Tag Archives: grace

New Day

New Day
I’m a morning person. I enjoy getting up and starting the work for whatever the day holds. It’s a new day, fresh in all that can be accomplished. By the end of the day, I tend to notice not what I did, but what I didn’t do. A task unfinished, a conversation missed, not eating…
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Like the Rising of the Sun

Like the Rising of the Sun
How sure are you the sun will come up tomorrow? I don’t know the future, but I rely on the sunrise. I base my plans and expectations on it without truly giving it a thought. Do I also order my day with the same unquestioned expectation of God’s faithfulness? His presence is more reliable even…
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Uncut Stone

Uncut Stone
The altar that was built, first in the tabernacle and then in the temple, was made of uncut stone. God commanded specific instructions on its design and use. The Biblical picture of atonement was being drawn and they were reminded with each sacrifice. …you shall build an altar to the Lord your God of uncut…
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Meal Blessing

Meal Blessing
Do you pray before a meal? What do you say? Many of us were taught a specific prayer as a child that goes through our head, if not our mouth, as we sit down to eat. The prayer usually has some form of blessing the meal. But, as RVL has said, “what’s wrong with the…
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