Do you take time to write about God’s blessings and reflections? How can you make time for this? - Daily Bible Reflections Juoly 17,2014

NEW PURPOSE FOR WRITING Let this be written for the next generation, for a people not yet born, that they may praise the Lord. – Psalm 102:19        I was reading my husband’s Purpose-Driven Life Journal years ago when I first came across this Bible verse. I felt my heart leap as I read the verse. I felt God stir my soul to help me discover a new purpose for writing.        I have always loved to write about my experiences, especially about the many wonderful things that the Lord has done in my life. I write to express my love for God. I write to express my joy and gratitude for the blessings I have received. I write to connect and share a piece of my heart, mind and soul with the people I love. Eventually, I learned to share what I write even with strangers after discovering that my reflections help bring others closer to God.        That night, when God led me to meditate on this verse, He gave me an additional reason to write. Thus, from that time on, leaving something behind for my children and grandchildren to read — something that would recount to our family’s next generations of how blessed we have been because of our God — has become one of my motivations to write. Teresa Gumap-as Dumadag (teregmps@yahoo.com) Reflection: Do you take time to write about God’s blessings and reflections? How can you make time for this? Lord, may Your Name be glorified as I write and share about what You have done in my life. St. Francis Solano, pray for us.