Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott

Prayer over Politics

    Do you pray for your President?   Didn’t vote for him, won’t pray for him I pray he’ll change his mind I’m praying for the leaders of both political parties. 1 Timothy 2:2 (NLT) Pray this way for … Continue reading

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Sheltering Leaders

  Several organizations have declared Sunday, June 2, a day of prayer for the President of the United States. Scripture supports this:   1 Timothy 2:2 (ERV) You should pray for rulers and for all who have authority. Pray for … Continue reading

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Great Memories

  “My memory is nearly gone, but I remember two things: that I am a great sinner, and that Christ is a great Savior.” John Newton (1725-1807)

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Best-Dressed Memories

Remember your parents’ wise guidance. Proverbs 1:8-9 (CEV) My child, obey the teachings  of your parents, and wear their teachings as you would a lovely hat or a pretty necklace. Wisdom never goes out of style.      

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Good and Simple Memories

  You have a choice: focus on the best memories, or rehash the worst ones.   Philippians 4:8 (CEV) Finally, my friends, keep your minds on whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, and proper. Don’t ever stop thinking about … Continue reading

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Remember Your Ebenezer

1 Samuel 7:10, 12 (NIV) But that day the Lord thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites . . . Then Samuel took a stone and … Continue reading

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In Remembrance of Mercy

“O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life!” Katharine Lee Bates (1893)  

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Sheltered Sadness

  Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn.     This Memorial Day weekend, our hearts hurt for those who mourn.  Their loss–recent or long passed, family or friend, life or limb–leaves a broken place in their souls.  Lord God, … Continue reading

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Lord, Teach Me to Thank You

    My Father, who art in heaven, Thank you for calling me by name.   Thank you for your coming kingdom. Thank you for working your will in my life here on earth as you do in heaven. Thank … Continue reading

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Count Your Thank-You’s

  “Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.” Johnson Oatman, 1897   Do my thank-you’s = my blessings? Might be I owe God some thank-you’s.  

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