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September 24, 2017

A Fine Line

Beverly Taylor (Colorado)

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The psalmist wrote, “My flesh and my heart 
may fail, but God is the strength of my 
heart and my portion forever.” - Psalm 73:26 (NIV)

I watched my mother’s independence fade each year as she aged. As her hearing became worse, she lost the ability to listen to the radio and the TV. A stroke compromised her vision, and the joy she experienced sewing soon disappeared. She stopped reading and writing. A broken hip, difficulty...

Today's Prayer
Dear God, give us wisdom to let go and entrust those we love to you. Amen.
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Psalm 73:23-28

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