Nathan Cox (Texas, USA)
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Sign Up TodayCome to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. - Matthew 11:28 (NRSV)
There have been many times in my life when I have felt so overwhelmed that I have become very anxious, critical, and hopeless. Being a full-time student with a part-time job and volunteering with a local youth ministry can be exhausting, and I don’t have much time for myself. I...
I will give my burdens to Jesus, who always offers help.
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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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