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January 22, 2020

Befriending God

Enid Adah Nyinomujuni (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

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You bestow on him blessings forever; you make him glad with the joy of your presence. - Psalm 21:6 (NRSV)

Being the last born in my family, I had no siblings to carry or play with. In search of something to care for and to befriend, I picked out a little lamb from my father’s flock that became my friend. I carried it around all the time. When it grew...

Today's Prayer
Dear Lord, give us a desire to spend time in your presence day by day. As we read your word, give us the fullness of joy that comes from a relationship with you. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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Psalm 21:1-7

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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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