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Hope whispers sweet encouragement throughout the day and yet waits longingly for the things to come. Patience is joyfully expectant without any trace of manipulation to make things happen. Joy overflows with deep-rooted happiness in the midst of any event. Peace smiles from the heart and is like a...

"Be persistent and devoted to prayer, being alert and focused in your prayer life with an attitude of thanksgiving." Colossians 4:2   God, would we look to you in utter devotion - overflowing with gratitude. A basketful of thanks anew!  Always, we look to You for guidance - to feel Your...

Thank you, LORD, for a good, full year. One of memories and laughter and tears. Stamp in our minds memories of Your faithfulness that we will pass down to generations to come and carry with us into eternity. Keep us close to You - in the deep rivers of the Holy Spirit - as we joyfully reflect....

"I pray...asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called--his holy...

Creator God It was You who set our planet into motion, who breathed life onto the deep, who spoke and complex beings came to be.   Creator God It was You who put puffy white clouds into the sky, who made the light blue my eyes are drawn to, who made the towering trees with their leaves that...

Long ago there lived a prince... who loved to horseback ride and pray and dance. Occasionally, he did all three at the same time. But usually, he did them one at a time.  One day, deep in the woods, which he had gotten to by horseback and dancing, he found himself praying for his kingdom.  That...

In a lonely valley long ago.... there sat a princess reading a book. Many days you could find her there, you just had to look. She wanted to learn the history of the world, so she could one day rule her kingdom well, but she always found herself immersed in fairytales instead.  She laughed aloud...

"You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in You." Isaiah 26:3 Like a stream shifting sand and smoothing rocks, over time, our thoughts determine the landscape of our minds. So, drink deeply of the medicine of God's word so your heart overflows with His praise....

A crown: simple and golden hammered and shined You've given me  a crown of old perfect and fitted admired and divine I give it back too beautiful for me to hold I turn away thankful, but determined there's no way  a crown like that should be atop my head And yet I catch a glimpse  a reflection of...

God cherishes you. He cherishes when you think about Him.  He cherishes when you give Him your whole heart again & again.   So sit for a full minute. Breathe deeply, my friend. Close your eyes and picture Him walking into your room. Thank Him for the sweet peace He brings; the tender joy...