My Expectation is from you candle

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On the night Jesus was born Israel had waited in expectation for their coming Messiah for centuries. Held under bondage to Rome and by the decree from a foreign ruler Mary and Joseph made their way to Bethlehem to register for tax purposes. Mary knew who resided in her womb; Joseph did, too. What they didn’t know was how their life, His life, would play out in the years to come. On the night Jesus was born, His earthly parents had no place to stay. They were given permission to sleep in a barn, a stable. There in that dirty, smelly place where animals wereRead More →

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“Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God? Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint, and to the them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mountRead More →

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Let.It.Go. Session 4: Practicing the Art of Soul Control Our last session dealt with the Proverbs 31 woman who teaches and speaks words of kindness. But let’s be honest, there are times when it is not kindness longing to spill from our lips. Typically these occasions occur on days filled with interruptions and inconveniences working against even the best laid plans. I have experienced it. You have experienced it. For example, it seems to never fail that when I am running late for an appointment I get stuck on a narrow two-lane country road behind someRead More →