Unlike Anything Else

In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee.”Luke 24:5-6 (NIV) I...

What is Man?

When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?Psalm 8:3-4 (NIV) Dear God, on those dazzling nights when I consider Your...

I Know Too Much

Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”Luke 18:17 (NIV) Jesus, I know You want us to have a childlike faith—a guileless kind of trust. But I have lived a whole lot, and I know too much. I have become...

Overcome with Surprise

“I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God.For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”Luke 18:14 (NIV) Jesus, I was surprised today to see my friend applaud her own...

What I Don’t Love

The soothing tongue is a tree of life,but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.Proverbs 15:4 (NIV) Dearest, Lord, You know how much I love planting trees, spreading seeds, and growing flowers. You know that about me, Lord, because You designed me that way. And I love...

Life Eternal with You!

‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”Revelation 21:4 (NIV) Dear God, I know I was never meant for all the sadnesses that I’ve collected on this fallen earth....

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