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Monday, November 7: Scripture – Ephesians 4:1-3
Monday, November 7: Scripture – Ephesians 4:1-3 1 I, therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beg you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, 3 making every effort to maintain the unity of…
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Sunday, November 6, by Margaret Monroe
Sunday, November 6, by Margaret Monroe Hymn: Rejoice in God’s Saints https://youtu.be/FroK4yyuXfI Prayer Focus: “Rejoice in God’s Saints” was written in 1973 by Fred Pratt Green, one of the twentieth century’s best and most prolific hymn writers. Eleven of his hymns are in our hymnal! “Rejoice in God’s Saints” differs from many other hymns about…
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Saturday, November 5 – Hymn: Give Thanks for Those Whose Faith is Firm
Saturday, November 5 – Hymn: Give Thanks for Those Whose Faith is Firm https://youtu.be/xbnMn_LEdtw Prayer Focus: With this hymn we have another text to a tune I know with the hymn “How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord.” Perhaps you are already familiar with these words by Martin E. Leckebusch. I chose this recording because it highlights…
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Friday, November 4, by Margaret Monroe
Friday, November 4, by Margaret Monroe Hymn: The Souls of the Righteous https://youtu.be/he07uoqwcxI “The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and the pain of death shall not touch them. To the eyes of the foolish, they seemed to perish, but they are in peace.” – Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-2a, 3b (Apocrypha) Prayer…
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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…