Awaken Us
Lord, it is our own choices toward gratifying the self that make us numb to our need for spiritual renewal. We all need to take a deep...
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Susan Eaton
- Apr 12, 2018
- 5 min
What Do You Want Me to Do for You?
It’s been almost fifteen years since my father died—May 6, 2003. And it was fifteen years ago this month that my heavenly father broke in...
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Susan Eaton
- Mar 29, 2018
- 7 min
The Weight of Expectations
The day Jesus rode into Jerusalem for the last time was a day full of joyful celebration. The crowds of people who followed Jesus were...
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Susan Eaton
- Mar 22, 2018
- 4 min
The Power of Encouragement
Who doesn't love a cute dog picture, am I right? An article on rover.com caught my eye the other day. It showed pictures of dogs before...
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Susan Eaton
- Mar 13, 2018
- 2 min
Magnolia
Little magnolia in my yard so crooked and bent, You didn’t start off crooked. You weren’t designed to grow so awkwardly, so strange, so...
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Susan Eaton
- Mar 8, 2018
- 3 min
That You Consider My Life
Psalm 139: 16b-18 “In your book were written all the days that were formed for me, when none of them as yet existed. How weighty to me...
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Susan Eaton
- Mar 5, 2018
- 1 min
Darkness. Flee.
Darkness, you have to flee. You are taking up space that is not yours to occupy. You are taking up space in my heart; You are taking up...
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Susan Eaton
- Mar 1, 2018
- 2 min
You Are My Everything
A couple of days ago I had a rough morning. It was one of those mornings where the thing that triggers my stress and anxiety the most...
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Susan Eaton
- Feb 21, 2018
- 5 min
Your Beautiful Potential
Every person is created by God, and within each person lies loads of potential. I think sometimes we forget how much potential we really...
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Susan Eaton
- Feb 14, 2018
- 1 min
At Your Doorstep
Mark 1:32-34 "That evening, at sunset, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. And the whole city was gathered...
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Susan Eaton
- Feb 6, 2018
- 3 min
On Pharisees and Outcasts
Why is it that those who had a firm grip on the religious institution in Jesus’ day seemed to have the most trouble accepting what he...
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Susan Eaton
- Jan 26, 2018
- 4 min
What I Learned from Jury Duty (or What it Means to Lead with Compassion)
Several weeks ago I opened my mailbox and saw a letter addressed to me from the Circuit Court in Lamar County. “Oh no.” I thought. “This...
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Susan Eaton
- Jan 19, 2018
- 1 min
No Shortcuts
This was originally written during a time when God was teaching me that I needed to trust Him and make some "un-fun" choices —that there...
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Susan Eaton
- Jan 15, 2018
- 2 min
Against Comfort and Complacency
This is one of many prayers I’ve written as I struggle with my own desire to be comfortable…to seek out comfort…to be distracted by the...
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Susan Eaton
- Jan 9, 2018
- 2 min
Your Word
There is so much depth to your Word, your teaching… so much depth to YOU, Lord. I think what you want from us is to continue to dive into...
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Susan Eaton
- Jan 1, 2018
- 1 min
More Like You
Lord, concerning your preparation of those who would serve you: Does that not include a sifting so-to-speak? Does it not include a time...
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Susan Eaton
- Dec 27, 2017
- 2 min
Discovering Your Significance
Most people wonder at some point, and often at many points, if their life is making any difference at all. I believe this even happens to...
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Susan Eaton
- Dec 22, 2017
- 4 min
In Bethlehem?
A few years back I read an article about the Episcopal priest, Phillips Brooks, and his moving experience in Bethlehem which led to his...
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Susan Eaton
- Dec 18, 2017
- 2 min
"The End."
Read Esther, Chapter 1 ************* What kind of story starts with “The End?” That’s crazy! But the book of Esther starts off that way....
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Susan Eaton
- Dec 16, 2017
- 3 min
Sharing the Joy of My Heart
One thing I’ve never been accused of is using too few words. I suppose it makes sense, then, that my call to ministry was all about...
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