Lately I’ve been feeling like David- King David of the Bible that is, not just some random guy named David. Anyway, I say that not because I’ve felt very kingly or wise, but more so because I relate to the cries of his heart that are so beautifully conveyed throughout the pages of Psalms. I’d like to tell you about one specific psalm that stuck out but I feel a deep heart connection with so many of them. As I would read David’s cries to God to save him, pleading for mercy and grace, pleading for compassion and forgiveness, pleading for rescue, my heart would turn violently …

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Whether we want to admit it or not, our perceptions shift with the culture. Country to country, state to state, decade to decade- we risk having our thoughts and actions defined by the norm. Sometimes the norm is attainable, sometimes it isn’t. I’m talking about appearances. We live in an image-saturated society- billboards, television commercials, and magazine ads try to show us who to be, what should make us happy. I speak as a woman who used to be especially susceptible to this insecurity. A woman who grew up sometimes feeling not enough of one thing or too much of something else. But God has shown me in the last …

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My eyes are tainted I see through filthy lenses dirtied by life experiences What I see, I comprehend And my comprehension fails me For I am a product of fallen man- brokenness But, You speak truth to my deepest parts You clean what was once filthy You take the past, forgive it, and redeem it You are my clarity You are my point of view. Written in the journal from the Prayer Room during 40.

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