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Friday, July 21: Breaking Bread
Friday, July 21: Breaking Bread “After he took his seat at the table with them, he took the bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. 31 Their eyes were opened and they recognized him, but he disappeared from their sight.” -Luke 24:30-31 Consider: It was only after Jesus broke bread with the…
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Thursday, July 20: Serve
Thursday, July 20: Serve “And serve each other according to the gift each person has received, as good managers of God’s diverse gifts.” -1 Peter 4:10 Consider: In the early church, (from the Acts of the apostles to about 400CE), the posture of the missionary was that of a servant. The apostles and earliest Christians…
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Wednesday, July 19: Listen
Wednesday, July 19: Listen “Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry.” -James 1:19 Consider: Remember the story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10. Martha hurried around the house getting everything ready for dinner, while Mary sat at the feet of…
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Tuesday, July 18: Curiosity
Tuesday, July 18: Curiosity “It is the glory of God to hide something and the glory of kings to discover something.” -Proverbs 25:2 Consider: God is a mystery. Over time, God has revealed a lot to us about who God is, but much remains unknown as well. Part of faith is being curious. Our curiosity…
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Monday, July 17: Pause
Monday, July 17: Pause “Pause a moment Job, and listen; consider the wonderful things God does.” -Job 37:14 Consider: all that Job has been through. His life has been so up-ended that it no longer looks like the life he knew before. And in the midst of him trying to process what’s going on, he…
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Sunday, July 16: Departure
Sunday, July 16: Departure “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.” -Numbers 6:24-26 Consider: departing as a spiritual act…perhaps one we do not think of often. We can also call…
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Sunday, July 16
Sunday, July 16 Music – The Chorister’s Prayer – Philip Stopford https://youtu.be/RGNTyZjHL8I Prayer Focus: The Chorister’s Prayer first appeared in The Choirboy’s Pocket Book, published by the Royal School of Church Music in England in 1934. Bless, O Lord, us thy servants who minister in thy temple; Grant that what we sing with our lips,…
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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…