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Published on Leave a comment on Lent 2016: March 9, Day 29 – Deliver Us

I have finally reached the final post in my series on the the Lord's Prayer. Before delving into the heavy topic of evil, here's the whole thing from the beginning from the New American Standard Bible and Bible Gateway website: ...continue reading "Lent 2016: March 9, Day 29 – Deliver Us"

Published on Leave a comment on Lent 2016: March 5, Day 25 -Temptation

I should be leaving
But I can't cut loose
I have my reasons for resistance
But I have no excuse
And I lose my composure
I could use some restraint
I never claimed to be a hero
And I never said I was a saint

She's such a temptation
It's driving me crazy
And it's my fascination
That's making me act this way
And I can just hear all my friends say
"Better watch out, you're losing your touch"
But she's such a temptation

...continue reading "Lent 2016: March 5, Day 25 -Temptation"

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Published on 1 Comment on Lent 2016: February 28, Day 19 -Get What We Deserve

When we don't get what we deserve
That's a real good thing, a real good thing
When we get what we don't deserve
That's a real good thing, a real good thing

...continue reading "Lent 2016: February 28, Day 19 -Get What We Deserve"

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Published on 1 Comment on Lent 2016: February 20, Day 11 -Daily Bread

In the last few posts, I've been describing how I use the Lord's Prayer as a template for my daily prayer. So far I've talked about reaching out to my Heavenly Father, acknowledging Him by His names, acknowledging His holiness and perfection, and asking that His will be done. Now we get to ask for the stuff that probably brought us to our knees in the first place... 🙂

manna and quail ...continue reading "Lent 2016: February 20, Day 11 -Daily Bread"

Published on Leave a comment on Lent 2016: February 18, Day 9 -Holy Name

Yesterday I promised to start a short series of posts that reflect on each section of the The Lord's Prayer from Matthew 6: 9-13.  ...continue reading "Lent 2016: February 18, Day 9 -Holy Name"

Published on Leave a comment on Lent 2016: February 17, Day 8 -The Lord’s Prayer

Today was a long day, so I don't have a lot of blogging in me, but I did want to introduce my next few posts. I am going to analyze the different sections of the Lord's Prayer and how it can work as a framework for a daily conversation with God. ...continue reading "Lent 2016: February 17, Day 8 -The Lord’s Prayer"