March 25, 2020

The Cards Never Stopped

Trudy K. Snyder (Pennsylvania, USA)

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Though [the Lord] brings grief, he will show compassion, so great is his unfailing love. - Lamentations 3:32 (NIV)

My friend has sent me greeting cards for the past 30 years. She doesn’t send just a birthday or a Christmas card, she sends a card for every holiday. She never misses one. But recently tragedy struck, and her home burned to the ground; she lost everything she owned. I...

Today's Prayer

Thank you, Lord, for the people who have shaped and strengthened our Christian walk. Help us to be Christlike examples for others. Amen.

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Today's Reading

Lamentations 3:25-33

Thought for the Day

Because of God’s power to redeem, no tragedy can destroy my faith.

Prayer Focus

Those who have lost their homes to fire

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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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—Rev. Sidwell Mokgothu, Limpopo Synod Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and board member for Africa Upper Room Ministries