Joy Petroelje

Read: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 For when I am weak, then I am strong. (v. 10) In Paul’s second letter to the believers in Corinth, he addresses many subjects: a previous

Read: Romans 12:14-21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (v. 21) Sometimes, I feel like there is evil all around me. I hear about a

Read: Matthew 11:25-30 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (v. 28) In 1894, Labor Day became a federal holiday in

Read: Psalm 56 When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. (v. 3) In the United States, many people remember where they were on September 11, 2001. The

Read: 1 Samuel 1:9-17 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring

Read: Matthew 6:25-34 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? (v. 27) “Your biopsy results came back and both are

Read: Job 3:20-26 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in? (v. 23) I am sitting in our local library as I

Read: Psalm 121 The LORD is your keeper; the LORD is your shade on your right hand. (v. 5) The game of soccer fills a portion of our family calendar

Read: Psalm 46 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. (v. 7) Hardship + Worry = Feelings of Isolation. I allow this equation