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May 11, 2017

Unchanging Values

Philip A. Rice (Michigan)

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What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. - Micah 6:8 (NIV)

When asking for directions to a certain shop, a newcomer friend asked me, “Is it on the right side of the street or the left side?” I replied that it depended on where he was coming from. “If you’re coming from the sugar factory, it’s on the left side of...

Today's Prayer
Thank you, Holy One, for all the opportunities you put before us. Help us to honor Jesus’ call for peace and compassion as we pray, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.” Amen. (Matt. 6:9-13, niv).
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Micah 6:6-8

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