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November 14, 2025
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Here’s How You Can Be Confident

Child of God, The Creator of the cosmos, Is utterly and completely For you.   And, if God is for […]
November 13, 2025
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Unveiling the Astonishing Glory of God

As you mature in Christ, child of God, I bless you to see more and more of His glory, May […]
November 12, 2025
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Astonished

May childlike astonishment Surprise you today, Causing your heart to pause, To think of God, And whisper, Wow. Like Paul, […]
November 11, 2025
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Moving Forward with God

I bless you to Step into the Jordan Under the power of God’s presence.   Like the children of God […]
November 10, 2025
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Little By Little

If your spiritual progress feels slow And your victories seem small— GOOD! God gives His people their Promised Lands “Little […]
November 7, 2025
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A Blessing to Hear from Heaven

I bless your spirit To “… earnestly desire The spiritual gifts, Especially that you may prophesy.” (1 Cor. 14:1)Not that […]
November 6, 2025
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Transformation Can Happen

The transformation Of your life Is as close As the transformation Of your thoughts!   I bless you today To […]
November 5, 2025
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Stay Under the Blood

  “None of you shall go out of the door of his house Until morning…”  (Exodus 12:13, ESV)   Stay […]
November 4, 2025
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Nothing But the Blood

  I bless you today to be covered Under the all-sufficient blood of Jesus.   What can wash away your […]
November 3, 2025
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A Blessing to Know You’re Safe Under the Blood

May you know how safe You are under the blood of Jesus.   After the Hebrew dads of old Applied […]
October 31, 2025
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All Hallow’s Eve Blessing

It’s not Halloween— It’s “All Hallows Eve”.   It’s the eve, The day before, All Saints Day.   We pray, […]
October 30, 2025
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What Moves God?

“When I see the blood, I will pass over you…” (Exodus 12:13, ESV)   There, hidden in the narrative Of […]
October 29, 2025
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Restoration Hope

Babylonian exile wasn’t Israel’s end— Nor is it yours. When your soul feels the weight Of living in between your […]
October 28, 2025
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A Blessing for the Humility that Leads to Honor

May the weak times, The humbling times, The hard times, Be, for you, The gateway to honor.   “Humility comes […]
October 27, 2025
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The Power of Better Blood

Oh Cain! “What have you done?” (Genesis 4:10, ESV)   The all-knowing Creator was not asking Because He needed information; […]
October 24, 2025
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A Blessing for When Healing Feels Far Away

You aren’t the first to be traumatized— Some of God’s most cherished suffered.   David’s wounds were many— rejection, fear, […]
October 23, 2025
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Getting Your Eyes Out of the Rearview

I got rear-ended once decades ago. I was stuck, waiting to turn. I saw it coming and couldn’t stop it, […]
October 22, 2025
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A Blessing for the Traumatized

Sometimes your body still trembles like a leaf Long after the threat has passed. That’s what trauma does— it teaches […]
October 21, 2025
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A Blessing in the Dark

David cried, “I’m brought very low, deliver me, bring me out of prison.” (Psalm 142) He wasn’t hiding from faith […]
October 20, 2025
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God’s Past, Your Future

May your future And God’s past Meet miraculously At your every step, Like God promised Joshua:   “Every place that […]
October 17, 2025
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A Blessing for the Fire in Your Bones

I bless your bones To feel God’s call Like a fire Burning In your marrow— A blaze of grace And […]
October 16, 2025
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Strength in the Waiting

Feeling a bit weary? Here’s a big promise this Advent:   “He gives power to the faint, And to him […]
October 15, 2025
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God Knows His Love for You

“Now you know.” They were the only words I could choke out As I handed baby Mia To my baby […]
October 14, 2025
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The Promise of Power

I bless you To be sure That God will Clothe you with Power Because He promised.   “I am going […]
October 13, 2025
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Filled With Wisdom

I bless you that “You may be filled With the knowledge of his will In all spiritual wisdom And understanding, […]
October 10, 2025
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A Blessing for Your Thought Life

I bless you To THINK on these things: “Whatever is true, Whatever is honorable, Whatever is just, Whatever is pure, […]
October 9, 2025
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Where is the Lamb?

