prayer
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Strength in Fasting
I’ll be the first to admit that I enjoy eating. Perhaps too much. I eat if I’m hungry, or excited, or sad, or angry. I eat out of boredom. I eat because it’s there, which is dangerous in an office environment where you sit near the communal snack table. Needless to say, fasting isn’t at… Continue reading
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Forgiving God?
When I wake early and desire to talk with God, but not fully functioning yet to find the words, I turn to a small book of prayers that I received on retreat. Many are simple reminders of His love, but sometimes, one cuts deep to and remains with me through the day. Lord, help me… Continue reading
And they said to him, “Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.”
And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD.”
—Judges 18:5–6