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January 17, 2021

Hope in Suffering

Bezalie Bautista Uc-Kung (Philippines)

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The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end. - Lamentations 3:22 (NRSV)

I was devastated when the biopsy showed cancer in my left breast. I felt the weight of the world crashing down on me. I could not stop crying. What will I do? Who will take on my work responsibilities? Where will I get the money for the expensive treatment? In...

Today's Prayer
God who heals, help us to express our gratitude to you by offering our lives to you for your purposes. Use us for your glory. Amen.
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Lamentations 3:19-26

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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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