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Daily Devotions

  • Thursday, November 3 – Hymn: Come Sing to God


    Thursday, November 3 – Hymn: Come Sing to God https://youtu.be/JTgr8k8y_Os Prayer Focus: The hymn “Come Sing to God” was a new hymn to me when we sang it as part of the All Saints service last year. The text was written in the 1980s by Fred Anderson, but the words are set to a familiar…

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  • Wednesday, November 2, by Margaret Monroe


    Wednesday, November 2, by Margaret Monroe Hymn: Hear my Prayer https://youtu.be/fmQLPORWYME Prayer Focus: When I was a child, my mother and I had opportunity to hear De Gullah Singers, a group from the South Carolina Low Country. The group told stories and sang the music of their Gullah and West African culture. I can remember…

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  • Tuesday, November 1 – Hymn: For All the Saints


    Tuesday, November 1 – Hymn: For All the Saints https://youtu.be/c-7WaSIqlBc Prayer Focus: When I think of today’s hymn, which I hope we always sing on All Saints Day, I picture a grand and glorious arrangement with all the organ stops pulled, a full choir, and the congregation joining its voices in thanksgiving and praise. It…

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  • Monday, October 31, by Margaret Monroe – Hymn: Shall We Gather at the River


    Monday, October 31, by Margaret Monroe Hymn: Shall We Gather at the River https://youtu.be/DxHf1KwXu5I Prayer Focus: During last year’s All Saints’ hymn festival, one of the readings shared was a tender poem by the poet Susan Palo Cherwien. Susan died late last year after a battle with cancer. She devoted her life’s work to writing…

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  • Sunday, October 30: Scripture – Luke 19:9-10


    Sunday, October 30: Scripture – Luke 19:9-10 9 Then Jesus said to him, “Today salvation has come to this house, because he, too, is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek out and to save the lost.” Prayer Focus: Jesus declares that salvation has come today to this house.…

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  • Saturday, October 29: Scripture – Luke 19:8


    Saturday, October 29: Scripture – Luke 19:8 8 Zacchaeus stood there and said to the Lord, “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor, and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much.” Prayer Focus: In the midst of everyone grumbling, Zacchaeus makes an…

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  • Friday, October 28: Scripture – Luke 19:7


    Friday, October 28: Scripture – Luke 19:7 7 All who saw it began to grumble and said, “He has gone to be the guest of one who is a sinner.” Prayer Focus: When Jesus is welcomed into the home of this rich, chief tax collector; this public enemy number 1; this one who profits from…

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  • Thursday, October 27: Scripture – Luke 19:5-6


    Thursday, October 27: Scripture – Luke 19:5-6 5 When Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, “Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today.” 6 So he hurried down and was happy to welcome him. Prayer Focus: Jesus looks up and sees Zacchaeus in the…

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  • Wednesday, October 26: Scripture – Luke 19:3-4


    Wednesday, October 26: Scripture – Luke 19:3-4 3 He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was short in stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore tree to see him, because he was going to pass that way. Prayer Focus: Now…

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  • Tuesday, October 25: Scripture – Luke 19:2


    Tuesday, October 25: Scripture – Luke 19:2 2 A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich.  Prayer Focus: We are introduced to the other key character in this story: Zacchaeus. While you might remember something more about him from a childhood song, what we initially know is that…

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