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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Morning Prayer: Awe and Gratitude
Good morning, Lord. I thank You for this Lenten season, when we remember Your sacrifice on the cross. It’s so easy, in the busyness of my daily routine, to forget the biggest event in human history. Engrave the truth of … Continue reading
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Tagged awe, gratitude, Lent, morning prayer, remember
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Remember the Passover
God knows us. He knows we tend to forget. So he helps us remember. Exodus 12:25-27 (NLT) When you enter the land the Lord has promised to give you, you will continue to observe this ceremony. Then your children will ask, … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged Deuteronomy 12:25-27, Passover, remember
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Morning Prayer: Bless My Enemies
Good morning, Lord. Unlike St. Patrick, I’ve never been stolen away and forced into slavery. Like Patrick, I’ve had people do me wrong. Let me follow his example and be quick to forgive those who made me feel unsafe, disrespected … Continue reading
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Tagged love your enemies, Matthew 5:44, morning prayer, St. Patrick
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Remember St. Patrick
We celebrate St. Patrick with parades and green beer. Doesn’t seem right. Long ago (fifth century), 16-year-old Patrick was captured by raiders and taken from his British homeland to serve as a slave in Ireland. He later … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought
Tagged love your enemies, Matthew 5:44, St. Patrick
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Morning Prayer: Body and Blood
Good morning, Lord. Here in the midst of plenty to eat and drink, it is easy for me to take the sacrifice of Your body and blood for granted. It is easy for me to start taking credit for all … Continue reading
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The Bread and the Cup
Here’s the solution to spiritual famine and drought: 1 Corinthians 11:24-25 (ESV) When he [Jesus] had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me. In … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:24-25, bread and cup, famine and drought
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Morning Prayer: Let Them Go
Good morning, Lord. You’re not fooled by what I give up for Lent. You know which worldly things I hold closely, the things I hold on to through every season, the things I don’t want to give up. Don’t let … Continue reading
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Fasting and Fruit
Are you fasting from anything during Lent? Joel 2:12 (NIV) “Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” “As our bodies grow weaker for lack of food during the season … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged fasting, fruit of the Spirit, Gelasian Sacramentary, JOel 2:12
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Morning Prayer: Bread of Life
Good morning, Lord. Forgive me for “being too busy” to properly study Your Word. I grab snippets along the way–a short passage here, a single verse there. But feasting on Your Word, settling in for serious study and meditation doesn’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Bible study, Bread of Life, morning prayer, Word of God
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Hungry for Bread
Jesus, the living Word, fasted for 40 days. Luke 4:1-4 (ESV) And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he … Continue reading
Posted in Lent
Tagged Bread of Life, fast, Lent, living Word, Luke 4:1-4
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