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Tuesday, November 21, 2023
As A New Day Dawns,
Remembering From Whom Our Help Comes.
First Samuel 7:12
Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Jeshanah, and named it Ebenezer; for he said, ‘Thus far the Lord has helped us.’
Acts of the Apostles 26:22
To this day I have had help from God, and so I stand here, testifying to both small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses said would take place: ….
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Words of Grace For Today
Going it alone, or with our own family, or friends, or company, or kind is typical for us as we meander through life towards, well, we like to deny it with all our efforts – but it’s still towards death.
And we get there in the end, successfully, whether we like it or not.
The journey is usually fraught with failures and detours and disasters of our own making.
As we get to the end of any day, or the start of a new day, best is to recognize that we have nothing new to offer the world,
but the old stuff we have received from the saints before is precious.
Each day, ending or beginning, it is helpful to remember that we cannot make anything good happen for us or anyone else, unless we let God have at us and guide us and perform miracles in us so that out of our pathetic efforts some good will come.
So, to give thanks, to God,
who helps us on our way,
blessing us
and through us others,
well
that’s a good start and a good end to each day.