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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Luck? Or Divine Intervention?
This week’s sermon focused on Old Testament Jonah — the guy God told to go to Nineveh, the guy who got on a ship going the opposite way. On the ship, in the middle of a great storm, the sailors … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: The Cross
Good morning, Lord. In our churches, with their polished and lighted crosses, it’s easy to forget the ugliness of Your cross. Forgive me for my lopsided focus: seeing Your love and forgetting Your holiness, seeing the empty tomb and forgetting … Continue reading
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Lenten Bliss
“What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul.” Christian folk hymn, 1800s Bliss — perfect happiness, complete joy. Jesus, the “Lord of bliss,” went through the … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged bliss, Lent, Timeless Wisdom, wondrous love
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Morning Prayer: Pardon and Sanctify
Good morning, Lord. You look back and pardon my sins. Going forward, You sanctify me and make me more like You. I am Your work in progress! For that, I am eternally grateful.
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Lenten Beauty
“In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, a wondrous beauty I see, for ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, to pardon and sanctify me.” George Bennard, 1913 The horrible, beautiful cross of Christ … … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: My Thoughts
Good morning, Lord. You know my thoughts before I do (Psalm 139). Direct my thoughts, O God, so that I think more about You and less about myself. Teach me to fix my thoughts on what is true, honorable, right, … Continue reading
Lenten Vision
Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; be all else but naught to me, save that Thou art; be Thou my best thought in the day and the night, both waking and sleeping, Thy presence my light. Irish … Continue reading
When Innocent Thoughts Become Demanding Dictators
I read the Proverbs 31 Ministries devotional every morning. Today, they’re featuring a devotional I wrote. You can read it here,
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Morning Prayer: Amazing Love
Good morning, Lord. You oversee the universe, and You pay attention to my every thought. You keep this planet spinning on its axis, and You watch over my every step. You spoke the sun, moon and stars into existence, and … Continue reading
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Lenten Love
“Was it for crimes that I have done, he groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! Grace unknown! And love beyond degree!” Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed Isaac Watts, 1702 John 15:13 (NLT) There is no greater love than to … Continue reading
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