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Ever Thankful Prayer
A prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving Ever Thankful for You, Oh Lord! Ever Thankful for You, Oh Lord! Thank you, that I dwell in the shelter o...
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Joined to Christ
Every substance, thing or person is separate from the parts which make each substance, thing or person what it is and who they are. At the ...
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Ever Thankful Prayer (Congregational Format)
Ever Thankful for You, Oh Lord! (A Psalm 91 Prayer – Congregational Version) Thank you, that we dwell in the shelter of You, God Most High a...
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He is worthy of all praise ...
Praise the Lord! The light of the day is being folded into the dusty gray of the blanket of another night sky, dimming the world of color an...
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A Prayer to Our Father in Heaven
Oh, Father in Heaven, You are magnificently beyond and above all of your creation which is vastly incomprehensible in its scope and complexi...
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A Diminished Recognition and Neglected Reality As the Words Become Common
“Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.” (Matthew 6:9, KJV) The prayer is short but profound. It is well-known and spoken rep...
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The Guard at the Gate
A guard protects and watches for danger. A guard is alert and vigilant, scanning the surroundings and hidden edges of the protected space as...
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Busy Days
The days get busy and we rush around doing many things, but what is value.
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Come to Me
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28, ESV). It is one of the greatest common struggles k...
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The Crushing in the Garden
In the garden ... "And he withdrew from them about a stone's throw, and knelt down and prayed, saying, “Father, if you are willing, remove t...
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The Fruit of the Holy Spirit
The fruit of our days … “But the Holy Spirit produces this fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,...
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A Prayer from James
A prayer from James ...
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Steady My Gaze
Steady My Gaze Every second, every minute, every hour, every day, and everything yet to come, is in your hands, Oh Lord. I trust you with it...
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A Prayer
“My heart is not proud, Lord, my eyes are not haughty; I do not concern myself with great matters or things too wonderful for me. But I have...
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The Neglected Blessed Walk
O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly wi...
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Life Prayer
Life Prayer
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The Crushing in the Early Hours
Wenceslaus Hollar, Jesus on the Mount of Olives, Print, NGO Image, National Gallery of Art, Public Domain When He arrived at the place, He s...
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Desiring the Spirit of God
“Do not be filled up with the empty beverages of the earth focused life ... this only leads to foolish living and endless unfulfilled stupor...
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Hope in all hoplelessness!
Once after a sacrificial meal at Shiloh, Hannah got up and went to pray. Eli the priest was sitting at his customary place beside the entran...
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Letting the Risen Christ Live in Us
Most Christians can talk about Christ being a real person who lived on this earth many years ago. Most Christians speak of Christ being aliv...
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On the Days After Easter
Letting the Risen Christ Live in Us Most Christians can talk about Christ being a real person who lived on this earth many years ago. Most C...
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The Crushing in the Garden
Wenceslaus Hollar, Jesus on the Mount of Olives, Print, NGO Image, National Gallery of Art, Public Domain When He arrived at the place, He s...
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The fruit of our days …
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and ...
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The One Who Knows
Circle of God the Father, Pierre Mignard, NGO Image, National Gallery of Art, Public Domain Ask, and you will be given what you ask for. See...
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The Swirling Tempest
But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel,“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;I have called you ...
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A Simple Prayer in the Unexpected Return of Winter
A Simple Prayer in the Unexpected Return of Winter Heavenly Father ... Thank you for the beautiful fall of warm breezes and the deepest and ...
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The Lord is our strength and our shield.
“The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him.” (P...
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Beware of any intent to hurt and harm!
Pieter van der Heyden after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, "Anger" National Gallery of Art, Public Domain – NGA Image “You have heard the l...
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We need more than a cool drink of water ...
“As the deer pants for water, so I long for you, O God. I thirst for God, the living God. Where can I find him to come and stand before him...
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Looking Again at Being “Born Again”
Sometimes we see it as born again into eternal life. If salvation is solely emphasized, we reduce our Christ to a ticket broker to heaven. H...
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Shutting down the engine of angry retaliation.
The engine of anger often starts as someone inserts your key in the ignition of your emotional engine by offending you, disregarding you and...
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In the deepest anguish, a soaring hope …
Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet Jeremiah Published 1613 Print National Gallery of Art, NGO Image, Public Domain “My soul continually ...