Lord, today I have a prayer of thanksgiving. What a week filled with your glory, your power, and your grace. Father, I pray that all of those who were a part of this journey would get a glimpse and a taste of you in the way that we have. You have opened the eyes and hearts of many throughout our time together. I thank you for the way you have worked this for the good of the kingdom and us. Lord, you are the One who set everything in motion. You know the plans you have for us. You know the final outcome and I thank you for sharing your son with us so that we could know the final victory has been won. I thank you for the peace and comfort in the sorrow. I thank you for a new depth of joy that can never be taken away. I thank you for the light and hope that you have given us as a family, both in our earthly and heavenly blood relation. Thank you for my sisters and brothers in Christ and the support and care they have continued to provide. Father, I thank you for the power you give through the body and for the unity you have put in these people. Your will be done for growing the breadth and, more importantly, the depth of your kingdom in Earth. Praise be to you for you are the Power, and the Grace, and the Glory! Amen!
Jude 22-23 Be merciful to those who doubt; snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. This is something I have struggles with, loving those who frustrate me. How can we be merciful to those who are "corrupt" without being judgmental? It is definitely not our place to judge one another, it is our place to love one another. Sometimes loving the people who are rude or cruel is the hardest part of being a Christian. My humanity would like to judge people for their behaviors and choices and lash out at them. I believe we are only able to show true mercy and compassion for others when we accept these for ourselves from Jesus and then He lives them through us. Allowing God to change our hearts in order that Jesus' mercy and compassion shine through is a journey. It's not always easy. On those difficult days, I remain quiet and ask God to love on me, so I...
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