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Daily Devotions

  • Saturday, July 15


    Saturday, July 15 Music – The Serenity Prayer Song – Billy McLaughlin and Nate Sabin https://youtu.be/iKhAg2dMKbo  Prayer Focus: The Serenity Prayer is likely the most famous prayer to be written in modern times. Its authorship is disputed, but it has most often been attributed to twentieth-century American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr. The prayer gained widespread popularity…

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  • Friday, July 14


    Friday, July 14 Music: God Be in My Head – Andrea Ramsey https://youtu.be/8MIT53inUtA Prayer Focus: Today’s prayer first appeared in English in 1513 in a Book of Hours (a resource for praying throughout the day). It was revived in the early 20th century when it was set to music by composer Sir Walford Davies. The…

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  • Wednesday, July 12


    Wednesday, July 12 Music: Prayer of St. Francis – Robert Delgado, based on an anthem by Allen Pote https://youtu.be/8hdWWCHyr_E Prayer Focus: This well-known prayer has been widely attributed to St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), although there is no evidence that Francis penned the prayer. The beautiful prayer of peace was circulated widely during both World…

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  • Tuesday, July 11


    Tuesday, July 11 Music: Christ Be with Me – Julie Cameron-Hall https://youtu.be/2zR4ZSZPjmw Prayer Focus: According to legend, St. Patrick wrote this prayer in 433 A.D. before he converted the king of Ireland to Christianity. It is often called “St. Patrick’s Breastplate,” as it is a type of prayer called lorica (Latin for “breastplate” or “armor”),…

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  • Monday, July 10


    Monday, July 10 Music: The Lord’s Prayer – based on music by Albert Hay Malotte, performed by Ellen Klodová, violin https://youtu.be/gXInjHpM0ng Prayer Focus: It was St. Augustine, the fifth-century bishop of North Africa, who said “those who sing, pray twice.” Our hymns and songs are prayers to God, and singing them adds breadth to our…

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  • Sunday, July 9


    Sunday, July 9 This week, as we continue our focus on prayer this summer, we are going to pray our way through a hymn.  “This Is My Song,” is found in our Glory to God hymnal.  It’s a powerful hymn to sit with this week around the July 4th holiday.  It was written between WWI…

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  • Saturday, July 8


    Saturday, July 8 This week, as we continue our focus on prayer this summer, we are going to pray our way through a hymn.  “This Is My Song,” is found in our Glory to God hymnal.  It’s a powerful hymn to sit with this week around the July 4th holiday.  It was written between WWI…

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  • Friday, July 7


    Friday, July 7 This week, as we continue our focus on prayer this summer, we are going to pray our way through a hymn.  “This Is My Song,” is found in our Glory to God hymnal.  It’s a powerful hymn to sit with this week around the July 4th holiday.  It was written between WWI…

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  • Thursday, July 6


    Thursday, July 6 This week, as we continue our focus on prayer this summer, we are going to pray our way through a hymn.  “This Is My Song,” is found in our Glory to God hymnal.  It’s a powerful hymn to sit with this week around the July 4th holiday.  It was written between WWI…

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  • Wednesday, July 5


    Wednesday, July 5 This week, as we continue our focus on prayer this summer, we are going to pray our way through a hymn.  “This Is My Song,” is found in our Glory to God hymnal.  It’s a powerful hymn to sit with this week around the July 4th holiday.  It was written between WWI…

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