Grow Down
Father, forgive me for yielding to distraction…this is my time with You, and Facebook should have no part in it. My phone is down, and my attention is on You. Please help me hear and listen to what You have to say to me today....
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Love Is the Golden Rule
I sat down briefly this morning, Father, and other, out-of-the-ordinary responsibilities called, so now is the time I have come to sit…and listen…and write. Though, of course, I’ve had a couple of things rattling around in my...
Read MoreWe Strive to Divide
With a meeting out of the area this morning, Father, I am just now sitting down to write. I am being distracted by many things. Help me place my attention on You. Amen. Revelation 5:6-10 (<<click here to read the passage)...
Read MoreI Need You
Good evening, Father. This weekend has been full. I am weary, but it is important that I sit down with You. I am listening – may I hear what You would say to me. Amen. I’ve begun a sermon series on the importance of the Holy...
Read MoreRain on Us All
As I look out this morning, as the day is just beginning, it has started to rain. Father, the day is just beginning, and it is not bright, though the sun is up. In the early light, everything is a dark green – the grass in the...
Read MoreI Choose Love!
It’s unusual, Father, that I sit down with You at the beginning of the day and then again at the end, but here I am. May I have ears that listen to what You have to say to me, and what I hear, may I put into action. Amen....
Read MoreI Choose Joy
Sleep is heavy in my eyes this morning, Father, despite the cold water in my face. Help me to hear Your words for me this day. Revelation 1:9 (<<click here to read the passage) If I were to ask anyone who has read the New...
Read MoreLove in the Center of It All
Father, the day is ahead, and there is much to be done. I would pray that You would guide my thoughts and my actions. May I squeeze as much from it as I possibly can. May I bring glory to You through it all. Amen. Revelation...
Read MoreThou Art with Me
Thank You, Father, for accompanying me yesterday through two worship services, travel to and from Newark, as we spent some precious time with some of Karen’s family, a short visit with some family who are more local, and then a...
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