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Just a thought by coppi
“But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you.” Psalms 5:11 NIV Jeremiah draws a direct connection between faith and peace. He says, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose…
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Just a thought by coppi
Coupled with God’s desire for us to seek out mystery is the truth that we are not meant to fully grasp every part of God and Christianity. Part of the beauty of our relationship with an omnipotent, omnipresent, and eternal God is that there will always be parts of him that are a mystery to…
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“Luke Ditewig of the Society of St. John the Evangelist in Boston writes: “We Brothers say that the person who most gets under your skin in the community has a special role to play. That one is your teacher. Often what annoys us in another relates to something in ourselves. Uncomfortably, he or she is the…
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Edward Grinnan – make me see, Lord, how much you give me to look forward to, to help me through the winters of my life. Ps 135:7. He makes the cloud rise from the ends of the earth; He sends lightning with the rain & brings out the wind from his storehouses. Ecclesiastes 11:5 –…
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Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. (Mt 5:4) When I read the above scripture this morning, I seem to always relate it to death as I have heard this scripture quoted many times at funeral’s. This morning, I looked at it differently. When I am fighting health issues, I am mourning the loss…
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Insecurity Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul. Ps 143:8 To know that I am loved by God has been a quest of mine since childhood. I have asked God to…
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“When Moses finished speaking with them, he covered his face with a veil. But whenever he went into the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he would remove the veil until he came out again. Then he would give the people whatever instructions the LORD had given him, and the people of Israel…
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Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” — John 1:46 There’s only one way to really know Jesus: we must follow Philip’s advice and experience Jesus for ourselves. That’s because Christianity is essentially a relationship with a Person. What we experience as we follow Jesus…
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Their weakness was turned to strength. They became strong in battle and put whole armies to flight.” Hebrews 11:34 NLT “Our hope is not based on something that will happen after our sufferings are over, but on the real presence of God’s healing Spirit in the midst of these sufferings.” Henri Nouwen We are not…
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Just a thought by coppi Mary believed Luke 1:45. Elizabeth to Mary – “you are blessed because you believed that the Lord would do what he said” – “How” is my first response when I hear God’s still small voice saying “you won’t have to” in answer to a prayer I have been praying diligently…
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