Isaac was confused As he hiked up Mt. Moriah, “Behold, the fire and the wood, But where is the lamb?” […]
October 8, 2025
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How Does God Feel About You?

Our grandbaby Mia turns three today! When I get to see her – I’m gonna … Smile at her, Squeeze […]
October 7, 2025
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When God Sings

Tune your spiritual ear Child of God… Shh … Listen …   … God is singing.   He’s singing over […]
October 6, 2025
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Oh How Jesus Wants You

Drink in this blessing from Jesus:   And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come […]
October 3, 2025
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You Belong!

I bless you today to know For sure, In Christ, You belong!   You belong … To God And With […]
October 2, 2025
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A Place for You

  “I go to prepare a place for you,” Jesus told the troubled disciples. Good words for you when your […]
October 1, 2025
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You Can Wear God’s Love

I bless you To wear the love of Christ Like a warm coat. I bless you To wear the courage […]
September 30, 2025
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How Worry Melts

It’s hard to corral A cowardly thought. It’s tough to tame An unwelcome worry.   It’s easier to redirect Your […]
September 29, 2025
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Other Worldly Peace

I bless you to receive Other-worldly peace, Heavenly peace, Christ’s own peace.   Jesus assures you:   “My peace I […]
September 26, 2025

Love, Not Law, Defangs Sin

I bless you that the love of God That “covers a multitude of sins” (1 Peter 4:8) Will fill you […]
September 25, 2025
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Relax, Just Relax

Author and teacher Dallas Willard Once asked a group of students, “What one word would you use To describe Jesus?” […]
September 24, 2025
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A Blessing to Be Filled with Good News

May you be enamored today With the goodness of the Good News, Rapt with wonder at The goodness of… What […]
September 23, 2025
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All Things Are Yours

Receive this startling, Mind-bending blessing from Paul’s pen, The Word of God to all believers:   “All things are yours.” […]
September 22, 2025
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The Blessing of God’s Watchfulness

Go down To the Potter’s house, With Jeremiah And watch. Watch the Artist Throwing the clay, Spinning the wheel, Shaping […]
September 19, 2025
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A Blessing to Accept your Throne

Joseph’s most spectacular step Of bold, ridiculous faith, Might not have been when he dreamed As a young man Or […]
September 18, 2025
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Let there be Light Today

Let there be light.   Into any gray place of confusion… Into any shadowy place of despair… Into any darkened […]
September 17, 2025
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God, Our Hope

“May the God of Hope Fill you….” (Romans 15:13)   He is not only Dispenser of hope— God IS hope. […]
September 16, 2025
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More Than Enough Hope

May the GOD Of HOPE FILL YOU with ALL Joy and Peace… So that By the POWER Of the Holy […]
September 15, 2025
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A Blessing for the Fruit of the Spirit

I bless The fruit of the Spirit In you To grow And flourish With spring-like spontaneity.   Love. Joy. Peace. […]
September 9, 2025

The Path to Lasting Hope

  Hope comes by a process.   It isn’t listed in the Galatians 5 fruit of the Spirit. It isn’t […]
September 8, 2025
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Some Really Good Questions

To bless you today, I have some queries because Sometimes the best blessing is a question. Like Jesus speaking to […]
September 5, 2025

God Loves You Uniquely, Differently

When the Father spilled over with affection And joy And said of His baptized begotten: “You are my Beloved Son,” […]
September 4, 2025
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The Night is Far Gone

You aren’t stuck In the darkness:   “The night is far gone; The day is at hand” (Rom. 13:12).   […]
September 3, 2025
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What if the Prodigal Had Known?

