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  • The Father’s Love

    I attended a healing retreat last weekend and had a powerful experience. I long to share the details but need to bring that to prayer to discern if that is a prudent and wise decision. Last night I awoke in the middle of the night with a feeling of pure love from God the Father.…

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  • Called to be Saints

    Light is sweet! and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun. Ecclesiastes 11:7 The weather has been beautiful with abundant sunshine and warm temperatures. I spent some time sitting in the sun, enjoying the feeling of its warmth on my face. It reminds me of the saints in Heaven, who see God…

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  • Trust Me

    Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him; God is a refuge for us. Psalm 62:8. The Lord is close and walks with me. When the way is difficult, He holds out His hand to lead me. I take His hand and follow Him, he whispers, in a still,…

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  • Hello, My Friend, Hello

    I woke up in the dead of night with the beginning of the lyrics of the famous Neil Diamond song repeating in my mind – Hello, my friend, Hello. I felt a tug at my heart to get out of bed and spend time with the Lord. In the quiet and stillness of the night,…

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  • Praise the Lord

    I sit in silence, and ponder what the Lord has said to me the last few months. My heart is overwhelmed by the great love of the Lord during this most sacred time of the year. Every year of the Lenten season, followed by the Passion and Resurrection of the Lord, I experience something different…

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  • Flowers in the Desert

    I continue on my Lenten journey with the Lord and follow Him where He leads me. It is a place where the land is dry and it is in much need of rain. The wind is blowing and there is a chill in the air. The golden grass stretches for miles and I see small…

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  • The Song is Heard

    As I continue to journey into the desert with the Lord this Lenten season, I begin to get glimpses that new life is coming. I hear the songs of the birds that have left for the winter and have returned, the buds appear on the trees where leaves will soon burst forth, the light of…

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  • Lord, the way in the desert has brought me to a deep valley, I cannot see through the dense fog and darkness. I am overcome with confusion and anxiety. Lord, help me. My daughter, I am here with you in the valley. You can hear my voice, I love you my daughter. My Lord, my…

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  • Tend the Garden

    As I follow the Lord farther into the desert of Lent, I imagine a beautiful English garden that I am to take care of. I fetch water from a far off well that is deep and as I bring my empty bucket and lower it down, I find that I have trouble bringing it back…

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  • Praise Him

    Lord, I give You all praise and glory. For You never leave me and are always with me. Whether I am in the lush, green meadow or the barren, dry desert, You are there. When I sense Your presence or when You seem far away, You are there. When I am sad or when I…

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