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December 5th, 2024: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (GTG #88)
“Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!” My favorite Advent hymn is O Come, O Come, Emmanuel. Written in the 12th century as a Latin chant, it was translated in 1851 by John Mason Neal, a renowned hymn writer, who also translated All Glory, Laud, and Honour, Of the Father’s Love Begotten, and…
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December 4th, 2024: Jesus Love Me! (GTG #188)
(When asked by several people why I chose this song as a favorite “Christmas hymn,” I thought, “Jesus IS the reason for Christmas. He was born on this day to love us!”) “Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so.”When my son Ken was about five years old, he worried when…
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December 3rd, 2024: People Look East (GTG #105)
“People, look east. The time is near of the crowning of the year!” As I reflect on this Advent hymn, it reminds me to “look east” and make ready for the coming of Christ. Growing up as a military child, Christmases were often away from family. My parents made sure Christmas was special by decorating…
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December 2nd, 2024: My Soul Cries Out with a Joyful Shout (Canticle of Turning) (GTG #100)
“My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great, And my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the one who waits.” December 2nd, the second day of Advent…and already we are busy. Shopping, parades, baking, Nutcracker performances, volunteering, family gatherings, and church services, the…
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December 1st, 2024: Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (GTG #82)
“Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus, Born to set Thy people free; From our fears and sins release us; Let us find our rest in Thee.” It is only appropriate that our first hymn to be celebrated this Advent season is Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus. This hymn, written in 1744 by Charles Wesley, is often found as…
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Saturday, November 30th: Scripture – 1 Samuel 1:19-20
19 They rose early in the morning and worshiped before the Lord; then they went back to their house at Ramah. Elkanah knew his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. 20 In due time Hannah conceived and bore a son. She named him Samuel, for she said, “I have asked him of the Lord.”…
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Friday, November 29th: Scripture – 1 Samuel 1:17-18
17 Then Eli answered, “Go in peace; the God of Israel grant the petition you have made to him.” 18 And she said, “Let your servant find favor in your sight.” Then the woman went her way and ate and drank with her husband, and her countenance was sad no longer. Prayer Focus: Eli is…
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Thursday, November 28th: Scripture – 1 Samuel 1:15-16
15 But Hannah answered, “No, my lord, I am a woman deeply troubled; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord. 16 Do not regard your servant as a worthless woman, for I have been speaking out of my great anxiety and vexation all…
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Wednesday, November 27th: Scripture – 1 Samuel 1:12-14
12 As she continued praying before the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. 13 Hannah was praying silently; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard; therefore Eli thought she was drunk. 14 So Eli said to her, “How long will you make a drunken spectacle of yourself? Put away your wine.” Prayer Focus:…
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Tuesday, November 26th: Scripture – 1 Samuel 1:11
11 She made this vow: “O Lord of hosts, if only you will look on the misery of your servant and remember me and not forget your servant but will give to your servant a male child, then I will set him before you as a Nazirite until the day of his death. He shall…