Wilma Rose Vernich (Tennessee, USA)
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Sign Up TodayWhat does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. - Micah 6:8 (NIV)
One day while cooking yet another big meal in our family kitchen, I sighed and asked aloud, “What will others remember most about me when I’m gone — the cooking or the cleaning?” My husband jokingly suggested this inscription for my future tombstone: “She made good bread.”
This humorous exchange...
What do I want my legacy as a follower of Christ to be?
Those doubting the value of their efforts
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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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