When the younger brother Who’d abased himself in a faraway land Decided to go home He crafted a repentance speech: […]
September 2, 2025
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A Wake Up Blessing

May God, In His grace, Awaken you. “You know the time,” Paul tells the Romans and us, “That the hour […]
September 1, 2025
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A Blessing to Escape the Darkness

Though the shadows linger, You are not engulfed In the dead of night— No, “the night is far gone” (Rom. […]
August 29, 2025
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A Blessing for a New Yoke

If you are over-burdened, Jesus offers His yoke.   His yoke? Yep. Isn’t that a heavy wooden beam With loops […]
August 28, 2025
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Before the Throne

“Come up here….”   The invitation to John on Patmos isle Is yours as well. (Rev. 4:1)   See Him, […]
August 27, 2025
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A Blessing to Be Fruitful

As God blessed the man and woman Whom He had created in His own image, I bless you this New […]
August 26, 2025

The Blessing of the Holy Ark of the Covenant

Saint of God, You live in a remarkable day— In broad daylight, No more shadows of Christ. The real has […]
August 25, 2025
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The Untroubled Heart

In this troublesome world There is one thing That need not be troubled – Your heart. I bless you to […]
August 22, 2025
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Because Christ Paid It All

I bless you to walk in constant Expectancy of the Favor of God because You have been qualified “To share […]
August 21, 2025
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To Live as God’s Righteousness

Receive the promise Of the Lord Through His prophet Jeremiah: “’Behold, the days are coming,’ Declares the Lord, ‘When I […]
August 20, 2025
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Christ in you is the hope of glory

He “chose to make known how great … are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ […]
August 19, 2025
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Found In Him

I bless you to be “Found in Him Not having a righteousness Of your own That comes through the law.” […]
August 18, 2025
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A Good Mystery

The mystery Has been made known To you In Christ. (Eph 1:9) Let’s be clear, This isn’t a whodunnit. You […]
August 15, 2025
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Looking For Some Energy?

Feeling sapped? Worn down, worn out?   Get ready for some good news, God isn’t bleary-eyed. He isn’t overtaxed. He’s […]
August 14, 2025
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The Greatest Power

No matter what bad news Or confusing dilemma Or challenging circumstance You might face today, I bless you to join […]
August 13, 2025
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Why Did Jesus Have So Much Compassion for Sinners?

Feeling frustrated by the folly Of self-centered people?   Have you just about “had it” With the immorality of the […]
August 12, 2025
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The Lullaby of God

Child of God, When troubles twist around you With their tornado-like roar, I bless your spirit To receive the Prophetic […]
August 11, 2025
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Loving the Unseen One

Receive the words from 1 Peter 1:8:   “Though you have not seen him, You love him. Though you do […]
August 8, 2025
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A Blessing to Live as God’s Righteousness

Receive the promise Of the Lord Through His prophet Jeremiah:   “’Behold, the days are coming,’ Declares the Lord, ‘When […]
August 7, 2025
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The Blessing of the Rod and Staff

Bless you, little lamb. No need to fear evil, Your shepherd is with you.   May His rod and staff […]
August 6, 2025
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What If Your What If’s Changed?

I bless your mind To be liberated From the plague of “What ifs” That hell loves to inflict. What if […]
August 5, 2025
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The Blessing of an Appointment

“Before you were born … I appointed you….” (Jer. 1:5)   Before you were born, God saw you, Knew you, […]
August 4, 2025
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Move Forward in God’s Presence

  I bless you to Step into the Jordan Under the power of God’s presence. Like the children of God […]
August 1, 2025
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A Blessing to Reject False Gods

I bless your spiritual eyes To recognize The “gods who did not make The heavens and the earth.” (Jer. 10:11) […]
July 31, 2025
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What Hope is Not

I bless your spirit To have hope, Real hope, The biblical grandeur of hope. Hope. Not wishful thinking. Not pie […]
July 30, 2025
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Why Being Like a Child is the Secret to Blessedness

May you have the heart of a child— Wild and wonderful and free, Laughing and loving and learning, Trusting and […]
July 28, 2025
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A Blessing for Greater Glory

I bless your soul To be rapt with wonder At the greater Glory Of God’s New Covenant grace.   The […]
July 25, 2025
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Humanism vs. Religion vs. Real Hope

I bless you “That by the POWER Of the HOLY SPIRIT You may abound in HOPE” (Romans 15:13).   By […]
July 24, 2025
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This is the Day the Lord Has Made

You can rejoice today because, if for no other reason, God made this day!   One of the dearest matriarchs […]
July 23, 2025
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The Freedom to Rest

