Cleaning Our Hearts

Saint Patrick’s Day
Read Scripture: Psalm 51- 1-12

Key Verse: Verse 10: “Create in me a clean heart of God, and put a new and right spirit within me.”
Cleaning Our Hearts
Many people come in and out of our lives, making an impression on us that last forever. Such is the case of a simple women, a mother, a grandmother, a sincere person of the faith. Our gathering room at Church of the Reconciler is named in her memory: Mrs. Vennie Paulk.

Miss Vennie, as many of us called her, because she called us, Mrs. Nancy, or Mrs. Mary, did not have material possessions, but she had a heart that God had cleansed and made new for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.

Miss Vennie’s favorite scripture was verse 10 of Psalm 51. She would quote it at the end of each of her prayers. “Create in me a clean heart of God, and (renew) put a new and right spirit within me.”

Miss Vennie had a heart for prayer. She prayed daily for Church of the Reconciler and that we would have a place of worship. She said one time that she hoped we would find one soon, because her knees were sure getting tired from praying. She did not live to see us get into our present building. She died of a heart attack one Sunday afternoon after being at church with us that morning. I am sure she smiles at us from her heavenly place as we worship together.

Miss Vennie had a heart cleansed for the Holy Spirit. Do you? You can!

God is waiting to create in YOU a clean heart this Lent.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, we want to have a new heart and a new spirit of love! Help us this Lent to turn to you to find it. Amen
Though of the Day: A new and right spirit is in our future in Jesus Christ.
Nancy Higgs