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Psalm 71:5 You are my hope, Lord; my trust, God, from my youth. When things are going well…let’s face it…we aren’t relying on God or even thinking much about God. We pretty much think we can do it all on … Continue reading →

John 5:36 “The works that the Father gave me to accomplish, these works that I perform testify on my behalf that the Father has sent me.” When Jesus was born…God became one of us as a helpless, little baby. God … Continue reading →

Psalm 30:12-13 You changed my mourning into dancing; you took off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness. With my whole being I sing endless praise to you. O Lord, my God, forever will I give you thanks. We are … Continue reading →

Luke 7:22 And Jesus said to them in reply, “Go and tell John what you have seen and heard: the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, the poor have … Continue reading →

Psalm 34:19 The Lord is close to the broken-hearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed. Sometimes life deals us a bad hand. Sometimes things don’t go the way we’d like them to go. Sometimes we have to go through horrible … Continue reading →

Zechariah 2:17 Silence, all people, in the presence of the Lord! for he stirs forth from his holy dwelling. The prophet’s advice from 500 years before Jesus remains a profound one today. How can we hear God speak to us … Continue reading →

Isaiah 48:17 Thus says the Lord, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I, the Lord, your God, teach you what is for your good, and lead you on the way you should go. As it was 700 years before … Continue reading →

Luke 1:38 Mary said, “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Mary gives us the perfect example of how to live our lives with her statement to the angel … Continue reading →

Matthew 11:28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Sometimes we crumble under the struggles and stresses of life. Perhaps that is necessary for us to finally let go of trying … Continue reading →

Matthew 18:12-13 “What is your opinion? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine in the hills and go in search of the stray? And if he finds it, … Continue reading →