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Category Archives: Morning Prayer
Time to Fast
Jesus said when, not if. Matthew 6:16 (NIV) When you fast … Is this your time to fast? Good morning, Lord. Sometimes I give up something for Lent, sometimes I opt to do something extra. My goal … Continue reading
It’s Ash Wednesday, Lent Begins
Lent caught me by surprise this year. Lent is the 40-day period of time between Ash Wednesday and Holy Thursday (the day before Good Friday, right before Easter Sunday). The 40 days don’t include Sundays — so technically, … Continue reading
Posted in Lent, Morning Prayer
Tagged Easter, Good Friday, Holy Thursday, Lent, St. Maximilian Kolbe
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A Big Fat Thank-You
It’s Fat Tuesday, a time set aside for over-indulgence. If I have the time, money and opportunity to over-indulge, I owe God a big fat thank-you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) Give thanks in all circumstances … “All circumstances” covers Fat … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Fat Tuesday, gratitude, Psalm 16:6
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True Love Does No Harm
The long Valentine’s weekend inspired today’s constructive thought. True love isn’t measured in one day or even one weekend. Proverbs 31:12 (NIV) She [the noble wife] brings him [her husband] good, not harm, all the days of her … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged do no harm, good not harm, Proverbs 31:12, Valentine's Day
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Praying Hearts
“God shapes the world by prayer. Prayers are deathless. The lips that uttered them may be closed to death, the heart that felt them may have ceased to beat, but the prayers live before God, and God’s heart is set … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged E.M. Bounds, God's heart, praying hearts
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Thawed Hearts
1 Peter 4:12-13 (NIV) Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice inasmuch as you participate in the sufferings of Christ, so that you … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged 1 Peter 4:12-13, fiery trials, James 1:2, thawed heart
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Cold Hearts
“Hot heads and cold hearts never solved anything.” Billy Graham (1918-2018) Good morning, Lord. Grant me a cool head — the ability to think clearly and consider the facts before I speak and act. Warm my heart … Continue reading
Posted in Morning Prayer, Timeless Wisdom
Tagged Billy Graham, cold heart, hot heads, Mark 12:30-31
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Melting Hearts
Ezekiel 36:26 (ISV) I’m going to give you a new heart, and I’m going to give you a new spirit within all of your deepest parts. I’ll remove that rock-hard heart of yours and replace it with one that’s sensitive to … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Ezekiel 36:26, hard heart, melting heart
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Frozen Hearts
I drove to church Sunday on pavement edged with frozen snowbanks. This verse came to mind. Matthew 24:12 (NIV) Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold. Reading the news is like walking a … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged cold heart, cold love, Matthew 24:12
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Sacred Shelter
Psalm 27:5 (NIV) For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent … God’s sacred tabernacle, the heavenly House of the Lord — it’s my … Continue reading
Posted in Constructive Thought, Morning Prayer
Tagged Amazing Grace, God's tabernacle, John Newton, Psalm 27:5, sacred shelter
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