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April 15, 2017

To Pray is to Change

Arthur J. Williams (California)

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Let each of you look not to your own 
interests, but to the interests of others. - Philippians 2:4 (NRSV)

Last year I was diagnosed with a deadly heart disease. The prognosis was grim, and my sole option was a highly specialized surgery. Fortunately I was selected for a program that 
allowed me to have the surgery. I was scared, and I didn’t know if I would return home.
While...

Today's Prayer
Dear Lord, open our eyes and hearts to your will. Help us to trust you enough so that we can focus on others and not just on ourselves. Amen.
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Romans 5:3-5

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