Lent 2024 | Day 16
on February 23rd, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 16 (Saturday, Mar 2) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“This is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of ri...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 15
on February 23rd, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 15 (Friday, Mar 1) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the sam...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 14
on February 23rd, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 14 (Thursday, Feb 29) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized. Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming an...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 13
on February 23rd, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 13 (Wednesday, Feb 28) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they wil...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 12
on February 23rd, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 12 (Tuesday, Feb 27) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“Join together in following my example, brothers and sisters, and just as you have us as a model, keep your eyes on those who live as we do. For, as I have often told you before and now tell you again even with tears, many ...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 11
on February 23rd, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 11 (Monday, Feb 26)As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“If someone else thinks they have reasons to put confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; in regard to the law, a Pharisee;  ...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 10
on February 19th, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 10 (Saturday, Feb 24) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” (Philip...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 9
on February 19th, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 9 (Friday, Feb 23) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“I think it is necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, co-worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger, whom you sent to take care of my needs… He was ill, and almost died. But God had mercy on him, a...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 8
on February 19th, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 8 (Thursday, Feb 22) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“Do everything without grumbling or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, ‘children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation.’ Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky.” (Philippians...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 7
on February 19th, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 7 (Wednesday, Feb 21) As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in ch...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 6
on February 18th, 2024
By Janet NygrenDay 6 (Tuesday, Feb 20)As I enter prayer now, I pause to be still; to breathe slowly, to re-center my scattered senses upon the presence of God.1Pause and pray.“Have the same mindset as Christ Jesus who…made himself nothing by taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness…He humbled himself by becoming obedient to death—even death on a cross!Therefore God exalted...  Read More
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Lent 2024 | Day 5
on February 18th, 2024
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