Category: Morning Reflection
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Living Shadows: Reflection on Psalm 39
NOTE: This is part of my Psalm Reflection Series. See the whole series here (or Click “Reflecctions” Llnk). Psalm 39:1-13 Mom’s Advice I remember my mom telling me, “If can’t say anything nice, don’t say anything at all.” If she told me that once, she told me a million times (she also told me not to…
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For Those Who Wait: Reflection on Psalm 38
Psalm 38 But it is for you, O Lord, that I wait; it is you, O Lord my God, who will answer. – Psalm 38:15 Making Deals on the Bathroom Floor “God if you get me through this…I will never _______ again…” went my prayer as I sat on the bathroom floor. I had never…
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Psalm 37: How to Future-Proof Your Life
The Right Thing “So, what’s my reward?” he asked expectantly. “Well,” the reply came, “your reward is knowing you did the right thing.” Have you ever had someone say that to you? Have you ever said that to someone else? Perhaps your kids? While the sentiment sounds good, deep down hearing, “doing the right thing…
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Psalm 36: Sin’s Whisper & God’s Goodness
Whisper of Sin “Sin whispers to the wicked deep within their hearts…” – Psalm 36:1 (NLT) Sin doesn’t just “happen.” Sin begins, not with an action, event, or shout, but a whisper. There use to be a commercial that started with, “When you want to get someone’s attention, you whisper.” If you have ever tried…
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How Long O Lord? – Reflection on Psalm 35
Psalm 35:17 – “How long, O Lord, will you look on? Rescue me from their ravages, my life from the lions!” Betrayed “I thought they were our friends,” she whispered quietly to her husband. “I know…” he responded, trying to comprehend where the relationship had gone sour. “We were in their wedding and they were…