C. Holland
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ALPHABET OF THE BIBLE – THE LETTER U
Use hospitality to one another without grudging. (1 Peter 4:9)
Why would anybody want to come into our house to stay? Our outside yard is never fully manicured. Our house is cluttered and too full of things. We often are busy with other activities that keep us from being the “perfect hosts.”
And yet I married a hospitable woman. She’s always been ready to open her door to those with special needs.
As I look back there were many that came and stayed for a while. There was the woman who was so lonely and distraught that she considered suicide. She stayed for a few weeks.
There was the man who was reluctant to enter a church because “It might fall down.” He came for a little time to “dry out.” He stayed a couple of weeks.
There was the homeless woman who stopped by from time to time to get a meal, to clean up and get a good night’s sleep. The odor she left behind reminded us of how difficult it is to be homeless.
There was the woman who stole from our church and (more…)
26 Devotions Based on the Alphabet: The Letter U
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26 DEVOTIONS BASED ON THE ALPHABET:
THE LETTER U
Monte Holland
Several persons have expressed an interest in having my husband, the Rev. Monte W. Holland, post an online series of devotions. Through their encouragement, Monte will post a weekly devotion on CAROLYN’S COMPOSITIONS. To read the introduction click on 26 Devotions Based on the Alphabet: Introduction. Click on 26 Devotions Based on the Alphabet: The Letter T to read the previous post on the letter T.
Return to this site each Saturday to read his devotions. Carolyn C. Holland
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ALPHABET OF THE BIBLE – THE LETTER U
Why would anybody want to come into our house to stay? Our outside yard is never fully manicured. Our house is cluttered and too full of things. We often are busy with other activities that keep us from being the “perfect hosts.”
And yet I married a hospitable woman. She’s always been ready to open her door to those with special needs.
As I look back there were many that came and stayed for a while. There was the woman who was so lonely and distraught that she considered suicide. She stayed for a few weeks.
There was the man who was reluctant to enter a church because “It might fall down.” He came for a little time to “dry out.” He stayed a couple of weeks.
There was the homeless woman who stopped by from time to time to get a meal, to clean up and get a good night’s sleep. The odor she left behind reminded us of how difficult it is to be homeless.
There was the woman who stole from our church and (more…)