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Do Whatever He Tells You
“Woman, how does your concern affect me? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to the servers, “Do whatever he tells you.” // John 2:4-5 I always marvel...
A Scene I Struggle to Witness
“Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.” // Mark 2:17 I struggle to love...
Remember His Goodness
For ever I will sing the goodness of the Lord. // Psalm 89:2 Lord, You are just going to have to take care of everything, I thought as I boarded...
Chosen Despite Disastrous Defeat
“He remained outside in deserted places, and people kept coming to him from everywhere.” // Mark 1:45 “It was a disastrous defeat, in which Israel lost thirty thousand foot soldiers....
Is Your Servant Listening?
"I have waited, waited for the Lord." // Psalm 40:2 I’d been in my university position for fourteen years. I loved my job, my colleagues were like family to me,...
A Life Activated by Faith
“She remained long at prayer before the Lord.” // 1 Samuel 1:12 I’m moved by the story of Hannah in today’s reading. Hannah was married to Elkanah, who had two...
A Personal Invitation
"Repent . . . . Come after me." //Mark 1:15, 17 The dishes by the sink, the broken window that needs repairs, the disagreement in the background that too quickly...
Loved in This Very Moment
“You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” // Luke 3:22 I stood at the sink washing up dishes from breakfast, feeling my sadness. The day seemed...
From Great Darkness into Dazzling Light
"The people who sit in darkness have seen a great light, on those dwelling in a land overshadowed by death light has arisen." // Matthew 4:16 When he was in...
He Becomes Ours
"Whoever possesses the Son has life; whoever does not possess the Son of God does not have life." // 1 John 5:13 I remember the first few times my friends...
Conquering the World With Him
“And his commandments are not burdensome, for whoever is begotten by God conquers the world.” // 1 John 5:4 Streetlights flickered in the window of my friend’s house as I...
Love Is in the Boat
"Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid! He got into the boat with them . . . ." // Mark 6:50 I used to think that peace came...
