She was born in the back bedroom of a small farmhouse in a little community called New Hope. It was the Great Depression—a season of want and worry, when every penny had a purpose and every blessing was counted twice. But in that quiet home, hope arrived in the form of a baby girl. No …
“Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord, even thy salvation, according to thy word.” — Psalm 119:41 Some prayers feel more like pleas, don’t they? The psalmist doesn’t begin with confidence. He begins with a cry: “Let thy mercies come also unto me, O Lord.” It’s the voice of someone waiting on God’s …
There’s a quiet corner in the longest psalm where striving gives way to surrender. It’s not a lecture. It’s not a list. It’s a prayer—a soul whispering to its Maker. Psalm 119:33–40 isn’t about having it all together. It’s about wanting more—more of God, more of His ways, more of the life only He can …
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There are moments in life—maybe you’ve lived one recently—when the soul feels like it’s sagging under the weight of sorrow, when your prayers barely make it past your lips, and your hope has all but dried up. That’s where the psalmist is in Psalm 119:25. He’s not soaring. He’s not standing tall. He’s flat on …
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