A Christ Follower: The Journey

Contributed by Lynn Domina (Michigan USA All Saints Day Devotional (Adapted by SoJourner ) Hebrews 12:1-3 (1)Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked for us. ( 2) fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and the perfecter of our faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. (3)Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.       I have enjoyed watching videos of choirs from around the world as they sing hymns, some particular to their own cultures and others familiar to almost all Christians. In one video, people from around the world sing "Amazing Grace," each line sung in a different language -- English, Norwegian, German, Hebrew, Chinese, Arabic, and many others. The voi...

  All Saints Day Yesterday, October 31st, was All Hallows Eve. This day is the evening before All Saints Day. Sadly, this special day of getting ready to remember, and celebrate, the lives of sisters and brothers, in the Lord, who have gone on to Heaven, somehow morphed into Halloween. This spooks, ghosts and goblins day has zero to do with the godly preparation day preceding a sacred day.  One thing is for certain. Each of us, who are Christ-Followers, have some very special people waiting for us to meet them during the first Resurrection or when we, too, finally go home to Heaven. Roll Call  On All Hallows Eve , I contacted a few people to help me develop a roll call of particularly exceptional loved ones. Each of these Children of God, and Heirs of God's Kingdom, (See Ephesians 1:1 and Ephesians 1:3-14)  who have graduated to their eternal reward, are greatly missed by us here on earth. Still, we are raising the names of these Saints, or God's Holy People, ...