Category: Hope
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5 years healed!
A stranger walked up to me and gave me this heavy kite. Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth Does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, And to him who lacks…
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Imagine mercy in Paris, in the world
Blessed are the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 This weekend, there was an attack upon humanity. This weekend, evil visited Paris, France. This weekend, the world grieves. This weekend, the world needs mercy. This weekend, Davide Martello loaded his piano on a trailer and drove from Germany to Paris, a 400-mile trek…
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Thank You for freedom
Greater love has no man than this, that one lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty. 2 Corinthians 3:17 We know love by this, that He laid down His life for us; and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.…
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Pursue righteousness passionately
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6 In the first three Beatitudes, Jesus focused upon His followers’ recognition of their emptiness: “poor in spirit,” “mournful over sin,” and “meek, not defending ourselves.” As a result of our emptiness, we crave something to fill us. Like Isaiah…
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Inherit the earth … Jesus loves you
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 Church; a big, well-worn Bible; fishing; watermelon and rhubarb pie; many conversations about Jesus. These are some of my memories of my Momo and Popo. They laughed; they loved; they prayed; they served; they worshipped. They helped plant a church in a poor…
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Possess comfort
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 “Years and years of pain, Lord. What must I learn? What do You have for me to do? I thought You had a different plan for me. I thought I was going to make a difference in the world for You. What can…
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Possess heaven
Ever step back and question what an instructor is saying? Ever question God’s outrageous promises? He opened His mouth and began to teach them, saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:2-3
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Pieta-Tears of Eternal Life
“You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob…
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Love flames make marriage soar
From small-town Okemah, Oklahoma to exotic hide-aways around the globe, each year has brought new challenges and new adventures … ever-increasing pleasure, joy, and love … years filled with “new.” A life in crescendo. I have been honored to share those experiences with you since the day I met you. May your year be filled…