One day you finally knew what you had to do, and began, though the voices around you kept shouting their bad advice— though the whole house began to tremble and you felt the old tug at your ankles. “Mend my life!” each voice cried. But you didn’t stop. You knew what you had to do, though the wind pried with its stiff fingers at the very foundations, though their melancholy was terrible. It was already late enough,...
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A Matter of Touch I The jackhammer sends stones of concrete flying as it screams its success at destruction into the night. A torch spews out its molten metal vapor that eats through the links of the chain. A skylight opens overhead lifting the heart up and out on a cloud of hope. A soft grass path replaces the walk of broken glass. Freedom from condemnation replaces the sentence of death. II He balances the plate on one hand while...
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O ften your tasks will be many, And more than you think you can do. Often the road will be rugged And the hills insurmountable, too. But always remember, The hills ahead Are never as steep as they seem, And with Faith in your heart Start upward And climb ’til you reach your dream. For nothing in life that is worthy Is ever too hard to achieve If you have the courage to try it, And you have the faith to believe. For faith is a...
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Father, I want to thank you for the Blood of Jesus that reconciles us back unto you. I want to thank you for the Blood of Jesus that cleanses us from all sin. In the name of Jesus the Messiah, I declare that I am born out of God, and that no evil spirit has any hold over me. I belong to you, Abba Father, spirit, soul, and body. I submit myself to you, Abba Father, and I resist the devil in the powerful name of Jesus the Messiah, and...
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Archangel Gabriel, the angel of revelation, I thank God for making you a powerful messenger to deliver divine messages. Please help me hear what God has to say to me, so I can follow his guidance and fulfill his purposes in my life. Purifying Prepare me to tune into what God has to say to me through his Spirit by purifying my soul so my mind will be clear and my spirit will be attentive to God’s messages. As the angel of...
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