Thurs, 24 Jan (Psalm 56:9)‏

My wanderings you have counted; my tears are stored in your flask; are they not recorded in your book? Psalm 56:9

Devotion* snippets*: "Perhaps [we] should take the advice of some of the early desert monks who urged us to pray for "the gift of tears" as a sacramental sign of a hidden inward cleansing of the soul. All of us know when we are "crying on the inside." And we have no doubt that God knows it as well." by James E. Adams

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Sharon Carlson shared this comment yesterday (from the Navigators devotional). "It has been said that "success without a successor is failure." In the midst of your present Christian endeavors, are you training someone to continue that ministry? That's what parenting is all about. And by the way, our children are one of our greatest opportunities for developing disciples of Christ for future years. Who is the next-generation person you could invest your life in?"

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Saint's Day: Today is the feast day of St. Francis de Sales. Read about this extraordinary Christian at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_de_Sales.

Through Christ Our Lord,
Pat
Phil 4:13

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