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Welcome to the Streams of Comfort Blog! We are a Christian-based writing community that hopes to provide comfort through various creative streams. Each month we will have a topic that inspires our posts. Posts will include various types of writing, from poetry to short stories, and more. New posts will be available every Friday morning!
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Families to someone like me are somewhat of a paradigm. I grew up in a Hispanic family. Since before I could talk, the importance of family was drilled into me. “Your family will always be there for you, even when all your friends aren’t”. While a part of me agreed with that philosophy, there was
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The topic for this month is family. The people each of us are bound to by blood. But we also know that family is more than just physical relation. Its safety and a place of rest. And those of us who are Christ followers are bound together by blood stronger than our mothers, and fathers,
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As a special post for the fifth week of October, both Alice and I will be posting a haiku on friendship. We hope that you are reminded of the beauty of friendship as you read them:) The warmth of the day Hands that uplift in the night A bond that brings life.
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To finish out friendship month, we are doing haiku’s. My haiku is inspired by the passage of time and how that changes friendship. With all our relationships we have our ups and downs, despite all that we move forward. That is the most important thing. With time comes forgiveness and understanding and renewed love. This
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My poem for this week is based on Genesis 1 in the bible. I often forget how separate from God we were, and the miracle it is to have been brought back into relationship with him. I pray that this poem causes you to think more about the friend we have in Jesus and brings
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I wasn’t sure how I wanted to end this story at first. Like many writers, I had grown close to the characters, especially Ruthie. I wanted her story to reflect God’s work in our lives. That even in our darkest times, our times of doubt, God is with us. He is a friend to us
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When it comes to friendship that lasts a lifetime. There is two things that are indispensable. Forgiveness and trust in God. Over the past few years I have had struggles within various friendships. Where I had been wronged and was also the one who wronged. And I learned there is always a shared responsibility in
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Friendship is essential for support and companionship. The Bible emphasizes true friendship through wisdom and love. The author shares two poems reflecting on their own friendship’s challenges and renewal, encouraging readers to reflect on and nurture their own relationships during difficult times.
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There is a hymn whose second verse contains these words. “Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness, take it to the Lord in prayer.” This hymn “What a friend we have in Jesus”, has reminded the church for several generations that Jesus is not
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This poem takes language from Psalms 46:9. Imagery that emphasizes the power of God as a fortress for those who trust in him. As you go through this week I pray that God will give you peace. A peace that remains and gives rest to your soul. Peace be with you. There’s an insurmountable wall
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