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appointed prayer

week of October 5

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Almighty and everlasting God, you are always more ready to hear than we to pray, and to give more than we either desire or deserve: Pour upon your church the abundance of your mercy, forgiving us those things of which our conscience is afraid, and giving us those good things for which we are not worthy to ask, except through the merits and mediation of Jesus Christ our Savior; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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something to laugh about

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Anna, Isaac, and Haley the Christmas dog Solomon tells us that “a happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing” (Proverbs 17:22, AMP ). God undoubtedly has a sense of humor; we need only look at some of the animals He created (it’s hard not to smile at the sight of a hippo, a monkey, or a puppy). Or think of some of the married couples you know: don’t you think God was smiling at the wedding as He looked ahead to the interaction of the wildly different personalities that will be living together?

And as if often the case, medical science is proving the wisdom of Solomon’s Spirit-inspired words.

Archive for June 2006

a prayer to clothe yourself

Monday, June 12, 2006 · living the life · no responses · comments closed

After yesterday’s post, I remembered a prayer given to me several years ago by my friend Roger; it makes Colossians 3 “pray-able.” What made me think of it was the final section, which addresses what we are clothed with. Here’s the prayer:…

what are you wearing?

Sunday, June 11, 2006 · meditations, reading · no responses · comments closed

In Breaking the Power of Inferiority, Pastor Gregory Dickow makes the point that we are clothed in righteousness, quoting Isaiah 61:10:

I delight greatly in the LORD;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

That got me wondering about other passages that say we are clothed by God:…

trading freedom for fear

Thursday, June 1, 2006 · living the life, movies and music · no responses · comments closed

I saw V for Vendetta Tuesday night; it’s about the overthrow of a totalitarian government. It’s also very much about the power of fear. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to realize that oppressive governments trade in fear — Iraq under Saddam Hussein is a clear picture of that. V for Vendetta did a better job of making this clear than other films I’ve seen in this genre, in part because Evey, the main character, has to overcome her own fears to make a difference in the world around her….

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