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Saturday, March 21, 2020

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Read John 9:1-12.
Sometimes bad stuff happens. Sometimes it happens to me. But the bad in the world is not a limitation for God. That’s true whether it is a matter of physical blindness or spiritual blindness. Both vision problems are evident in this passage. And spiritual blindness is the most common of the two! In the midst of the bad, the difficult, the scary, the inconvenient, the panic, the terror – whatever the negativity may be, as a Christian I know that my God is above it all. Today, give all the negative stuff to God. I’m going to envision Him spitting in the dirt and putting the mud on me so I can be washed clean. Will you join me?

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  1. AmyMarch 21, 2020 at 9:23 AM

    I finally figured out how to make this work using my computer rather than my phone. :)

    Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Open my eyes to the needs of my neighbors and help me to respond gladly. I give all of my negative thoughts and worries to you this day. Amen

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  2. UnknownMarch 21, 2020 at 10:18 AM

    Amen Pastor Tom, may we all turn to God and trust he will be with us and take care of us, if we just put our faith and trust in him.

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  3. Christen McGeeMarch 21, 2020 at 10:52 AM

    What a great reminder that God can and will work through al situations - good or bad. The light of the world will continue to shine through. I read verse 4 as a reminder to spread the light of Christ each day because we don't know how much time we have been given. Jesus says, "as long as it is day." Let your light shine!

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  4. ashleyk328March 23, 2020 at 9:48 AM

    So many times over the past few months I have thought of saying "God, why is this happening?" And now in these times it seems the whole world is saying it.

    Verse 3 has the answer - "this happened so that the works of God might be displayed".

    O Lord, I humbly pray...in these days, may someone who needs You see Your hand on my life and believe that You are. Out of my weakness and the world's brokenness, may they take Your strength.

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