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Outstretched

Psalm 77:1-2 “I cried out to God for help; I cried out to God to hear me.  When I was in distress, I sought the Lord; at night I stretched out untiring hands and my soul refused to be comforted.” … Continue reading

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Carried

Isaiah 46:4b “…I am he who will sustain you.  I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Luke 5:18-20, 24-25 “Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and … Continue reading

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Sapphires

Exodus 24:9-10 “Moses and Aaron…went up and saw the God of Israel. Under his feet was something like a pavement made of sapphire, clear as the sky itself.” Isaiah 54:11-12 “O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I … Continue reading

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Strangers

Psalm 119:18-19 “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.  I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me.” John 17:14-16 “I have given them your word and the world has hated … Continue reading

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Desert Owl

Psalm 102:6-7 “I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.  I lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof.” Mark 1:35 “Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got … Continue reading

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Clay Jars

Judges 7:19-21 “Gideon and the hundred men with him reached the edge of the camp at the beginning of the middle watch, just after they had changed the guard.  They blew their trumpets and broke the jars that were in … Continue reading

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Foundation

Luke 6:47-49 “As for everyone who comes to me and hears my words and puts them into practice, I will show you what they are like.  They are like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid … Continue reading

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Bowl

Genesis 25:29-34 “Once when Jacob was cooking some stew, Esau came in from the open country, famished.  He said to Jacob, ‘Quick, let me have some of that red stew!  I’m famished!…Jacob replied, ‘First sell me your birthright.’  ‘Look, I … Continue reading

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Adopted

Esther 2:5-7, 8b, 15, 17 “Now there was in the citadel of Susa a Jew of the tribe of Benjamin, named Mordecai…who had been carried into exile…Mordecai had a cousin named Hadassah, whom he had brought up…This girl, who was … Continue reading

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Yoke

1 Kings 12:3b-4, 6a, 7-8, 10-11 “…the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him: ‘Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke…and we will serve you.”…Then … Continue reading

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