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Vending Machine Prayers

Vending Machine Prayers

Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him the Father, God,...
April 14, 2024
Be Still and Take a Nap

Be Still and Take a Nap

[Jesus] woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Quiet! Be still!" The wind ceased and there was great calm. // Mark 4:39  There are many evenings when...
January 26, 2024
My Divided Soul

My Divided Soul

But he knew their thoughts and said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself will be laid waste and house will fall against house.” // Luke 11:17 There are a...
October 12, 2023
Laying Hold of His Sound Words

Laying Hold of His Sound Words

Lay hold of eternal life. // 1 Timothy 6:12 If I had a dollar for each time I read a piece of Catholic commentary, offhand words from a member of...
September 21, 2023
Learning To Forgive

Learning To Forgive

Amen, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. // Matthew 18:18 I...
August 15, 2023
Cultivating Rich Soil

Cultivating Rich Soil

But some seed fell on rich soil, and produced fruit, a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold. // Matthew 13:9. When I look around our world right now, the world in...
July 25, 2023
The Care of Our Heavenly Father

The Care of Our Heavenly Father

Fear no one. Nothing is concealed that will not be revealed,  nor secret that will not be known. // Matthew 10:26 We’ve all experienced fear in the last three years....
June 24, 2023
Love of God Changes Your Life

Love of God Changes Your Life

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant. // Luke 1:47-48 When I...
May 30, 2023
The Honoring of Marriage

The Honoring of Marriage

Let marriage be honored among all and the marriage bed be kept undefiled. // Hebrews 13:4 What does letting marriage be honored mean to you? Does it mean images of...
February 03, 2023
Live in the Light

Live in the Light

Immediately things like scales fell from his eyes and he regained his sight. // Acts 9:18 I know I need Jesus to illuminate so many areas of my life. There...
January 25, 2023
Keep the Celebration Going

Keep the Celebration Going

But he, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked up intently to heaven and saw the glory of God and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. // Acts 7:55...
December 26, 2022
Living Prepared for Him

Living Prepared for Him

“Beware that your hearts do not become drowsy from carousing and drunkenness and the anxieties of daily life, and that day catch you by surprise like a trap.” // Luke...
November 26, 2022