Father, today is a mixed bag in my prayer time. Great gratitude for grandson’s engagement to wonderful younr lady. Gratitude for health of sis-in-law’s recovery. Deep concerns for children and grandchildren. Urgently needed peace among family members. Help me remember, a thankful mind-set does not entail a denial of reality with its plethora of problems. Instead, it rejoices in YOU, my Savior, in the midst of trials and tribulations.
Please hold all I hold dear safely in Your hands and bring the promised peace of Christmas in our homes for Jesus’ sake, I pray. Amen.
Verse for Today: “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will be joyful in God my Savior.” (Habakkuk 3:17–18)
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