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Take me away with you—let us hurry!     Let the king bring me into his chambers. ~ Song of Songs 1:4 All your robes are fragrant with myrrh and aloes and cassia; from palaces adorned with ivory... ~ Psalm 45:8 This month we are praying about romance in marriage, a subject near and dear to God’s…

Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth—     for your love is more delightful than wine.  ~Song of Songs 1:2 * You have forsaken the love you had at first.  Revelation 2:4 If we are going to be doers of the Word, and not just hearers only, then we had better pucker up!…

“Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. Matthew 18:19 Mark and I are opposites in most things: we came from opposite parts of the country, we are almost opposite Myers Briggs temperaments, our…

Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. Genesis 1:3 The tongue has the power of life and death. Proverbs 18:21 This month we are praying about communication in marriage. Scripture tells us that words are not mere nothings. They have creative power. As human beings made in God’s image we use…

My dove is hiding behind the rocks, behind an outcrop on the cliff. Let me see your face; let me hear your voice. For your voice is pleasant, and your face is lovely. Song of Songs 2:14 Where did the love go that was once so evident and strong? It eludes us along the marriage…

“All things are possible to those who believe..” ~Jesus   All things… believe.    I want to be a true believer. Personally I find no greater challenge than to believe the impossible. Are you in an impossible situation today? Do you need a miracle? All things are possible… We must fight for that faith, fight in…

Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. Ephesians 4:15 This month we have prayed for marriages, particularly in the area of communication. God’s Word instructs us to “speak the truth,” but it doesn’t stop there. The added words,…

Here I am Lord, send me. (Isaiah 6:8) Prayer is a gift, isn’t it?! We connect in simple words to the Creator of creation. That alone is astounding. We stand together to offer up our praise and our needs, and here we discover truly what human relationships are intended for. It’s an honor to pray TO God…

Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. Oh, give me back my joy again; you have broken me now let me rejoice. Psalm 51:7 The bad news comes before the Good News. It must. But now we turn that corner. We ask God for…

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.  Psalm 139:23-24.  Nothing hinders God’s love; but I can hinder my own capacity to accept grace. Today we admit this and pray for…
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