February 3, 2019

Making a Difference

Belinda Jo Mathias (Mississippi)

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Let your light shine before people, so they can  see the good things you do and praise  your Father who is in heaven. - Matthew 5:16 (CEB)

My energetic 70-year-old friend Mary Ann broke her leg and had to be wheelchair bound and then on crutches for quite a while. During that time, I saw a post on Facebook from one of the women of our church, seeking help decorating for a father-daughter ball. Mary Ann’s comment...

Today's Prayer

Father God, help us to see beyond our limitations to the potential we all have to serve you each day. Amen.

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Today's Reading

Matthew 5:13-16

Thought for the Day

I can’t do everything to serve God, but I can always do something.

Prayer Focus

Those overwhelmed by   their limitations

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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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