Jesus Paid it All

While the Message Bible this morning, I read the introduction to Joshua. The last paragraph read:

People who want God as an escape from reality, from the often hard conditions of this life, don’t find this
much to their liking. But to the man or woman wanting more reality, not less – this continuation of the salvation story -Joshua’s fierce and devout determination to win land for his people and his extraordinary attention to getting all the tribes and their families name by name assigned to their own place, is good news indeed, Joshua lays a firm foundation for a life that is grounded.

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Thank you, Lord

Are you having a hard time being thankful in your daily life? Start with something small, says Ruth Graham.
“For all these smallnesses I thank You, Lord:
small children
and small needs;
small meals to cook
small talk to heed,
and a small book
from which to read
small stories;
small hurts to heal,
small disappointments, too,
as real
as ours;
small glories to discover
in bugs,
pebbles,
flowers.
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