by Janina Marie Rivera | Apr 27, 2021 | Blog
Even as a child, I loved looking up at the sky. Afternoons would find me imagining fluffy clouds in different shapes: alligators, dogs, rabbits… you name it. When rain fell, I’d marvel at how dark the sky turned. If beautiful rainbows followed, I’d be overjoyed! At...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jul 24, 2018 | Blog
It is good to praise the Lord and make music to your name, O Most High, proclaiming your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the melody of the harp. For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 27, 2018 | Blog
Lord, how can I glorify You today? I find this simple, one-sentence prayer quite impactful. Woven in this prayer is the aspect of taking our eyes off ourselves and on to the One who matters the most. Also, there is intention; a purpose. A day is not wasted simply on...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Feb 5, 2018 | Blog
I can imagine how Heaven must have sung with joy the day Ezra read the Book of the Law to the Israelites. At last, here was a generation assembling as one man, hungry for the words of their God. Who was this God? This was the God who made the heavens and who breathed...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Nov 29, 2017 | Blog
“Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy clothed with a linen ephod.” – 1 Samuel 2:18 I remember reading this verse one day, stopping a moment to reflect on the words, “ministering before the Lord.” Often times, the word “ministering” takes on the meaning of...
