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"For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands." — Isaiah 55:12 The garden has crossed some line I cannot name. Last
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"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and the God of all consolation, who consoles us in all our affliction." — 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 There is a woman at church whose husband is dying and she has not said
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"Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." — Philippians 4:6-7 Monday morning and
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"I remember your name in the night, O LORD, and keep your law." — Psalm 119:55 It is Sunday evening and the longest day of the year is almost done. I am in the chair by the lamp and the windows are open and the air coming in
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"Train children in the right way, and when old, they will not stray." — Proverbs 22:6 Pastor Holloway asked the fathers to stand this morning and most of them did, the young ones with babies on their hips and the older ones who stood the way men stand
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"From the rising of the sun to its setting the name of the LORD is to be praised." — Psalm 113:3 Saturday evening and the light is still here. It is almost eight-thirty and the sky is holding onto the day the way a child holds onto
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"Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand." — Isaiah 41:10 Dear Daddy, It is Father's Day this weekend and
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"Far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by ceasing to pray for you." — 1 Samuel 12:23 I was thinking this morning about something one of the boys in my class said back in the spring, before school let out for the summer.
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"Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; let the sea roar, and all that fills it; let the field exult, and everything in it. Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy." — Psalm 96:11-12 The garden has reached the part
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"But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you." — Matthew 6:6 The mornings are getting longer and I have started getting up before I need
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"Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other." — Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 There was a time before the children when it was just the two of us and neither of us knew
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"I will both lie down and sleep in peace; for you alone, O LORD, make me lie down in safety." — Psalm 4:8 It is Sunday evening and the week is done and it was a good week, which is a thing I do not say lightly because