Valerie L. Runyan (New Mexico)
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Sign Up TodayThe Lord says, “I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.” - Jeremiah 31:34
Today’s Bible reading is about Joseph forgiving his brothers, but it is also clear that Joseph had not forgotten what his brothers had done. Although the command to “forgive and forget” is not found specifically in the Bible, I still wish I could always forget. I can forgive small transgressions,...
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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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