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Let Us Remember

When I was a child I loved playing the game Memory.  You have a bunch of cards face down on the floor and then you flip them over one at a time to make a match.  I played this game with my grandmother all the time.  It’s a fun childhood game that often serves as an early introduction to many children to use their memory.  The ability to recall information seems to vary from one person to the next.  Some people seem to struggle with remembering information while...

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We Can Focus on Today

This was a different sort of prayer.  It wasn’t the prayer offered out of memory or routine, like the ones you say before a meal or before bed.  It wasn’t a spontaneous prayer of joyful gratitude, like the ones you declare at the sound of good news or great relief.  This was a prayer from the depths of her heart.  It was a prayer offered in deep anguish.  A prayer offered from the heavy weight of a wound that wouldn’t heal.  Deep anguish. Eli...

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Giving Our Hearts to God

Have you ever wondered why a man gets down on one knee when he decides it’s time to propose to the woman he wants to marry?  Your basic Google search would suggest this custom finds its roots when knights would kneel before their lord’s as a sign of allegiance, loyalty and respect.  In short, it’s a gesture of humility and surrender.  I remember feeling that way when I proposed to my wife.  In many ways, getting down on one knee was intended to help...

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