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September 30, 2016

Shining God’s Goodness

Stanley L. Hayes (Michigan)

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Let your light shine before others, so that they 
may see your good works and give glory 
to your Father in heaven. - Matthew 5:16 (NRSV)

Sometimes we see the evil in this world and wonder how a loving God could let it go unchecked.
I think perhaps we should be asking a different question. Aren’t goodness, love, and care evidence of the presence of God in our midst?
I experienced God’s goodness firsthand when recovering...

Today's Prayer
Loving Creator, thank you for being present to us when we look for you. Help us live a life that shows your glory. Amen.
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Today's Reading
Matthew 5:13-16

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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.” 

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