Committing again to persistent prayer and faithful perseverance toward truth and justice larger than ourselves, especially when we’re tempted to scratch our itchy ears with only the comfortable and like-minded familiar.
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”
“Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God's wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It's wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.”
(Philippians 4:6-7 as paraphrased by Eugene Peterson in The Message)
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