A Fresh Prayer

At times I feel stumped about how to pray. Prayers are words. I’ve got plenty. More and more though, I want what I say to God to be authentic and clear, not just a repetition of my “grocery list” for God to deal with. Friends, neighbors and relatives have critical…

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The One and Only…

“Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. All…

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Comforted to Comfort

December 31, 2002 — my heart was racing at over 150 beats a minute, and I was sitting down. For the previous three weeks I had symptoms of dizziness, fatigue, and sleepiness. My primary care doctor put me on a Holter monitor. I wondered why she was checking my heart.…

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