  I bless your rest, Your Sabbath in Christ, Your freedom to hit the pause button, Your liberty to live […]
July 22, 2025
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Putting On Christ

I bless you to “Put on The Lord Jesus Christ” (Rom. 13:14). The old clothes don’t fit you— Those nighttime […]
July 21, 2025
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Finding Rest in Christ’s Finished Work

God rested on the seventh day Not because He was exhausted But because He was finished, Not because He was […]
July 17, 2025
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Just … Wow

  May the wonders of the Gospel And the glory of Christ And the depths of His riches Cause your […]
July 15, 2025
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Death Has Died

Your enemy’s primary threat Has been rendered Irrelevant. Impotent. Nothing but a bunch of hot air.   Your foe’s primary, […]
July 14, 2025
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A Blessing for a Way Out of Sin

There is a way out. There is a way forward. There is way of victory. There is always a way […]
July 11, 2025
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God is Smiling Upon You

To say “There is therefore Now no condemnation For those in Christ Jesus” (Romans 8:1). Is to say… You can […]
July 9, 2025
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A Blessing to Escape Enemy Territory

I bless your spiritual eyes To see beyond the predicament Of Babylon And into the promise Of Restoration.   Receive […]
July 8, 2025
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A Blessing to Believe and Bask

I bless you to Believe and bask In who you are in Christ, “A chosen race, A royal priesthood, A […]
July 7, 2025
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Access Granted

You have been given Access— Invitation— Into the glory room Of Heaven. There, with the 24 elders, And four living […]
July 4, 2025
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An Independence Day Blessing

May the real fireworks Burst in your inmost heart With joyful certainty of The greatest freedom of all— Freedom from […]
July 3, 2025
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All Things for Good

God is at work.   Providentially, Sovereignly, Graciously, At work …   To make “All things work together For good….” […]
July 2, 2025
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What Christ Put to an End

May you find strength In the finished work of Christ To keep facing All that is unfinished In the work […]
July 1, 2025
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A Blessing to Walk in Gospel Power

I bless you today To walk in the power of the Gospel— To be fueled for Joy And for every […]
June 30, 2025
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The Blessing of Narrow Truth

I bless you today To abide in the truth— To know the truth— “And the truth will Set you free.” […]
June 27, 2025
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Be Not Dismayed

I bless you today to… “Fear not, For God is with you; Be not dismayed, For He is your God; […]
June 26, 2025
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A Blessing Amidst Life’s Losses

May the consolation Of the Holy Spirit Fill you so deeply today That you experience Jesus’ promised blessing: “Blessed are […]
June 25, 2025
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A Blessing to Use Your Gifts

I bless every spiritual gift That God has planted in you To grow and bear sweet fruit, Even this day […]
June 24, 2025
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Working with Your Gifts

Discover something deeper, More abundant, More dazzling, More helpful, More delightful About the saving grace of Christ Jesus. Don’t be […]
June 23, 2025
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A Sight That Sets You Free from Anxiety

I bless the eyes of your heart To look with Jesus And see the reassurances of His Love, providence and […]
June 20, 2025
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What Would Happen if You Could See the World as Jesus Sees

May you see the broken world Through the Savior’s eyes And discover His empathy For an immoral culture.   When […]
June 19, 2025
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Out of the Darkness

This Advent, I bless you to See— To walk in the light According to the messianic Promise Prophesied eight centuries […]
June 17, 2025
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This is the Day the Lord Has Made

You can rejoice today because, if for no other reason, God made this day!   With my heart saturated with […]
June 16, 2025
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Wrapped in Power

May you be “Clothed with power From on high.” (Luke 24:49)Clothed… Adorned… Enveloped… With His presence. His power doesn’t Make […]
June 12, 2025
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The Power of Being Called

  Take heart, Beloved, You’ve been called by God.Paul said it succinctly in His Romans salutation:“To all those in Rome […]
June 10, 2025
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The Deep Roots Blessing

I bless you to be Like a tree Planted by streams of water That yields its fruit In its season, […]
June 9, 2025
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Peace Will Guard Your Heart

