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Christ says, “I will let nothing be wasted.”

Anita Mathias — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:37:52 +0000

“Let nothing be wasted” “Nothing, Lord?” “Nothing.” * * * Not the weary years, Not the silent tears, None of the loneliness Which caused that deep, echoing silence in which we could hear you? None of our failures Which silenced the insistent voices Of those who might otherwise have found a use for us. […]

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“I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten,” Joel 2:25

Anita Mathias — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:47:00 +0000

I read, years ago, in a book on gardening about planting a herby lawn, a lawn with herbs interplanted with grass, so that as you walk they release their sweet fragrance. We did not succeed in establishing herbs in our lawn in Virginia, as our gardening skills were unequal to their scorching summers and freezing […]

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