?December Reflections from Harmony Consulting As the year draws to a close, we invite you to pause with us each Friday through Advent. These reflections are a gentle way to reconnect — with yourself, with each other, and with the One who brings light and peace into our everyday moments. Our hope is that you’ll find space to breathe, to...
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 Comment All Hallows’ Eve — the evening before All Saints’ Day — reminds us that light and darkness often sit side by side. It’s a time when many pause to remember those who have gone before us and to give thanks for their lives and...
? A Christmas Message As Christmas arrives, we want to thank you for sharing these weekly reflections with us throughout the year. It’s been a privilege to pause with you — to reflect, to grow, and to celebrate the quiet beauty of love that endures through every season. Our prayer is that this Christmas will bring you moments of peace,...
‘He suffered in silence, content to let God set things right. He used his servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds became your healing. You were lost sheep with no idea who you were or where you were going. Now you’re named and...
Shout for joy to God, all the earth! Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious. Say to God, ‘How awesome are your deeds! Psalm 66:1-3 (NIV) Comment It seems that spring has finally sprung after what seemed like a very long winter. At last! There are trees in blossom and bud everywhere. The birds are singing and bumble...
The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! … Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each day … The Lord is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him. Lamentations 3:22-25 Comment It’s halfway between Christmas and the New Year. The fridge is crammed with turkey remains, half consumed cheese and the tasty remnants of...
For a child has been born – for us, the gift of a son – for us! He’ll take over the running of the world. His names will be: Amazing Counselor, Strong God, Eternal Father, Prince of Wholeness. His ruling authority will grow, and there’ll be no limits to the wholeness he brings. Isaiah 9: 6-7 Comment To be honest, Joseph & Mary don’t look very...
But now I am coming to you, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have my joy fulfilled in themselves. John 17:13 Comment So what does Joy mean anyway? In her book Choose Joy because Happiness isn’t Enough, Kay Warren states that ‘Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details...
These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 Comment It’s the season when the word Joy is bandied about everywhere and for some of us it IS a really joyful season … for others of us not so much. For some of us it’s a...
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning? Psalms 22:1 NIV The curtain of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom. And when the centurion, who stood there in front of Jesus, heard his cry and saw how he died, he...
