SPEAK TO THE DARKNESS

Time of refreshing A  new year always brings a sense of new beginnings.    It is a special time, time for change.   Today is the last day of my weekend retreat at Ngakau Waiora Mercy Spirituality Centre.    I’m here because I’ve been wanting to take a break away from everything.    This place felt like it was just what I needed.   My New Year’s Day devotional reading was from (Ephesians 2:6) and it says, “God has already raised us into new heights in the spirit but, to understand the joy and power of what God has for us, we must be willing to let go of old trappings.” What do I need to change?  I’m sure the answer/s to that question will come but right now all I wanted to do  was to rest, read my bible, talk to God and to have more rest.  Psalm 104:30 says, “You send forth Your Spirit, they are created; And You renew the face of the earth.” (V.30).    God is always restoring and renewing his creation.    This includes God caring for his children also.    Each one of us s