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Sunday, August 12th, 2007Excerpt
Happy are those who consider the poor;
the LORD delivers them in the day of trouble.
Psalm 41:1
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Prayer
I confess, Lord Jesus, that it’s easy for me to forget the poor. In my daily life I don’t see them very much because I live in such a sheltered environment. And, […]
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Sunday, August 5th, 2007Excerpt
I will bless the LORD at all times;
his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
Psalm 34:1
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Prayer
Surely, Gracious God, You are worthy of my continual praise. Given all You have done for me, an endless chorus of gratitude wouldn’t begin to be enough. Yet, how easy it is for […]
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Sunday, July 29th, 2007Excerpt
He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?”
Mark 4:40
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Prayer
Dear Lord, thank You for this passage from Mark. I need it today. You know that. Like Your disciples, I have experienced Your power in so many, many ways. And, like Your disciples, I can […]
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Sunday, July 22nd, 2007Excerpt
May he grant you your heart’s desire,
and fulfill all your plans.
Psalm 20:4
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Prayer
O Lord, You are the one who can grant my heart’s desire. Indeed, as I reflect upon what I truly want in life, You are my heart’s desire! Sure, there are other things I want, and many […]
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Sunday, July 15th, 2007Excerpt
And about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
Matthew 27:46
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Prayer
O Lord, I wonder what You were experiencing in this moment. Far worse than the physical pain was the feeling of having been […]
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007Excerpt
The idols of the nations are silver and gold,
the work of human hands.
Psalm 135:15
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Prayer
O Lord, I don’t worship literal idols. I don’t have silver or gold statues of gods before which I bow down. But I am caught up in a culture that worships silver and gold. The […]
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Sunday, June 10th, 2007Excerpt
Why do the nations conspire,
and the peoples plot in vain?
The kings of the earth set themselves,
and the rulers take counsel together,
against the LORD and his anointed . . . .
Psalm 2:1-2
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Prayer
Why, indeed, Lord? Why do nations and leaders rebel against You? Why do we so resist Your sovereignty? […]
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007Today is Trinity Sunday in the Christian Year
Excerpt
“Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Matthew 28:19
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Prayer
Dear God, on this Trinity Sunday, we remember Your wondrous and mysterious nature as one […]
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Sunday, May 27th, 2007Excerpt
“And see, I am sending upon you what my Father promised; so stay here in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
Luke 24:49
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Prayer
Dear Lord, on this Pentecost Sunday, we thank You for “power from on high.”
We thank You for the Spirit of Conviction, […]
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Sunday, May 20th, 2007Excerpt
“Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Matthew 11:29
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Prayer
O Lord, how much do I need to set down the yoke I’m carrying and pick up Your yoke! I can get so […]
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Sunday, May 13th, 2007Prayer
“Neither is new wine put into old wineskins; otherwise, the skins burst, and the wine is spilled, and the skins are destroyed; but new wine is put into fresh wineskins, and so both are preserved.”
Matthew 9:17
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Prayer
O Lord, I confess that I am a lover of old wineskins. I […]
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Sunday, May 6th, 2007Excerpt
“If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!”
Matthew 7:11
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Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, I do like giving good gifts to my children. I love seeing their delight […]
Sunday Inspiration from Pray the Psalms
Sunday, April 29th, 2007Excerpt
For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised.
Psalm 96:4
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Prayer
Indeed, O God, You are great, and Your greatness calls forth praise:
great praise,
exuberant praise,
continuous praise,
unfettered praise,
expansive praise,
heartfelt praise,
grateful praise,
humble praise,
colorful praise,
flowing praise,
musical praise,
echoing praise,
elaborate praise,
simple praise,
joyful praise,
hopeful praise,
committed praise,
awed praise,
intimate praise,
surrendered praise,
childlike praise,
solitary praise,
congregational praise,
reflective praise,
spontaneous praise,
loud praise,
silent […]
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Sunday, April 22nd, 2007Excerpt from Matthew 4:1-11
Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.
Matthew 4:1
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Prayer
Dear Lord, the basic truth of this story is Your temptation. You were tempted. It couldn’t be much clearer. But, I confess that for much of my life […]
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Sunday, April 15th, 2007Excerpt from John 21:1-25
But there are also many other things that Jesus did; if every one of them were written down, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. (John 21:25)
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Prayer
Dear Lord, how can anything contain Your works? Not only are […]
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