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Psalm 30:5 GNT Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning. Trials may seem dark and overwhelming, but God promises sunrise WILL follow the darkest hours. Place your hope and set your eyes firmly on the Lord. Joy WILL come!

Luke 15: 8-10 MSG Or imagine a woman who has ten coins and loses one. Won’t she light a lamp and scour the house, looking in every nook and cranny until she finds it? And when she finds it you can be sure she’ll call her friends and neighbors: ‘Celebrate with me! I found my…

Philippians 4:4 NIV Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Sometimes when the world seems to be dishing out more than your plate can hold, it’s hard to remember to feel joy, let alone Rejoice!  But we need to remember what exactly it is we are rejoicing. I’m not rejoicing over…

Isaiah 43:2 GNT When you pass through fire, you will not be burned;     the hard trials that come will not hurt you. Smokey Bear has been on a mission of wildfire prevention since 1944. As a part of the WWII war effort following Pearl Harbor, the Forest Service wanted to initiate a civilian based…

2 Thessalonians 1:2 NIV Grace and peace to you from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Perhaps you will think this is strange, but when I think of the Peace and Grace of God, I often think of Dobby. Yes, the house elf from Harry Potter. While he is owned by evil (in…

John 8:32 GNT Jesus said, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The break in the black line notes a shift in the tectonic plate. In life, we may feel we are on a dark or lonely path and we cannot escape the trajectory. When the Light of Jesus illuminates…