I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, then I am strong. - 2 Corinthians 12:10 (NRSV)

In the past I would wake up some mornings with a feeling of dread. I thought about my failures, fears, and rejections. I wondered why I hadn’t accomplished more by now and why I hadn’t fulfilled my dreams. I felt I had not lived up to society’s standards. Usually as...

Today's Prayer
Dear God, thank you for being by our side through the challenges life brings. Amen.

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Today's Reading
Hebrews 4:12-16

Thought for the Day

Prayer can help me discover strength in my weaknesses.

Prayer Focus

To find strength in my weaknesses


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