With Apostle Paul’s Words to the Philippians, I bless you that The Unreasonable, Inexplicable Peace Of God “Will guard your […]
June 6, 2025
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You’re a Publisher of Good News

You’re a publisher of Good News. “How beautiful upon the mountains Are the feet of him Who brings good news, […]
June 4, 2025
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The Big Setup

It’s all a big set up. God has rigged your blessing. “We know that for those who love God All […]
June 3, 2025
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A Blessing of Love to All Who Suffer

The love of the Lord Comforts, Assures, And heals. I bless your soul To experience the plea Of the psalmist: […]
June 2, 2025
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A Blessing to Be in the Spirit

Child of God, “You … are not in the flesh But in the Spirit…” (Romans 8:9). You have flesh, But […]
May 30, 2025
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Are you serving Jesus or is He serving you?

I bless you to let Jesus serve you, For “the Son of Man Came not to be served but to […]
May 29, 2025
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A Blessing for Your Little Faith

Here’s an unlikely blessing:   “O you of little faith.” (Matt. 14:31)   They’re the words of Jesus To the […]
May 28, 2025
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A Blessing for Fight After Fight

I bless you to know And receive What God promised Joshua: “He will without fail drive out From before you […]
May 27, 2025
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Wear the Robe Your Father Gave You

I bless you to Wear the robe your father gives you.   When Jacob played favorites And gave his youngest […]
May 26, 2025
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A Blessing to Cry Out to Jesus

Fear not to cry with Paul, “Who will deliver me?” (Romans 7:24) Because those who feel the futility Of their […]
May 22, 2025
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A Blessing to Weep No More

“Thus says the Lord: ‘Keep your voice from weeping, And your eyes from tears….” (Jer. 31:16)   There is a […]
May 21, 2025
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Claim Your Generational Blessings

I bless you to Envision, Enjoy, And embrace The generational blessings That have snuck into your life, Without you knowing […]
May 20, 2025
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God at Work for Your Good

I bless the “good” That God is working Toward in “all things” In your life. “We know that for Those […]
May 19, 2025
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A Blessing for Joyful Sowing

I bless you to sow “Not reluctantly or Under compulsion” – Not like you wish you didn’t have to Or […]
May 16, 2025
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Faith to Sow

You’ve got a garden. May every good seed you sow Find good soil And sprout And grow And bear much […]
May 15, 2025
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May you Bear Much Fruit

You’ve got a garden. May your work and partnership with God bear much sweet fruit.   I bless the fruitfulness […]
May 14, 2025
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Own Your Garden!

Adam wasn’t a hireling In the Garden of Eden – He was a co-owner.   “And God said, ‘Behold, I […]
May 14, 2025
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

I bless you to Work and keep Whatever garden God Has given you.   “The Lord God took the man […]
May 12, 2025
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A Blessing for the Garden You’re In

I bless you In whatever Garden God’s placed you.   It was the primal calling For humanity:   “The Lord […]
May 9, 2025
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A Blessing for Every Garden

  I bless your garden— May it grow and bear much fruit As you work it and keep it.   […]
May 8, 2025
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May Your Garden Grow

You’ve got a garden!   A sphere of influence, Given to you by God, In partnership with Him, To make […]
May 7, 2025
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A Blessing to Eat from the Tree of Life

I bless your heart’s longing To be drawn to The Tree of Life, Never to The Tree of Knowledge of […]
May 6, 2025
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A Blessing to See Yourself Through Jesus’ Eyes

Bless you, Heir of God, To see yourself through Jesus’ eyes.   What does He see when He looks at […]
May 2, 2025
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How Could God Love Us So?

