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Matthew 11:28 – (Jesus said,) “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Gratitude Day 762 It […]
Mark 4:9 – He said, “Whoever has ears to listen should pay attention!” Gratitude Day 761 Wait! I find myself saying this to our grandkids over and […]
Romans 8:26 – And in the same way—by our faith—the Holy Spirit helps us with our daily problems and in our praying. For we don’t […]
Hebrews 2:15 – But he also died to rescue all of us who live each day in fear of dying. Gratitude Day 759 Loosing a loved one […]
Proverbs 16:3 – Before you do anything, put your trust totally in God and not in yourself. Then every plan you make will succeed. Recently, I went to […]
Genesis 1:18b – God looked at what he had done, and it was good. Gratitude Day 758 Is it not fantastic when things turn out […]
Matthew 6:26 – Look at the birds! They don’t worry about what to eat—they don’t need to sow or reap or store up food—for your heavenly […]
It’s OK to Just Say “No” Matthew 5:33-37 – (Jesus said,) “And don’t say anything you don’t mean. This counsel is embedded deep in our […]
Proverbs 1:8 – Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction; don’t neglect your mother’s teaching; Tomorrow is Father’s Day. Since my Dad has been gone for several […]
Proverbs 4:25 – Focus your eyes straight ahead; keep your gaze on what is in front of you. Gratitude Day 754 I looked at my calendar […]
John 2:2-5 – (Jesus said,) “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vineyard keeper. He removes any of my branches that don’t produce […]
John 2:2-5 – Jesus and his disciples were also invited to the celebration. When the wine ran out, Jesus’ mother said to him, “They don’t […]
Luke 6:30 – Give to everyone who asks and don’t demand your things back from those who take them. Gratitude Day 751 On Thursday this week, we packed […]
Psalm 34:18 –The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he saves those whose spirits are crushed. Gratitude Day 750 Each life, no matter how fragile or brief, […]
Acts 5:14 – Many men and women started having faith in the Lord. Starting something new is not for the faint of heart. When I want […]
Mark 2:27 – Jesus finished by saying, “People were not made for the good of the Sabbath. The Sabbath was made for the good of people. Gratitude Day […]
Psalm 74:2a – Don’t forget that we are your beloved ones. Wrap us back into your heart again, for you chose us. Gratitude Day 748 […]
Mark 5:27 – The woman had heard about Jesus, so she came up behind him in the crowd and barely touched his clothes. Gratitude Day 747 I […]
Here’s My 2022 Summer Reading Guide Proverbs 9:9 – Teach the wise, and they will become wiser; inform the righteous, and their learning will increase. Gratitude […]
Matthew 1:28-30 – (Jesus said,) “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens and I will give you rest. Take […]
Acts 20:19 – I served the Lord with great humility and with tears in the midst of trials that came upon me because of the Jews’ […]
Genesis 1:31 – God saw everything he had made: it was supremely good. Gratitude Day 743 The professor wanted to make a point in class. […]
Psalm 62:1 – My soul waits in silence on God alone; from Him comes my salvation. Gratitude Day 742 Sometimes the world can be a very noisy […]
1 Timothy 5:2 – and treat older women as you would your own mother. Show the same respect to younger women that you would to your […]
Luke 12:26 – If you can’t do such a small thing, why worry about the rest? Gratitude Day 741 I have spent too much of […]
Isaiah 58:7 – Share your food with everyone who is hungry; share your home with the poor and homeless. Give clothes to those in need; don’t […]
Mark 8:37 – What could you give to get back your soul? For those who LOVE spring, we have been waiting for May, like, for a […]
1 Corinthians 12:4-6 –There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but they all come from the same Spirit. There are different ways to serve the […]
Matthew 6:19-20 – (Jesus said,) “Stop collecting treasures for your own benefit on earth, where moth and rust eat them and where thieves break in […]
1 Peter 2:11 – Dear friends, since you are immigrants and strangers in the world, I urge that you avoid worldly desires that wage war against your […]
Mark 8:25 – Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again. He looked with his eyes wide open, his sight was restored, and […]
Luke 23:54-56 – It was the Preparation Day for the Sabbath, and the Sabbath was quickly approaching. The women who had come with Jesus from […]
John 13:5 – Then Jesus poured water into a washbasin and began to wash the disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel he was wearing. […]
Mark 11:17b – (Jesus said,) “Is it not written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer for all the nations?’ But you have […]
Mark 14:46 – Then they came and grabbed Jesus and arrested him. Gratitude Day 732 The last 48 hours, I have been thinking to myself, […]
Psalm 142:5 – I cry to you, Lord, for help. “You are my refuge,” I say. “You are all I have in the land of the living.” Gratitude Day […]
Matthew 13:16 – But God has blessed you, because your eyes can see and your ears can hear! Gratitude Day 730 Yesterday, this realization happened. Today is […]
2 Corinthians 5:17 – So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look, new things […]
Acts 11:18 – When they heard Peter say this, they stopped arguing and started praising God. They said, “God has now let Gentiles turn to him, and […]
1 Peter 2:4 – Now you are coming to him as to a living stone. Even though this stone was rejected by humans, from God’s perspective it […]