December 8, 2017

Soon

Mike Medeiros (California)

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Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. . . .  A voice of one calling: “In the wilderness  prepare the way for the Lord." - Isaiah 40:1, 3 (NIV)

I know how hard it is for me to wait patiently for something. I remember as a child how I longingly looked out the window one day, watching for my cousins to arrive from the east coast. We had exchanged letters and pictures, but we had not met in person....

Today's Prayer

Dear Father, thank you for offering us hope through your son, Jesus. Prepare our hearts this season of Advent. Amen.

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Today's Reading

Isaiah 40:1-5

Thought for the Day

We eagerly anticipate the coming of Jesus the Messiah.

Prayer Focus

Those who need hope

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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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