Prayerful Pondering
by Pat Luffman Rowland
Author: Pat Luffman Rowland
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Chloe, my tabby cat, was determined to cozy into my lap. I attempted to read around her, disturbing her as I turned pages, but Chloe hung in. She clung to my lap, pawing to make her place of comfort a little more hers. Finally, as I stilled, she did, too. She settled into position with…
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I sat by her bed and held her hand. Mother smiled and said how proud she was to see me. I told her how glad I was to see her, too. Then she looked off and was quiet a while, as if in another place. Looking back at me, she told me again how glad…
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I have seen the beauty of God this week. I’ve seen cattle on green hills, the bloom of redbud, and forsythia under mighty oaks yet to leaf. I’ve watched the sun climb into the sky and declare a new day, as birds heralded its arrival with chirping song. I’ve seen an abused dog made healthy…
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During my years as a patient advocate, I learned a lot about people. Patients and their families were some of my greatest life teachers. One of the first things I learned in my days of advocacy was that the term “difficult people” would be more aptly labeled “difficult situations.” When people are caught in a…
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The minute I walked into the sanctuary, I knew something was different. The presence of the Holy Spirit was there, warm and embracing. The expression on the faces of people I did not know was that of joy and expectation. Everyone was focused in worship and I was immediately pulled into worship with them. I…
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Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, with the recompense of God; He will come and save you.” Isaiah 35:4 I have recently watched a friend’s salvation. Not salvation of his soul; he already had that. I have watched him saved from hopelessness, saved…
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And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever, the Spirit of truth. John 14:16 When the Counselor comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father, He will testify about me. John 15:26 But…
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This past Sunday, our pastor, Tom Lindberg, invited all small business owners to join him for special prayer as they begin the new year. Pastor blessed them with a prayer he wrote with the Holy Spirit’s leading. One of our Tuesday prayer members who joined him for prayer, experienced a special covering of safety the…
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“As He looked up, Jesus saw the rich putting their gifts into the temple treasury. He also saw a poor widow put in two very small copper coins. ‘I tell you the truth,’ He said, ‘this poor widow has put in more than all the others. All these people gave their gifts out of their…
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Like one who takes away a garment on a cold day, or like vinegar poured on soda, is one who sings songs to a heavy heart. Proverb 25:20 NIV A friend was in deep sorrow due to the death of her husband whom she had loved so very much. She was doing everything she knew…