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Thanksgiving Prayer

Posted on November 27, 2025 by Don Merritt

This is something that I wrote some years ago, but it still applies today… Father, I thank you for all of the ways in which you have blessed me and my family.  Our blessings are so great that it is … Continue reading →

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Healing

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Don Merritt

If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their … Continue reading →

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To Receive Honor

Posted on November 24, 2025 by Don Merritt

A man’s pride brings him low,    but a man of lowly spirit gains honor. Proverbs 29:23 Living with God, as His follower, His servant, in relationship with Him, is a little bit counter-intuitive.  We might normally associate a proud man with … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection: November 23, 2025

Posted on November 23, 2025 by Don Merritt
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God Knows

Posted on November 21, 2025 by Don Merritt

O Lord, you have searched me    and you know me.You know when I sit and when I rise;    you perceive my thoughts from afar.You discern my going out and my lying down;    you are familiar with all my ways.Before a word is on my tongue    you know it completely, O Lord. … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving and God’s Place in our Lives

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Don Merritt

As we do our shopping this weekend and make our plans for our Thanksgiving celebrations, I wonder if we could take just a minute to reflect on something.  We are starting to prepare for a day dedicated to giving thanks … Continue reading →

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On Being Alone

Posted on November 20, 2025 by Don Merritt

Most people don’t really like to be alone. I don’t mean “by themselves,” I mean “alone.” To be alone is to have nobody to turn to, to have no help…  Most people don’t like that feeling, so they fight it, … Continue reading →

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What does God see?

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Don Merritt

When God looks down on the earth, what do you suppose He sees? It has been written that He sees one beautiful planet on which we all live together.  He doesn’t see the divisions between Peoples or Nations, just one … Continue reading →

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Celebrate the Lord!

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

“We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the LORD.”  Exodus 10:9 It’s true that in this passage Moses … Continue reading →

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New Testament ‘Hesed’… Part 3

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Don Merritt

Breach of Covenant According to Jesus, love of God and love of one’s neighbor was the foundational basis for all law.  Failure to love God and one’s neighbor is therefore the foundational basis of all law breaking: sin. Under the … Continue reading →

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