The living soul of man, once conscious of its power, cannot be quelled.
(Horace Mann)
(Horace Mann)
Praying For The Lost
Lord God, I ask you for the salvation of people who are lost. You ask us to pray for people that do not yet know you because you love them and want them to join in and become part of the inheritance that Jesus’s death has brought mankind. Jesus gave himself as a ransom for their sin. They no longer need to live their lives without knowledge of God. Lord Jesus, I know you have broken the hold of sin, the world, and ignorance over these people’s hearts and minds. I speak the love and peace of God over their hearts and minds. Allow...
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When great trees fall, rocks on distant hills shudder, lions hunker down in tall grasses, and even elephants lumber after safety. When great trees fall in forests, small things recoil into silence, their senses eroded beyond fear. When great souls die, the air around us becomes light, rare, sterile. We breathe, briefly. Our eyes, briefly, see with a hurtful clarity. Our memory, suddenly sharpened, examines, gnaws on kind words unsaid, promised walks never taken. Great souls die and our reality, bound to them, takes leave of us. Our souls,...
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