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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 […]
March 5, 2024
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The First Born

n Christ, You’re a first-born son. Whether old or young, Male or female, New disciple, Or seasoned saint, Paul’s words […]
March 4, 2024
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A Blessing for the Gifted

You’re gifted, Child of God, You’re gifted. I bless you to know Your gifts, For God to grow Your gifts, […]
March 1, 2024
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The Secret to Blessedness

May you have the heart of a child— Wild and wonderful and free, Laughing and loving and learning, Trusting and […]
February 29, 2024
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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; […]
February 28, 2024
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Desire God’s Gifts

I bless your desires To become increasingly God-shaped And God-sized. “… eagerly desire The spiritual gifts,” (1 Cor. 14:1) Paul […]
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 […]
October 24, 2023
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God is a Planner

God is a planner— A planner of good things For His children. Like Anne’s preparation For the delightful sabbatical We […]
October 12, 2023
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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 mentioned in […]
October 10, 2023
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Headed Home

When the younger brother Who’d abased himself in a faraway land Decided to go home He crafted a repentance speech: […]
October 4, 2023
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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. […]
September 13, 2023
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Thrive in Adversity

Your hardships aren’t defeating you They are making you stronger. Paul explains is plainly: “We rejoice in our sufferings, knowing […]
September 5, 2023
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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. […]
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