You are God’s “Beloved” Because you have been Blessed in THE Beloved.   “Beloved”— One Greek word, “Agapetos” = One […]
May 1, 2025
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A Blessing to Grow Spiritual Muscle

The hardships you are enduring Aren’t defeating you— They are building your Spiritual muscle. I bless you to “Rejoice in […]
April 30, 2025
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The Victory Blessing

Child of God, You are no victim— You are a victor.   I bless you today To ingest and digest […]
April 29, 2025
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Goodness will Follow You

Bless you, little lamb, Surely goodness and mercy Shall follow you All the days of your life And you shall […]
April 28, 2025
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Forget the Past and Forge Ahead

I bless you that, “Forgetting What lies Behind And straining Forward To what lies Ahead,”You will be able to … […]
April 25, 2025
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A Blessing for the Traumatized

I bless your soul To heal from all the trauma That has torn and broken you.   King David knew […]
April 24, 2025
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A Blessing for Healing from Trauma

Yesterday’s traumas do not define you! Former sorrows do not confine you! I bless you to live in this moment! […]
April 23, 2025
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What Manner of Man is This?

When the Savior Silenced the storm That had besieged the sailors On the Sea of Galilee, “They feared exceedingly, And […]
April 22, 2025
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A Blessing for Awe over Anxiety

Brain science has proven it: Awe shrinks anxiety.   It’s why you feel better Sitting on a beach and staring […]
April 21, 2025
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A Blessing to Fear the Lord

I bless your spirit To fear the Lord – Not to be afraid Of the Lord, But to be in […]
April 18, 2025
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The Good of Good Friday

I bless you with all that makes Good Friday so good: “It is finished.” One Greek word: Tetelestai.   Jesus’ […]
April 17, 2025
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Does Jesus Care?

Child of God, May you, above all, Know this:   Jesus cares.   More than we can know. He cares. […]
April 16, 2025
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Digging Up Gold

How odd, That the Apostle of grace, The church planter who fumed, At the prospect of the tiniest Dab of […]
April 15, 2025
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Who is Defining You?

Who gets to define Your identity?   Who gets to shed light On the big question: Who are you?   […]
April 14, 2025
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Oh, It’s Finally Over!

“Christ is the end of the Law For Righteousness to Everyone who believes.” (Romans 10:4)   It means the End […]
April 11, 2025
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A Great Work

Like Nehemiah, you’re “doing a great work” And can’t afford to be distracted Or delayed Or detoured By the enemy’s […]
April 9, 2025
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A Miracle in the Making

Maybe your miracle Is in the next cool dip In the Jordan. Proud General Naaman’s leprosy Had a cure— Wash […]
April 8, 2025
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Blessed to Forget Your Pain

I bless you to be as Manasseh— “Forgotten troubles,” the name means. You are not defined by the pain of […]
April 7, 2025
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You are God’s Darling Child

How does God feel about you? What does He think about you? Hear the words of God toward The Hebrew […]
April 4, 2025
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God’s Got Big Plans for You

God’s got big plans for you. “Thus says the Lord… I know the plans I have for you… Plans for […]
April 3, 2025
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A Blessing Beyond Your Mind

May your blessed mind Be stretched taunt And brought To its brink Where, instead of collapsing into confusion, Your soul […]
April 2, 2025
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Seeing Sin without Obsessing Over it

I bless you to know The predicament of sin And your powerlessness over sin Apart from Christ Because, like an […]
April 1, 2025
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How Jesus Invites You to Beauty

I once saw a beach sunset So beautiful that I couldn’t stand To see it alone. It was too beautiful […]
March 31, 2025
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My Silliest Fear Ever

In elementary school I learned of an impending apocalyptic Over-population crisis And became certain that it meant I’d have no […]
March 28, 2025
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Faith, Truth, and Freedom

I bless your spiritual ears To hear fresh Truth today With all its freeing power.   If Faith comes through […]
March 27, 2025
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A Blessing for the Truth that Sets Free

I bless your mind to be bathed In the light today, Baptized in the truth …   Because …   […]
March 26, 2025
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A Blessing for Mourning to Turn to Joy

As Jeremiah prophesied To the exiles, May God turn your “Mourning into joy …” “And give you gladness for sorrow.” […]
March 25, 2025
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Break Free from Condemnation

I bless you to Experience Enjoy Embrace The greater Glory and Power Of the New Covenant Of Grace in Jesus […]
March 24, 2025
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Your Second Wind

I bless you today to get your second wind. Maybe you’ve seen it. The runner at the back of the […]
March 21, 2025
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A Blessing for Exiles to Come Back Home

