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March 22, 2024
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The Blessings of Cisterns You Didn’t Dig

I bless you today to think About the people who have Gone before you Digging the cisterns From which you […]
March 21, 2024
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Mr. Roger’s Blessing

In 2001, Fred Rogers, Presbyterian clergyman And children’s TV pioneer, spoke at Marquette University And said, “Anyone who has ever […]
March 19, 2024
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A Blessing for Boldness

“No man Shall be able To stand before you All the days Of your life. Just as I was with […]
March 18, 2024
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Quit Flapping, Start Soaring

You aren’t designed to flap Your wings Frantically, Futilely, Until you run out of fuel. You are made to soar. […]
March 15, 2024
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A Blessing to Persevere

I bless you to keep sowing Because … In due season You will reap! (Gal. 6:9)   Hell can’t crush […]
March 14, 2024
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Savor the New!

I bless you to see and savor the new. I might have liked it if God Had made daffodils to […]
March 13, 2024
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Overflowing with the Spirit’s Fruit: Experience God’s Love, Joy, and Peace

May you overflow With the Spirit’s fruit today. Love … God’s affection, selflessness, generosity. Joy …God’s laughter, light-heartedness, elation. Peace […]
March 12, 2024
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True Unity

I bless you today to Look beyond the world’s hate And rivalry And racism And finger-pointing And polarization Behold with […]
March 11, 2024
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Endurance, Patience, and Joy

I bless you today to be “Strengthened With all power, According to his glorious might, For all endurance And patience […]
March 8, 2024
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Peace with God

I bless you today with the peace that matters most— Peace with God. It’s the peace proclaimed in Romans 5:1: […]
March 7, 2024
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Awaken!

Eyes of the heart, Be blessed to open wide And see!   To see the hope To which He has […]
March 6, 2024
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Chosen

You’ve been chosen In Christ Before the foundation Of the world. (Eph 1:4) This isn’t wooden fatalism— This is a […]
January 26, 2024
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God, Our Fortress

“The Lord is your rock And your fortress And your deliverer, Your God, Your rock, In whom you take refuge, […]
January 23, 2024
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Feast on God’s Grace

Bless you, little lamb. The Shepherd prepares a table For you In the presence of your enemies. No need to […]
January 11, 2024
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The Promised Land’s Anthem

When the spies Return from their scouting mission With their conflicting reports— I bless you to believe The Truth About […]
January 8, 2024
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You’re In His Hands

Join Jeremiah At the Potter’s house And watch the Artist At His wheel. Ordinary clay— Some moistened dirt— Whirling about […]
January 3, 2024
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Something Better Than Forgiveness

“Who shall bring Any charge against [you]?” (Romans 8:33).   You are more than forgiven. You are more than free. […]
December 6, 2023
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When You’re in the Wilderness

God can transform Your wilderness.   “The burning sand Shall become a pool, And the thirsty ground Springs of water.” […]
November 28, 2023
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What God Appoints, He Anoints

“Before you were born,” God told Jeremiah, “I appointed you a prophet…” (Jer. 1:5) The predestined prophet Balked, saying: “I’m […]
November 17, 2023
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Great Trouble and Great Comfort

The greater the troubles, The greater the comfort. The deeper the disappointment, The deeper the grace. The harder the trial, […]
October 26, 2023
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Unfazed by the Fire

“Beloved, Do not be surprised At the fiery trial When it comes upon you to test you As though something […]
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