The Upper Room

You are good, and what you do is good. - Psalm 119:68 (NIV)

I spent Christmas Day with my dad at the hospital. At times, I heard groans from other patients. When I did, I whispered a prayer for them. This was a difficult time, but it had a purpose. The psalmist wrote, “It was good for me to be afflicted so that...

Today's Prayer

Dear God, help us to see your goodness even as we go through difficult times. As Jesus taught us we pray, “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one” (Matt. 6:9-13, NIV). Amen.

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