prayer
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Be merciful even as Your heavenly Father is merciful. Moses prayed for peace. David prayed for peace. Solomon asked for wisdom. Daniel interceded for his people. They turned to You in times of uncertainty and unrest. But the people in power — the Herods of every age, the ones who constantly make headline news —… Read more
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You are beyond time. What feels finished to me is still held by You. What I call “past” is never out of Your presence. I live within moments, before and after, too late and not yet. But You are not confined by any of it. So teach me to pray without fear of timing. To… Read more
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I wonder how You felt when the scribes accused You of being possessed by Beelzebul. They claimed that Your power to cast out demons came from evil, not from God. They were trying to discredit You because You refused to conform to their expectations. I wonder whether You felt the weight of standing apart from… Read more
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Feeling sorry for him, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him. You are not a distant GodWho ignores the pain of your people.You empathise with those who suffer. When the leper asked, “If You want to, You can cure me.”You replied, “Of course I want to. Be cured!” The leper did not doubt what… Read more
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Speak Lord Your servant is listening. How to be still? To be silent and available? To have a listening heart? Read more
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