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October 23, 2020

Strength

Margaret Bishop (Kentucky, USA)

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The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? - Psalm 27:1 (KJV)

My life was going well, but then everything changed. I was in a doctor’s office every day for a week. I was told I had macular degeneration. Wasn’t my severe glaucoma enough? I thought. I experienced a meniscus tear and a painful cyst in the same knee. Wasn’t one or...

Today's Prayer
Dear Lord, thank you for your strength that helps us to keep going through pain and change. Amen.
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