Thank you for another year of allowing me to come into your homes "Over The Coffee Cup." Merry, Merry from Me to Yours and a Happy New Year!

OH, NO!—A POEM

I know poetry is not everyone's cup of tea (or coffee), but I wanted to share a poem I wrote in January 2013 that still resonates with me today. It is called May I Be Your Silver Lord -----May I Be Your silver Lord heated in your crucible? Refined and purified at temperatures according to Your will. I know you will never leave me as I hear the billows blow. Impurities skimmed from the top as your mercies take control. Afflictions will cause my strength to wane in the refiner's fire. Despite my groans, I know faith completes the silversmith's desire. So when I am lifted out, My Lord, with a faith that has shone through---the reflection I see in myself is the perfect image of You. -CKSharpe So, with each breath, may we rejoice this holiday season knowing His love for us is faithful, and He is able. We can see God's mighty power at work from Genesis through Revelation. By sharing the good news of His birth, death and resurrection, we have loved in 2022 as Jesus loves. Happy Holidays, family and friends. Verse of the Month: Hebrews 7:25 NIV: "Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because He always lives to intercede for them."