“If you offer food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness.” Isaiah 58:10 Make Christmas the happiest it’s ever been by attending to these words and this promise in Isaiah. Do something kind for the hungry. Reach out to someone in need. Help carry the…

Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. (Colossians 3:14) “Assume a virtue if you have it not.” ~William Shakespeare If you haven’t prayed Jesus’ prayer: “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing,” you might want to check your pulse. If you are a…

Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. (Luke 1:30)  For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him. (2 Chron. 6:9) Because Mary looked for something intentionally, she found it. At the lynchpin moment of history, she was equipped,…

When I am overwhelmed, you alone know the way I should turn. Wherever I go, my enemies have set traps for me. (Psalm 142:3) From the ends of the earth, I cry to you for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety, (Psalm 61:2) Overwhelm:  “To cover over…

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