Father, you are ageless. I am not. I didn’t give a care for time going by, though my mother warned me that every minute that passes is one I cannot recapture. It is funny how gray hair changes that perspective, Lord. No, it isn’t funny. It is hard to look back and see wasted opportunities…

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Father, sometimes the struggle to keep going threatens to overcome. Lead me onward. Rekindle your holy fire that started me on this path in the first place. Take me back to my first love of Christ. Take me back to the things I did as I first started down this road in ministry to others….

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My life is like a revolving door, Father. People join me in my circular travels, then step out and go on their way. In for a few go-rounds, then gone, back for a few more, then gone. I just get used to them being with me when it’s time for them to go. The transitions…

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Almighty God, you are the one true God who offers the one true hope for all nations. You are Father to the fatherless, residence to the homeless and up-lifter of the down trodden. There is no one like you. We anguish in our circumstance, striving in vain in our own strength to sustain. Give us…

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Heavenly Father, we brothers and sisters in Christ are one team, with one God, one Gospel and one holy purpose. Knit our hearts together. Strengthen our resolve. Show us how to love and support one another. Show us how to bear each other’s burdens in static circumstances and in transition. Give us the greater love…

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