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just a thought by coppi
Just a thought by coppi Mother Teresa said, “Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts.” Brother Lawrence said, “There is not in the world a kind of life more sweet and delightful than that of…
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We enter into solitude first of all to meet our Lord and to be with him and him alone. Our primary task in solitude, therefore, is not to pay undue attention to the many faces that assail us, but to keep the eyes of our mind and heart on him who is our divine savior.…
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“Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things…
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023 F. B. Meyer was right when he said, “The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, but unoffered prayer.” “The night before Herod was to bring him to trial, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, and sentries stood guard at the entrance. Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared…
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Just a thought by coppi Prayer is laying hold of God’s willingness not His reluctance. Relatively few people really doubt God’s ability, but rather, it is our doubt of His willingness to use His ability on our behalf that causes most people to do without. Jesus is assuring us that God’s love, & His willingness…
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just a thought by coppi
Just a thought by coppi Just a thought by coppi I read the following this morning by Sheila Walsh – it’s something I try to do before I start the day. Why? Because I find if I start the day with God, my day is better. Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing…
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Compassion asks us to go where it hurts, to enter into the places of pain, to share in brokenness, fear, confusion, and anguish. Compassion challenges us to cry out with those in misery, to mourn with those who are lonely, to weep with those in tears. Compassion requires us to be weak with the weak,…
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“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.” Psalms 22:1-2 NIV King David is now experiencing anguish. He is attacked…
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“The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give! You have granted him his heart’s desire and have not withheld the request of his lips. You came to greet him with rich blessings and placed a crown of pure gold on his head. He asked you for…
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“Now this I know: The Lord gives victory to his anointed. He answers him from his heavenly sanctuary with the victorious power of his right hand. Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” Psalms 20:6-7 NIV “In this verse, David is responding to…
Just a thought by coppi 