prayer
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Leon’s Lawn
It was the drought of 1999 Leon wasn’t much of a gardener. Plastic flowers thrust into the soil were proof. But his lawn was his pride. He mowed that lawn once a week, every Thursday at 6 pm, and watered it every day. It was the best lawn in the neighborhood. Then came the mandatory Read more
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prayer closet
But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father. Matthew. 6:6 I love the fact that I can pray anytime, anywhere. I appreciate a God who doesn’t expect me to get down on my knees just at sundown or sunup and face Southwest or wherever. I love that Read more
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a friend’s reassurance
I lift up my eyes to the hills—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. Psalm 121: 1, 2 Guy #1 is in one of life’s harsh predicaments. Feeling desperate, he’s waiting for God to fix things. Thus begins Psalm 121. But Guy #1 Read more
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a praying mother
I Samuel 2:1 And Hannah prayed I began that particularly difficult year with a brand new black alligator skin Bible. My focus that year was to read God’s word while praying for one of my children in particular. At the beginning, at the end, and during each day I read between the lines of the Read more
SAYS FYL 