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Faith To Be Real
After Jesus healed a girl, two blind men followed him, shouting, “Have compassion on us, Son of David!” As Jesus entered the house where he was staying, the blind men came to him, and Jesus asked, “Do you believe that I can do this?” “Yes, Lord,” they answered. ...
A Divine Communion
“While Jesus was eating with the disciples, he took a loaf of bread, and after blessing it he broke it, gave it to them, and said, ‘Take; this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, and after giving thanks, he gave it to them, and all of them drank from it. He said to...
Embrace the Power of Prayer
Maybe you’ve been saying you want to pray, but you’re too busy. Perhaps you believe that you can’t pray because you don’t know the right words. Maybe you feel overloaded by too many tasks and overwhelmed with too many choices. Or you want to discern what’s best,...
The Greatest Treasure
“Do not store your treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves can break in and steal them. But, store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves cannot break in and steal. For, wherever...
The Gift of Hospitality
“Jesus approached the tree where Zacchaeus, the region’s chief tax collector, was. Calling him by name, Jesus said, ‘Zacchaeus, come down quickly! I must be a guest in your home today.’ “So, Zacchaeus hurried down and took Jesus to his house in great excitement and...
The Real Prize
“Trust in God and do good. Then you will live safely in the land and prosper. Delight in God, and God will give you your heart’s desires.” From Psalm 37:3-4 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage from Psalms is sometimes titled, “Delight...
The Vision Guides
“Cornelius, a Roman army captain, told Peter, ‘I was praying in my house when suddenly, a vision in dazzling clothes stood in front of me and said, “Your prayer has been heard, and God recognizes your gifts to the poor. Now send for Peter so he may give you a message...
The Heart Leads
“John the Baptist declared: ‘Someone is coming who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not even worthy to stoop and untie the straps of his sandals. I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit!’ “When Jesus came from Nazareth in...
Prayer of Changes
Today, I am ready to change. No more resistance. No more clinging and clutching. Everywhere, all the time, life changes, even when I don’t like it, even when I don’t want it. Try as I might, I know I can’t stop these changes. So, I am giving the struggles to God,...
A Mighty Faith
“While Jesus was in the temple, he watched rich people drop their gifts in the collection box. Then a poor widow arrived and dropped in two small coins. “‘I tell you the truth,’ Jesus said. ‘This poor widow has given more than these people. For they have given a...
The Abundance in Rest
For many people, an abundant life means doing lots and striving for more. Yet, the rewards these people desire are often elusive because they miss a key aspect of an abundance mindset: That when nothing appears to be happening, something still is. To truly enjoy an...
The Grace of Wisdom
“Get wisdom, and whatever else you do, get insight. If you prize wisdom, it will exalt and honor you. It will crown you with a garland of grace and glory.” Proverbs 4:7-9 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage from the Book of Proverbs is...
Find Your Equanimity
“I have learned to be content regardless of circumstance. I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. I can do all things through...
Clear a Fresh Path
“Not that I have obtained this yet, or realized perfection, but I press on to do as Christ Jesus did. Siblings, I have not achieved it yet, but I focus on forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, the goal of living God’s call as Christ Jesus did.”...
Tap Into the Energy
Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. Your energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, because God always desires your willingness to work to fulfill your purpose. Philippians 2:12-13 Notes for Contemplation as You Use...
Get Into the Flow
True goodness is like water. Water’s good for everything. It doesn’t compete. It goes right to the low loathsome places, and so finds the way. From the Tao Te Ching Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This wisdom comes from the Tao’s eighth chapter...
Determining and Establishing Healthy Boundaries
To grow in spiritual maturity and to fully live our purpose, we must have clear, healthy boundaries for our lives. These boundaries help us function freely and safely to ensure well-being for ourselves and others in our care. Boundaries help us keep clear of clutter...
Choose Your Response
Buddha teaches: In life we will be hit by an arrow we cannot control. This arrow is the inevitable painful experience of loss, mistakes, failures, illness, aging, and death. It’s inevitable that we all will bear its pain. But, the second arrow, our reaction to the...
Begin Your Spiritual Evolution
“Do not conform to the behaviors and patterns of this world. Instead, be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:2 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage is from The Letter of Paul to the Romans in the section sometimes...
A Renewed Spirit
“A Sabbath rest still remains for the people of God; for those who enter God’s rest also cease from their work as God did.” Hebrews 4:9-10 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional: This passage, from the Book of Hebrews, is often titled, “The Rest that God...
Soul Connected
“You turned my mourning into dancing. You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy, that my heart may sing Your praises and not be silent. O Lord my God, I will give thanks to you forever.” Psalm 30:11-12 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this Devotional:...
Trust the Abundance
Jesus said: “Therefore, I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, or about your body, what you will wear. . . . Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds...
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