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“A man’s wisdom gives him patience;
it is to his glory to overlook an offense.”
Proverbs 19:11
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Keeping a cool head
in the heat of conflict
Turning the other cheek
when wronged
Lord, grant me such
wisdom today
to weigh my words
before I speak
to love
even as I am loved
by You.
Photo by Doug Shelton
Deuteronomy 5:1-6:25; Luke 7:11-35; Psalm 68:19-35; Proverbs 11:29-31
“Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our Salvation.
Our God is a God of Salvation,
and to God, the Lord,
belong deliverances from death.”
Psalm 68:19-20
God of today
God of tomorrow
in all things
big and small.
You alone save.
God of the skies
where planes disappear.
God of the ERs
and broken bodies.
God of dark hotel rooms
and enslaved boys and girls.
God of drug addicted minds,
of widow’s empty chairs.
God of childless couples’
hopes and dreams.
God is a God who saves.
God of those who question Him
and turn their backs away.
God of swollen bellies and
empty hands.
God of ears that can’t hear
and eyes that cannot see.
God of homeless ones
and privacy starved stars.
God is a God who saves.
“While we were yet sinners,
Christ died for us.”
One who daily helps us
stand strong in the truth
that He is a God who
loves,
shows mercy,
and saves.
“For God so loved the world
that he gave his only begotten son
that whoever believes in him
will never die
but have everlasting life.”
God is a God who saves.
O God, from the heights of heaven you see–and you have compassion. You see a world teetering on the brink of the next disaster, war, storm, conflict. You see us–and have compassion. May we turn to you and embrace your salvation, looking only to you. You have shown yourself faithful to all generations–your love and mercy never end. Help us to speak of your salvation to those who need to hear. Help us to be your hands and feet to serve those wearied by life–who need to know there is a God who saves. Thank you for saving us. In Jesus’ precious name we pray, Amen.
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