The benediction The Lord lift up his countenance upon you, And give you peace. Numbers 6:26 Read 2 Corinthians 13:11—13 I think tonight of all the times I have been blessed with the words that finish this little reading. They come at the end of a sometimes torrid letter, but all the apostle wants,…
Where God’s name will be Happy are those who live in your house, Ever singing your praise. Psalm 84:4 Read 1 Kings 8:22—30 Not everything Solomon did is a great example for me to follow, but how he prayed on the occasion of the dedication of the Temple is. It’s all there. When he…
Knowing what surpasses knowledge Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable. Psalm 145:3 Read Ephesians 3:14—21 I really need to slow down with a reading like this. I can toss off each phrase rather blandly without stopping, as it were, to clothe it with the full meaning it…
The mystery of God What are human beings that you are mindful of them, Mortals that you care for them? Psalm 8:4 Read John 3:3—8 Two things, at least, I learn about my life with God, my reborn life. One is that it is a mighty mystery, as unseen as the wind. It does…
Freely you have received: freely give And in Jesus’ name I come to you To share his love as he told me to. Carol Owens Read John 20:19—23 Not everyone I know is going to sleep tonight assured of the forgiveness of their sins. Some of them are going to bed nursing resentments, too,…