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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 […]
May 4, 2023
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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 […]
May 2, 2023
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A Blessing to Stay Unstuck

You aren’t stuck in sin! Ah, yes, true … we all still sin, But … Child of God, You aren’t […]
April 21, 2023

Forget Your Sin

I bless you today to forget about your sin The way God has. What? The heart protests: But I still […]
March 31, 2023
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Moving Forward

I bless you to Move FORWARD. The challenges of The Promised Land Looked too daunting To the ten fearful spies […]
March 27, 2023
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Jesus’ Compassion for Sinners

Feeling frustrated by the folly Of self-centered people? Have you just about “had it” With the immorality of the world? […]
March 16, 2023
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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 […]
February 21, 2023
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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 16, 2022
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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 […]
June 29, 2022
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Destroying Idols

I bless you to rid yourself Of every idol, That you be shamed No more.   “Every goldsmith is Shame […]
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