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Bedtime Prayer: Jesus King of Angels
Jesus, King of angels, heaven’s light, Shine Your face upon this house tonight. Let no evil come into my dreams; Light of heaven, keep me in Your peace. Remind me how You made dark spirits flee, And spoke Your power to the raging sea. And spoke Your mercy to a sinful man; Remind me, Jesus,…
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“Thus Far the Lord Has Helped Us”
Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.” (I Samuel 7:12) We received news today. Results of my blood work and pathology on the tissue biopsied. My liver enzymes and tumor markers in my blood were normal. My…
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How Shall I Pray?
How shall I pray? Are tears prayers, Lord? Are screams prayers, or groans or sighs or curses? Can trembling hands be lifted to you, or clenched fists or the cold sweat that trickles down my back or the cramps that knot my stomach? Will you accept my prayers, Lord, my real prayers, rooted in the…
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This is Wrong, but I Know You are Good
“Sadness does not equal unbelief. There are things that can & should break our hearts & make us sad. It’s called lament &, throughout the pages of scripture, there seems to be an awful lot of it. When I see glimpses of God’s goodness amidst the sadness, I can stare directly into the sadness &…
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“For Our Children”
These summer night have found us unable to sleep. The moon’s rising at late hours keeps the children awake as long as there is light. But it is more than that. Fear for each of them. Different fears, but they all have them and they whisper them to me at bedtime as I pray with…
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