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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
The Unexpected and the Predictable
Friday: an unexpected earthquake Monday: a much-anticipated eclipse They bring to mind God’s conversation with Job (read the whole thing in Job, chapters 38-42). Job 38:4, 33 (NIV) “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged earthquake, eclipse, Job 38, Your will be done
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Eclipsing the Glory
Psalm 19:1 (NIV) The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. The sun and the moon declare the glory of God … especially during today’s eclipse. Good morning, Lord. Augustine said it better than … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Augustine, eclipse, Psalm 19:1, sun and moon
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With and In
“Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left.” St. Patrick (5th century) Christ in me. Christ around me. I am never alone. … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Christ in me, St. Patrick
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More or Less
John 3:30 (NLT) He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. Less me, more God. Less self-centered, more God-centered. Good morning, Lord. I know the world doesn’t revolve around me, but sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged John 3:30, self-centered
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Up and Down
Psalm 139:7-8 (NIV) Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. Up or down … God … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Psalm 139:7-8, Psalm 23:4, up and down
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Magnify!
Psalm 34:3 (ESV) Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together! Magnify the Lord? He’s already the greatest, kindest, strongest, holiest One in the universe. He needs no magnification. It’s us … we need to … Continue reading
From Easter to Pentecost
Today is the first of the 50 days between Resurrection and Pentecost Sunday. “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here’s my heart, O take and seal it; seal it … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Come Thou Fount, Pentecost, Robert Robinson, seal my heart
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Holy Week: Dark and Light
Friday … the crucifixion … darkness. Luke 23:44 (AMP) It was now about the sixth hour (noon), and darkness came over the whole land until the ninth hour (3:00 p.m.) The sun couldn’t keep watch. But in the end, we … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Lent, Morning Prayer
Tagged crucifixion, darkness, Light of the world, Luke 22:44
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Holy Week: Old and New
Today, Thursday, we remember how Jesus gathered with his disciples to celebrate the old and usher in the new: Luke 22:20 (NLT) After supper he took another cup of wine and said, “This cup is the new covenant between … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Last Supper, Luke 22:20, new covenant, old and new, salvation
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Holy Week: God and Man
God and man, the Creator and the created: “Well might the sun in darkness hide, and shut its glories in, when God, the mighty maker, died for his own creature’s sin.” Isaac Watts, 1702 Good morning, Lord. You made … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Alas and Did My Savior Bleed, Isaac Watts, Lent, morning prayer
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