There are many things on my mind at the moment, Father. Help me to set aside the ones that would detract me from You. Amen. 1 Corinthians 12:1-6 (<<click here to read the passage) It makes no difference where we find...
Read MoreThe days until the end of the school year are quickly rolling by. Father, please give me the patience to be the person I need to be on my bus and the love to be the person I need to be with my fellow drivers and other school...
Read MoreThank You, Father, for Your word in our services today, for safe travels, for sustenance, for loving family, for working to bring some home, and that we are home and winding down after a full day from beginning to end. Acts...
Read MoreFather, as I come before You tonight, I feel the need to climb up onto Your lap. I need Your mighty arms to hold me tightly. A storm is brewing, and I am close enough that I will surely feel its effects. I place my trust in You,...
Read MoreAnother year that key days of the church year are out of the ordinary. But regardless, we carried on and Father, You were in our midst. Though we may have only been connected virtually, the most important connection between us...
Read MoreIt was a different kind of day, Father. I am repeatedly reminded that there is lots of room for improvement in my life. I am grateful that You don’t give up on me. May I not give up on myself. You are there to encourage and...
Read MoreSo many parts to this day, Father, and I am grateful that You were the glue that kept it all together. Luke 10:7 (<<click to read the passage) As many of you know, I am a pastor – a bi-vocational pastor – but that by no...
Read MoreWell, Father, today has definitely not gone as planned. May Your hand be upon us all. Amen. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ When we woke up, not a single one of us, thought we would be where we are. My wife took her mom to a doctor’s appointment,...
Read MoreIt is the first day, outside of work, that I’ve not had something else on the agenda. Father, we had some time together this afternoon to begin work on preparations for Sunday in earnest. I have a ways to go and we will get it...
Read MoreFather, thank You for the warmth and security of home. I realize that so many people in this world do not have one or the other or either. May I not take it for granted. May I be more open to sharing if the opportunity would...
Read MoreIt was a full and productive day, Father. Thank You for the energy and drive to get things ready for Sunday and beyond. Matthew 20:20-28 (<<click to read the passage) Even reading through this passage yesterday, I realized...
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