Someone you love away from God? Someone you cherish trapped in Babylon?   I bless you to lay claim To […]
March 20, 2025
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Seeing as Jesus Sees

I bless your eyes To see as Jesus sees.   Though most people Focus on doing, It is seeing that […]
March 19, 2025

The Paradox of the Narrow Gate

May your world expand As your focus narrows.   As the world cries, “Cast off restraint If you want to […]
March 14, 2025
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Hearing God’s Jubilant Song

  I bless you your Spiritual ears to hear God break forth Into jubilant song Over you, Child of God, […]
March 13, 2025
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God Enjoying You

What if God likes seeing you Not because He’s interested In improving you (though that He is!), Not because He […]
March 11, 2025
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What God Feels Toward You

Child of God, When the Lord sees you, What do you think He thinks? What do you feel He feels? […]
March 7, 2025
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In No Wise Cast Out

If the Father gives you to Christ, You can’t ever be cast out:   “All that the Father giveth me […]
March 5, 2025
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Who Can You Trust?

How can you trust God? By receiving the blessing Of Romans 8:31-32:   If God is for you, who can […]
March 4, 2025
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A Blessing to Rejoice When Mistreated

I bless you to rejoice When you don’t fit into the world’s mold, When you are misunderstood And even mistreated. […]
February 26, 2025
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The Allure of the More Beautiful Song

May you triumph Over temptation Not in the manner Of Odysseus who shackled Himself to the ship mast Forbidding his […]
February 25, 2025
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Hear Jesus Tell You Who You Are

I bless you to Hear Jesus say:   “You are…”   Like He said To Simon Bar-Jonah.   “You are… […]
February 21, 2025
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The Humility that Leads to Honor

May the weak times, The humbling times, The hard times, Be, for you, The gateway to honor. “Humility comes before […]
February 20, 2025
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No Lack of Manna

There’s enough grace for you today. Which is good, Because God only gives grace one day at a time.   […]
February 19, 2025
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From All Wrong to all Right

I bless you today To revel in the “Righteousness of God Manifested apart from the law.” (Romans 3:22)   What […]
February 17, 2025
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Can you Enjoy Repenting?

If God’s kindness is meant To lead you to repentance” (Rom. 2:4) I bless you to experience The love of […]
February 14, 2025
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Do You Feel Like a Slave to Sin?

Child of God, You are no slave to sin. Paul says it plainly: “[Your] old self was crucified With Him […]
February 13, 2025
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The Secret to Trusting God

Want to trust God more? Receive the deepest blessing, The deepest assurance:   God is FOR you.   We only […]
February 11, 2025
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The Night is Far Gone

You aren’t stuck In the darkness: “The night is far gone; The day is at hand” (Rom. 13:12). I bless […]
February 10, 2025
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Hope for the Chosen

You’ve been chosen In Christ Before the foundation Of the world. (Ephesians 1:4)   This isn’t wooden fatalism— This is […]
February 6, 2025
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Draw Near to God

You’re near to God. An insider. Up close. Secret access. Paul says it plainly: “In Christ, you who once Were […]
February 4, 2025
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Sleeping Like a Baby

I bless you to sleep like a baby.   Though researchers have Pinpointed 7000 different human fears, We’re born with […]
February 3, 2025
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You’re His Workmanship

You’re God’s best work. I like blessing your life because To bless you is to bless God’s own craftsmanship. Paul […]
January 30, 2025
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All Things Are Yours

Receive this startling, Mind-bending blessing from Paul’s pen, The Word of God to all believers: “All things are yours.” What? […]
January 29, 2025
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A Blessing to Destroy Idols

I bless you to rid yourself Of every idol, That you be shamed No more. “Every goldsmith is Shame by […]
January 28, 2025
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The Blessing of the Holy Ark of the Covenant

Saint of God, You live in a remarkable day— In broad daylight, No more shadows of Christ. The real has […]
January 24, 2025
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The Depth of God’s Love

How deep is the Father’s love for you? As deep as His love for His only begotten Son. As the […]
January 23, 2025
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When Life Doesn’t Feel Right

