Bible Marginalia- Hope of the World

Bible Marginalia Series: #284

Matthew 12:15-21
This small section tells us
 that many followed Jesus
 and he healed ALL of THEM.
Then he ordered them 
not to make him known.
How often our good works
 are done that others might take notice.
Quietly, he moved among the people-
 bringing healing and HOPE.
In these days of overwhelming
 anxiety and fear, 
we must remember
 that in His name the world will HOPE.
He was not the center of the action.
His actions brought glory to the Father.
Let our words of encouragement-
pouring courage into others,
bring them HOPE.
The HOPE of Jesus
 in a dark, dark, world.
Supplies:
Tangled Pack- Tuesday Morning
Watercolors
Lifeway Advertisement
Printable label
Alphas
Small alpha stamps
Colored pencils
Fine-point Sharpie pen

Bible Journaling- DUST to DUST

Bible Journaling Series-#281

DUST to DUST-
often the start to a Lenten journey
 is revisiting our own mortality.
 We move through our days so quickly -
 often thinking we have it together
 and figured out.
ASH WEDNESDAY brings that 
non-reality forefront and center.
Working in my interleaved Bible
 gives me more space to see
 how things fit together.
I used scrapbook paper that happened
 to be laying around on my desk. 
Black and white works well as a base.
I tore out the image from 
the worship service folder.
Then parts of the hymn.
 I couldn't fit the whole thing on.
But loved the chorus-
hear our penitential cry!
Go- and be Reconciled.
To each other.
To our Heavenly Father.
Lent is about coming back
 and turning away.

Tabs from the $1 bins at Michaels 
with Alpha letters.
AND a die-cut flower- 
reminder that out of this dustness-
Jesus brings hope.
New life waits for followers of Jesus.

Supplies:
Worship service folder
Alpha letters
Scrapbook paper
Washi tape
die-cut flower