Morning Thoughts - March 12th, 2025

Hello (again?) dear Reader, and welcome to an obscure American blog on a dark, chilly Spring morning where I write to you from a remote location in the Sonoran desert near the US/Mexico border. 
Here is our current weather - it hasn't changed (I checked) since I took this:

And I could hear a gentle rain when I first rose from bed about an hour ago. 
Well, in today's Proverb there is much readily-available, targeted correction for me personally (see verses 13 and 16 and 18 as huge stand-outs to me today, among others):

Proverbs 12 ESV

Although there is a lot to assimilate from today's Proverb, here is some more reading, this time from the New Testament:

James 1-3 ESV

Because I have a weakness for anger and also (unfortunately) using my words as weapons, many corrective verses pierce my heart with conviction (thank You, Lord, for correcting me!) these verses offer hope and provide a goal to strive for, giving encouragement and life:

Thank you for spending some of your time here today, dear Reader; no matter your own imperfections, always know that our God is so much bigger than our failures! Yes, even yours. 💜