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Dayenu!

  If God had just saved us from our sins, it would have been enough. But he added eternal life. Dayenu!

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Simple Thanks

  Mercy would be enough, Lord. But you add grace.     Mercy: not giving me the punishment I deserve. Grace: giving me blessings I don’t deserve.  

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It Would Have Been Enough

  Lord, it would have been enough if you’d just given me children. But you added grandchildren. Thank you!   Lord, it would have been enough if you’d provided shelter. But you added a furnace to keep me warm. Thank … Continue reading

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Exceedingly Abundant Blessings

Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV) Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, … Continue reading

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Twice Blessed

    How do you count your blessings?   One by one, like the song says By category: Family, Home, Job . . . Frankly, I’m not feeling very blessed There’s a Jewish tradition, part of the Passover celebration, that … Continue reading

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Personal Enough

  I’ve been thinking about dayenu–“it would have been enough”–and how it applies to me. Here are a couple personal enoughs:     If I had a safe, warm home, it would have been enough. But You provided a unique house … Continue reading

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It Would Have Been Enough

  If God just let us live out our years in the wonderful world he created and did not also grant us eternal life,  it would have been enough.     Ephesians 3:20-21 (NKJV) Now to Him who is able … Continue reading

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More Than Enough

    Do you want more?     More money More sleep More time More wisdom There is a part of the Passover Seder ritual called “Dayenu” – meaning it would have been enough (as in, “Had He brought us … Continue reading

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