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Devotionals about Waiting

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Waiting

The Unrestrained Mercy of God

Read: Psalm 40 Behold, I have not restrained my lips, as you know, O Lord. (v. 9) At the age of 39, a politically hopeful New York lawyer fell ill,

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Advent

Getting It

Read: Luke 7:28-35 [They] rejected the purpose of God for themselves. (v. 30) How did you “get it”? How did the good news of the gospel first come together for

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Waiting

The Gift of Hope

Read: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 The dead in Christ will rise first. (v. 16) It has been a long journey! My husband, Javier, has been waiting for a heart transplant for

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Advent

The Language of Lament

Read: Psalm 102 In my distress I groan aloud and am reduced to skin and bones. (v. 5 NIV) I don’t lament well, especially compared to people in some other

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Advent

Faithful God, Fearful Followers

Read: 1 Thessalonians 3:1-13 When I could bear it no longer, I sent to learn about your faith, for fear that somehow the tempter had tempted you and our labor

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Advent

A Different Perspective

Read: Isaiah 2:1-4 The mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established as the highest of the mountains. (v. 2) The summer before our first child was born,

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Advent

An Advent Prayer

Read: Psalm 33 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. (v. 5) I remember the moment when an older, wiser Christian

Advent

Waiting for Jesus

Read: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 . . . to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, Jesus who delivers us from the wrath to come. (v.

Advent

Not Slow but Patient

Read: 2 Peter 3:1-10 The Lord is . . . patient toward you. (v. 9) During Advent, and then continuing through the end of December, the Words of Hope devotional