We are pleased to welcome back Designed2Delight Digi Stamps as our sponsor! One of you lucky ladies will win a $10 Gift Certificate to spend at Designed2Delight for playing in this week's challenge!
Please be sure to stop by and show Designed2Delight some Stampin' Sisters in Christ love!!
Our challenge hostess this week is the lovely Miesje Flach!
Scripture: John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give it to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid."
This week it is my privilege to be the challenge hostess and I chose to focus on peace. Often when we think of the word “peace” we think of it in general terms of “peace on earth," or peace between people or countries. Or “peace” becomes a lack of noise or chaos. But I think that there is another aspect of “peace” that is much more personal. It is a peace within that radiates outward. It is a peace that I strive for but do not always achieve.Amen Miesje. And peace be with you!
This verse occurs in the Bible at the last supper when Jesus is talking to his disciples. He is telling them that the peace that He gives to them (and to us) is the peace of His love and ever presence in our lives forever. It is an inner peace that is similar to total acceptance. It is the peace that comes with fully knowing that God is in control and all is well.
This verse is also a part of our weekly mass; we always share a sign of God’s peace with each other before we share Holy Communion. I look into the eyes of our friends and neighbors and strangers and wish them Christ’s peace. They do the same to me. This is a very powerful moment in the mass for me. It is reminder of Jesus’ words to us.
It is the peace that is experienced when I accepted that we could not have biological children 38 years ago. It is the peace when I accepted and embraced that one of our children is mentally handicapped. It is the peace that is the final step of “Lord let your will be done.” I am NOT saying that I jumped right to the peace – for I did not! But when I accepted, the peace came with it so overwhelmingly that my knees almost buckled. That is the peace He wants for all of us.
Peace be with you my friends.
Challenge: Use a Christian symbol of peace somewhere on your card/project, or create a card/project that shows or shares peace.
For creative inspiration, behold the beautiful cards created by our Design Sisters:
Chris Olsen: Twinkles Glow With Stamps
Peggysue Turner: Roses By My Window
(I apologize that this photo is sideways, but Blogger
keeps turning it and I can't stop it. Argh!)
(I apologize that this photo is sideways, but Blogger
keeps turning it and I can't stop it. Argh!)
Rebekka Reed: Diamond in the Rough
We can't wait to see all of YOUR creations! You may enter as many times as you'd like! ** Please link us to your actual card/project post(s), not just to your blog or gallery, by 11:59 pm PDT (GMT -8) on Saturday, October 2nd. The prize winner will be randomly drawn and announced on Tuesday, October 5th. Plus, three of you will be awarded the Stampin' Sisters in Christ Shining Star blinkie!
**If you are entering more than one card for this challenge, please leave a link for each card/project.
Please note that you may have to refresh the page to see the thumbnail of your card in Inlinkz.
Have a blessed day!
9 comments:
Beautiful cards, one of them is turned the wrong way though. I chose a peaceful sympathy card to add today. I'm making lots of them for the church bazaar along with many other types of cards also. Thanks for the inspirations and have a wonderful week.
Lovely DT cards. Always plenty of inspiration both via the cards / projects and the message each week... thank you Stampin' Sisters and also to Meije for her message this week regarding peace.
So touched by Meije's testimony... in acceptance lies peace.
We also have a handicapped son, he has Down Syndrome - but what a blessing he is!!
Thanks for sharing and I'm so glad to have found you. Beautiful cards from the DT too!
Jacqueline
Beautiful samples by the DT!! I finally got to play in this one... and used this week's D2D images as well *Ü* THanks for sponsoring Faith!
Thank you for the challenge
this is my frist time here
I got the blog form DESIGNED 2 DELIGHT
hope to see more challenge here
and all of these cards are all pretty
Thank you
Have a good day
I always enjoy the inspiration that comes from this team! Thanks for inspiring, sharing and for the challenge!
You ladies are absolutely amazing inside and out! Thanks for what you do each week!! God Bless! Angie
Lovely cards from the DT and challengers
Can someone help me please? I'm trying to get in touch with Wendy from Each Card Tells a Story but I can't load her blog for some reason. Can someone ask her to get in touch with me? Thanks :o)
such awesome cards for a very thought-provoking challenge. Thanks for your insight, Miesje.
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