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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Time to Watch and Pray
Matthew 26:41 (ESV) Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. Temptations surround us. Lord God, open our eyes to the plans of the enemy. Open our hearts to Your wisdom. Fill our minds with the … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: Faith
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A Short Time
It’s a new year. We make resolutions, we make plans. We find some realistic advice in the book of James. James 4:14 (GNT) You don’t even know what your life tomorrow will be! You are like a puff … Continue reading
Morning Prayer: New Resolutions
Good morning, Lord. It’s a new year, a fresh start, with new mercies. What is it You want me to do this year, this month, this day? Teach me to check my desires, my resolutions and my to-do list against … Continue reading
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The Fullness of Time
Galatians 4:4 (ESV) But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son. God’s timing is always just right. It’s no accident that you are living here and now. This is your “fullness of time.” … Continue reading
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A Prayer for the New Year
“Thy love divine hath led us in the past; in this free land by Thee our lot is cast; be Thou our Ruler, Guardian, Guide, and Stay, thy Word our law, Thy paths our chosen way.” Daniel C. Roberts God … Continue reading
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An Advent Prayer: Christmas Day
“May the Christmas morning make us happy to be thy children, and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus’ sake.”  Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894)
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An Advent Prayer: New Hope
“You gave us so many gifts on the day of your birth: A treasure chest of spiritual medicines for the sick; Spiritual light for the blind; The cup of salvation for the thirsty; The bread of life for the hungry. … Continue reading
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