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January 17, 2018

The Gift of a Bible

Kristi Woods (Oklahoma)

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Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. - Psalm 119:105 (NIV)

My hand reached for the gift as everyone in the congregation watched. I pulled the brown book toward me, admiring its big, gold lettering. HOLY BIBLE was stamped across the front. At the time I didn’t realize how precious the gift was.
A few years later, that same brown Bible...

Today's Prayer
Dear God, thank you for the Bible and your guidance through it. May its words become an even brighter lamp, guiding us every day. Amen.
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Today's Reading
Psalm 119:105-112

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