Category: Meditation
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All For The Best
One of my favorite verses in the Bible is Romans 8:28: “And we know in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called accordingly to his purpose.” (NIV) I remember hearing a story once about a black minister, who had suffered through the civil rights movement of…
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The Gift of Suffering
“And not only that, but we also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.” Romans 5:3-5 (NRSV) Life is hard.…
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The Light
“I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” John 12:46 (NIV) What feelings do I have when I am living in darkness? The darkness of my own addiction which blocks me from seeing truth; the hopelessness of the illness of a beloved…
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My Friend
“The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.” – Oswald Chambers It happened over time. 47 years to be exact. He weaved in and out of my life, or so I thought. He lingered, actually, waiting patiently and loyally. He protected me from myself and from others, by speaking to…
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All I Need
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 (NIV) This verse is so much deeper than what it seems. I once thought that Jesus was telling us that our physical needs will always be met…
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Beautiful Eyes
Yesterday, a person I’ve never met told me that my eyes were beautiful and that she could not stop looking at them. After I responded (a bit bashfully) with: “Oh, thank you,” our conversation was quickly and easily steered toward my journey of faith. Due to the nature of the event we were attending, we…
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Trust. Wait. Follow.
Jesus answered, “You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.” – John 13:7 (NRSV) Not too long ago, a close friend gave me a small rectangular piece of wood, with the phrase “RELY On His Promises” painted on it. It is the perfect size for the ledge under the…
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Where is the Radiance of God?
“Grant me to recognize in other men, Lord God, the radiance of your own face.” – Teilhard de Chardin When I read this prayer in my little book of prayers yesterday morning, it took my breath away. This is one of those ideas that I have heard often over the years, but conveniently forget about…
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Pray
“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11:24 (NIV) When I was a child, this verse told me that all I had to do to get whatever I wanted was to pray and ask for it. With this thought process,…
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God Reaches And Christ Embraces
Every morning on my way to work, I pass an auto body shop where inspirational messages are posted under the company’s name on a small billboard. For the last week or so, the message was posted as follows: God Reaches And Christ Embraces When I first saw the message, I smiled. While I have always…