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April 3, 2020

Orchids for Carolyn

Dayna Nestor (Pennsylvania, USA)

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You will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him if you search after him with all your heart and soul. - Deuteronomy 4:29 (NRSV)

After my heart transplant, I began taking time to slow down and reflect on the little miracles that happen in our everyday lives. Just after my operation, my mom asked me what I wanted when I came home. I told her that I wanted an orchid. I felt a new...

Today's Prayer
Heavenly Father, when we see no way through our trials, help us to have faith in you and to trust your guidance. Amen.
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Psalm 105:1-6

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If I remain alert, I can see little miracles every day.

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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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