Straight From The Hart

Just Something To Think About... #Blog entry, a devotional thought from God’s Word. I hope it will be as meaningful to somebody else as it was to me when God gave it to me. #death #heaven In my 25 years of ministry I conducted so many funeral services and sometimes I just couldn’t come up with the right words to say. So I did a lot of reading and studying. But the most profound revelation came directly to me from God while studying Ecclesiastes 12:6, ere the silver cord is loosed. I had never heard anyone preach on this, either before or even until this day. I have used it so many times and tonight one of my very best friends lost her husband. He had been sick for so long and was under hospice care so it seemed very appropriate as I shared this with her. I see the “silver cord” as the umbilical cord that tethers our earthly body to this world. While living here, we are able to move about, albeit in a limited fashion. We can eat and drink and take care of our physical needs. B...

  SEPTEMBER TIME AGAIN When summer days are waning,and you feel the slightest chill As the daylight turns to twilight; the sun sinks low behind the hill. When sports fans think of football and school schedules start to fill Then you know that it’s September time again. When the garden looks forsaken, but the food is on the shelf And there’s a sense of satisfaction that you grew it by yourself And you’re blessed with the abundance of the year’s new harvest wealth Then you know that it’s September time again. When you dread the thought of winter ‘cause you know it’s coming soon But you revel in the beauty of the ochre harvest moon; “When Autumn Leaves Begin To Fall” is now your favorite tune You know that it’s September time again. When Canada geese fly over in response to Nature’s call And you savor every moment as the leaves begin to fall With colors so magnificent your soul they do enthrall Then you know that it’s September time again. Written by Joan Rowden Hart on Sept. 8, 20...