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The soul-crushing weight of guilt Bible: Ephesians 4:25-32 Reading [Forgive] each other, just as in Christ God forgave you (V.32). Rachael Denhollander was the last of more than 150 survivors to speak to the court before their abuser was sentenced. She said the man who had mistreated young gymnast girls deserved the maximum penalty. “HowContinueContinue reading “The soul-crushing weight of guilt”

Eternal eyes Bible: 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Reading We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen (V.18). Eternal eyes. That’s what my friend prays her family, friends and church would have. She wants them to be less and less short-sighted—only looking at the things around them—and more and more long-sighted,ContinueContinue reading “Eternal eyes”

Angry Prayers Bible: Psalm 86:1-13 Reading Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end(PROVERBS 29:11). The neighbours probably didn’t know what to think as they looked out their windows at me one wintry day. I was stomping down the path and off to school. With each angry stompContinueContinue reading “Angry prayers”

Breathe Bible: John 15:4-12 Reading Apart from me you can do nothing (V.5). I’m not a good runner. A run for me includes pain, boredom and fighting the little voice in my head screaming: “Stop!” But I keep at it. A friend told me to focus on my breathing while running, rather than how IContinueContinue reading “Breathe”