If some things don’t feel “right,” May you know the fullness Of the forgiveness that you’ve Freely received in Jesus. […]
January 21, 2025
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Life Unveiled

I bless you to live Unveiled In the Presence of God. Unveiled before His Glory. Unveiled before His Grace. Unveiled […]
January 17, 2025
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The Exclusivity of God’s Love

“Beloved.” It’s every Christian’s identity. It’s your name. “Beloved” of God. Simply, “one who is loved” by God (As in […]
January 16, 2025
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A Blessing to Be Overpowered

I bless you to discover God’s benevolent might Like Jeremiah who exclaimed: “You are stronger than I, And you have […]
January 15, 2025
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You Are Qualified!

I bless the favor of God On your life! When you live according to the law, You get only what […]
January 14, 2025
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Because Christ Paid It All

I bless you to walk in constant Expectancy of the Favor of God because You have been qualified “To share […]
January 13, 2025
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No Matter What

I bless you to live all Your days under the right hand Of God’s favor. When times are hard, May […]
January 9, 2025
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A Blessing to Receive Jesus’ Peace

Jesus has offered you His own peace, The calm of His very heart, I bless you to receive it.   […]
January 8, 2025
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“Hush” worry, “Hush”

May all the worrisome “what ifs” hush As you receive Jesus’ powerful promise:   “I leave you peace; my peace […]
January 7, 2025
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A Blessing for an Untroubled Heart

January 6, 2025
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My 2025 New Year’s Blessing

Jesus offers you His own peace, The calm of His very heart. I bless you to receive it! May all […]
January 3, 2025
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You Have Something Better Than Forgiveness

“Who shall bring Any charge against [you]?” (Romans 8:33).   You are more than forgiven. You are more than free. […]
January 2, 2025
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Here’s How You Can Be Confident

Child of God, The Creator of the cosmos, Is utterly and completely For you.   And, if God is for […]
January 1, 2025
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If God is FOR You

I bless you to rest and revel In the assurance of Romans 8: “God is for you”— Unreservedly, unconditionally for […]
December 31, 2024
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On the Eve of the New

I bless you to revel On the brink Of the new.   It is not the day after The gift […]
December 30, 2024
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A Blessing to Rest in God

Herod held the power… So it seemed. But the fox Was outfoxed. His plot to kill Christ So easily foiled […]
December 27, 2024
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The Angelic Army’s Blessing

May you break through To gladness knowing that The good news of great joy Didn’t come to the shepherds On […]
December 25, 2024
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Put Your Name Here

Unto you is born this day In the City of David A Savior, Who is Christ the Lord.   Unto […]
November 14, 2025
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Here’s How You Can Be Confident

Child of God, The Creator of the cosmos, Is utterly and completely For you.   And, if God is for […]
October 29, 2025
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Restoration Hope

Babylonian exile wasn’t Israel’s end— Nor is it yours. When your soul feels the weight Of living in between your […]
October 24, 2025
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A Blessing for When Healing Feels Far Away

You aren’t the first to be traumatized— Some of God’s most cherished suffered.   David’s wounds were many— rejection, fear, […]
October 22, 2025
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A Blessing for the Traumatized

Sometimes your body still trembles like a leaf Long after the threat has passed. That’s what trauma does— it teaches […]
October 21, 2025
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A Blessing in the Dark

David cried, “I’m brought very low, deliver me, bring me out of prison.” (Psalm 142) He wasn’t hiding from faith […]
October 10, 2025
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A Blessing for Your Thought Life

I bless you To THINK on these things: “Whatever is true, Whatever is honorable, Whatever is just, Whatever is pure, […]
October 9, 2025
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Where is the Lamb?

Isaac was confused As he hiked up Mt. Moriah, “Behold, the fire and the wood, But where is the lamb?” […]
October 8, 2025
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How Does God Feel About You?

Our grandbaby Mia turns three today! When I get to see her – I’m gonna … Smile at her, Squeeze […]
October 7, 2025
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When God Sings

Tune your spiritual ear Child of God… Shh … Listen …   … God is singing.   He’s singing over […]
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