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The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinth

The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:26

Gracious Father,
You know how deathly afraid we are of death.
We ask for your grace and mercy
to help us talk about death and dying,
well before we have any inkling that we might die.
We ask you to give us the words
to talk about death and dying
with friends and family members
who are facing a terminal diagnosis.
Help us to talk about things
like advance directives,
which help us to choose
which aggressive medical measures
we wish doctors to use
when our bodies are shutting down
and the hope for a cure is long past.
Help us to educate ourselves
on these medical measures like CPR
which looks nothing in reality
like it does on TV,
or ventilators,
which can prevent a dying person
from uttering her last words to her loved ones.
Help younger family members to not be frightened
when their parents want to discuss their wishes;
help elder family members
be willing to share their wishes
with younger ones.
Because our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ died
and was raised from the dead
that we might have forgiveness of sins
and join him in eternal glory,
give us the courage
to prepare for glory
by facing our mortality.
In Jesus’ courageous name. Amen.
Read 1 Corinthians 15:26-28; Hebrews 2:8.
For help in having these conversations, check out my book, Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions about Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven.
To listen to hospice worker and palliative care worker, Kelly Markham, LCSW, discuss these things, go here.
#dailyprayer #devotional
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

Are you missing someone this holiday? “My soul

Are you missing someone this holiday?

“My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Psalm 84:2

Gracious and Hospitable Lord,
As Thanksgiving comes around,
our family misses my mom and her home.
For many years, we visited her there,
but her home now belongs to another;
her new home is in heaven with you.
I know many face a similar sorrow.
It will be their first holiday without their loved one.
In a season when we may feel exiled from familiar places,
draw our hearts to your ever-present
and always abundant hospitality.
You make homes for sparrows and nests for swallows (Psalm 84:3),
and you have invited us to be your sons and daughters.
Even as we limp through the Valley of Weeping,
You make it a place of springs (Psalm 84:6),
refreshing our hearts with your gentleness and joy.
When we tend to believe the lie that we are bereft,
remind us that you are our “sun and shield,”
bestowing “favor and honor,”
assuring us, “No good thing
do I withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11).
In the name of your Son,
who came to walk this earth with us
that we might live in heaven with you.
Amen.
Read Psalm 84.
#dailyprayer #devotional
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

How do we praise Jesus in all circumstances? Take

How do we praise Jesus in all circumstances?

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls…Matthew 11:29

Gentle and Lowly Jesus,
To praise you
is to name what is true about you every day,
all the time,
no matter how difficult
our circumstances may be.
You are compassionate and kind,
even when a loved one is getting worse
instead of better (Matthew 9:36),
You are gentle and forgiving,
even when sin has gotten the best of us again (Luke 23:34),
You are patient and pain-bearing,
even when hope for a baby has dimmed (1 Corinthians 13:4; 7),
You are the way, the truth, and the life,
even when our hearts have wandered far off the path (John 14:6),
You are the bread of life,
even when our budgets are shrinking (John 6:25-29),
You are the Good Shepherd,
even when our children act like wayward sheep (John 10:11-14).
Precious Jesus,
how we thank you for your
steady,
sturdy,
always-loving heart
for us.
May we draw near to you
every moment
of every day
for the saving help we need.
In your faith-full name. Amen.
Read Luke 23:34; 1 Corinthians 13; John 14:6; John 6:25-29; John 10:11-14.
#dailyprayer #devotional
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

Will you join me in lament for those with chronic

Will you join me in lament for those with chronic illness?

For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help. Psalm 22:24

Good Father,
Today we lift up our friends
who have searched and searched and searched,
who have waited and waited and waited
…for health, for wholeness, for healing.
We join in their lament
using the words of David:
“My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me?”
[Don’t you hear my groaning?]
“O my God, I cry by day,
but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest” (Ps. 22:2).
How we thank you, Heavenly Father,
that you have given voice to our lament
in your Word.
As David names his grief to you,
he remembers his reason to trust in you,
and he asks boldly and persistently for help.
We join him on behalf of all of our friends
who have suffered for years:
“In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them”
(Ps. 22:4).
“Be not far from me, for trouble is near,
and there is none to help”
(Ps. 22:11).
As we raise our cry for help,
may we remember that you are the good Father,
and may we join with David in praising you,
for we have even more reason to hope:
your Son, our Savior was forsaken on the cross
that we might be forgiven,
that we might one day live with you
in eternal glory,
in whole and healed bodies forever and ever.
Read Psalm 22.
#dailyprayer #devotional #ETdailyprayer
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #dailydevotions #grace #dailyverse #womensministry
#hope #faith #love #gospelshaped #devotional #shereadstruth #womenoftheword #christianliving

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Do you ever feel like you don’t know yourself an

Do you ever feel like you don’t know yourself anymore?

Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this assurance:
we are fully known by you.
In seasons of grief or uncertainty,
of sorrow or stress,
of caregiving or crisis,
we often feel like
we don’t know anything anymore.
We may not recognize ourselves:
where we were once full of energy,
we now struggle to get out of bed;
where we once attended Bible study regularly,
we now find ourselves stuck in a waiting room;
where we once felt we knew you well,
we now find ourselves doubting your plan.
In those places, we need to hear you speaking certainty to us:
“Fear not for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name,
you are mine.
Fear not, for I am with you…
I will…bring my sons from afar,
and my daughters from the end of the earth…” (Isaiah 43:1; 5-6).
We need to hear you affirming your knowledge of us
even when we have wandered far from you:
“It was I who knew you in the wilderness,
in the land of drought” (Hosea 13:5).
Yes, now our vision of you and ourselves is spotty,
dimmed by the cataracts of life
in a fallen world,
but one day we will see you
face to face.
And then we will know fully who we are
(your beloved daughters and sons)
because we will finally know fully who you are.
Until that day comes,
may we rest in the hope
that we are fully known
and incredibly loved by you.
In Jesus’ loving name. Amen.
Read Isaiah 43:1-7; 1 Corinthians 13:8-134.

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The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinth

The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:26

Gracious Father,
You know how deathly afraid we are of death.
We ask for your grace and mercy
to help us talk about death and dying,
well before we have any inkling that we might die.
We ask you to give us the words
to talk about death and dying
with friends and family members
who are facing a terminal diagnosis.
Help us to talk about things
like advance directives,
which help us to choose
which aggressive medical measures
we wish doctors to use
when our bodies are shutting down
and the hope for a cure is long past.
Help us to educate ourselves
on these medical measures like CPR
which looks nothing in reality
like it does on TV,
or ventilators,
which can prevent a dying person
from uttering her last words to her loved ones.
Help younger family members to not be frightened
when their parents want to discuss their wishes;
help elder family members
be willing to share their wishes
with younger ones.
Because our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ died
and was raised from the dead
that we might have forgiveness of sins
and join him in eternal glory,
give us the courage
to prepare for glory
by facing our mortality.
In Jesus’ courageous name. Amen.
Read 1 Corinthians 15:26-28; Hebrews 2:8.
For help in having these conversations, check out my book, Preparing for Glory: Biblical Answers to 40 Questions about Living and Dying in Hope of Heaven.
To listen to hospice worker and palliative care worker, Kelly Markham, LCSW, discuss these things, go here.
#dailyprayer #devotional
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

Are you missing someone this holiday? “My soul

Are you missing someone this holiday?

“My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Psalm 84:2

Gracious and Hospitable Lord,
As Thanksgiving comes around,
our family misses my mom and her home.
For many years, we visited her there,
but her home now belongs to another;
her new home is in heaven with you.
I know many face a similar sorrow.
It will be their first holiday without their loved one.
In a season when we may feel exiled from familiar places,
draw our hearts to your ever-present
and always abundant hospitality.
You make homes for sparrows and nests for swallows (Psalm 84:3),
and you have invited us to be your sons and daughters.
Even as we limp through the Valley of Weeping,
You make it a place of springs (Psalm 84:6),
refreshing our hearts with your gentleness and joy.
When we tend to believe the lie that we are bereft,
remind us that you are our “sun and shield,”
bestowing “favor and honor,”
assuring us, “No good thing
do I withhold from those who walk uprightly” (Psalm 84:11).
In the name of your Son,
who came to walk this earth with us
that we might live in heaven with you.
Amen.
Read Psalm 84.
#dailyprayer #devotional
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

How do we praise Jesus in all circumstances? Take

How do we praise Jesus in all circumstances?

Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls…Matthew 11:29

Gentle and Lowly Jesus,
To praise you
is to name what is true about you every day,
all the time,
no matter how difficult
our circumstances may be.
You are compassionate and kind,
even when a loved one is getting worse
instead of better (Matthew 9:36),
You are gentle and forgiving,
even when sin has gotten the best of us again (Luke 23:34),
You are patient and pain-bearing,
even when hope for a baby has dimmed (1 Corinthians 13:4; 7),
You are the way, the truth, and the life,
even when our hearts have wandered far off the path (John 14:6),
You are the bread of life,
even when our budgets are shrinking (John 6:25-29),
You are the Good Shepherd,
even when our children act like wayward sheep (John 10:11-14).
Precious Jesus,
how we thank you for your
steady,
sturdy,
always-loving heart
for us.
May we draw near to you
every moment
of every day
for the saving help we need.
In your faith-full name. Amen.
Read Luke 23:34; 1 Corinthians 13; John 14:6; John 6:25-29; John 10:11-14.
#dailyprayer #devotional
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #grace #dailyverse #womensministry #gospelshaped #shereadstruth #christianliving

Will you join me in lament for those with chronic

Will you join me in lament for those with chronic illness?

For he has not despised or scorned
the suffering of the afflicted one;
he has not hidden his face from him
but has listened to his cry for help. Psalm 22:24

Good Father,
Today we lift up our friends
who have searched and searched and searched,
who have waited and waited and waited
…for health, for wholeness, for healing.
We join in their lament
using the words of David:
“My God, my God,
why have you forsaken me?
Why are you so far from saving me?”
[Don’t you hear my groaning?]
“O my God, I cry by day,
but you do not answer,
and by night, but I find no rest” (Ps. 22:2).
How we thank you, Heavenly Father,
that you have given voice to our lament
in your Word.
As David names his grief to you,
he remembers his reason to trust in you,
and he asks boldly and persistently for help.
We join him on behalf of all of our friends
who have suffered for years:
“In you our ancestors put their trust;
they trusted and you delivered them”
(Ps. 22:4).
“Be not far from me, for trouble is near,
and there is none to help”
(Ps. 22:11).
As we raise our cry for help,
may we remember that you are the good Father,
and may we join with David in praising you,
for we have even more reason to hope:
your Son, our Savior was forsaken on the cross
that we might be forgiven,
that we might one day live with you
in eternal glory,
in whole and healed bodies forever and ever.
Read Psalm 22.
#dailyprayer #devotional #ETdailyprayer
#hopewriterlife #goodnewsfeed #votd #Biblestudy #dailydevotions #grace #dailyverse #womensministry
#hope #faith #love #gospelshaped #devotional #shereadstruth #womenoftheword #christianliving

Reminder: Free Webinar on Coping with Grief During

Reminder: Free Webinar on Coping with Grief During the Holidays Tonight

Do you ever feel like you don’t know yourself an

Do you ever feel like you don’t know yourself anymore?

Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known.
1 Corinthians 13:12

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for this assurance:
we are fully known by you.
In seasons of grief or uncertainty,
of sorrow or stress,
of caregiving or crisis,
we often feel like
we don’t know anything anymore.
We may not recognize ourselves:
where we were once full of energy,
we now struggle to get out of bed;
where we once attended Bible study regularly,
we now find ourselves stuck in a waiting room;
where we once felt we knew you well,
we now find ourselves doubting your plan.
In those places, we need to hear you speaking certainty to us:
“Fear not for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name,
you are mine.
Fear not, for I am with you…
I will…bring my sons from afar,
and my daughters from the end of the earth…” (Isaiah 43:1; 5-6).
We need to hear you affirming your knowledge of us
even when we have wandered far from you:
“It was I who knew you in the wilderness,
in the land of drought” (Hosea 13:5).
Yes, now our vision of you and ourselves is spotty,
dimmed by the cataracts of life
in a fallen world,
but one day we will see you
face to face.
And then we will know fully who we are
(your beloved daughters and sons)
because we will finally know fully who you are.
Until that day comes,
may we rest in the hope
that we are fully known
and incredibly loved by you.
In Jesus’ loving name. Amen.
Read Isaiah 43:1-7; 1 Corinthians 13:8-134.

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