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Hope in Grief슬픔 중의 소망[ Luke 24:13 - 24:32 ] - hymn 91 Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him, and he disappeared from their sight. Luke 24:31 When I was nineteen, one of my close friends was killed in a car accident. In the following weeks and months, I walked each day in a tunnel of grief. The pain of losing someone so young and wonderful clouded my vi..

Bees and Snakes벌과 뱀[ Matthew 7:7 - 7:11 ] - hymn 302 If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! Matthew 7:11 Some problems have Daddy’s name written all over them. For instance, my kids recently discovered bees had moved into a crack in our concrete front..

Lavish Expressions of Love아낌없는 사랑의 표현[ 1 Corinthians 9:6 - 9:15 ] - hymn 50 You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion. 2 Corinthians 9:11 On our wedding anniversary, my husband, Alan, gives me a large bouquet of fresh flowers. When he lost his job during a corporate restructure, I didn’t expect this extravagant display o..

Unselfish Service순전한 마음으로 섬김[ Isaiah 58:6 - 58:12 ] - hymn 213 If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness. Isaiah 58:10 A small collection of people stood together, dwarfed by the size of the huge tree lying on the lawn. An elderly woman leaned on her cane and described watc..

Perfect Imperfection완전하게 불완전함[ Ephesians 3:8 - 3:19 ] - hymn 212 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. Ephesians 3:16 A college professor of mine, picking up on my perfectionism-induced procrastination, gave me some wise advice. “Don’t let perfect be the enemy of good,” he said, expl..

Jesus Knows Why예수님은 그 이유를 아신다 [ Mark 8:22 - 8:26 ] - hymn 383 When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching. Matthew 7:28 I have friends who’ve received partial healing but still struggle with painful aspects of their diseases. Other friends have been healed of an addiction but still struggle with feelings of inadequ..

Watchful Care보살펴 주심[ Jeremiah 23:20 - 23:24 ] - hymn 88 “Do not I fill heaven and earth?” declares the LORD. Jeremiah 23:24 Before he raced out the door to school, I asked my son if he had brushed his teeth. Asking again, I reminded him of the importance of telling the truth. Unmoved by my gentle admonishment, he half-jokingly informed me that what I really needed..

Hope Anyway여전한 희망 [ Psalms 34:15 - 34:18 ] - hymn 95 My comfort in my suffering is this: Your promise preserves my life. Psalm 119:50 Among the hundreds of articles I’ve written for Our Daily Bread since 1988, a few stick in my mind. One such article is from the mid-1990s when I told of a time our three girls were away at camp or on mission trips, so six-year-old St..

Shelter from the Storm폭풍으로부터의 피난처[ James 1:12 - 1:18 ] - hymn 70 But as for me, how good it is to be near God! I have made the Sovereign LORD my shelter. Psalm 73:28 NLT When I lived in Oklahoma I had a friend who “chased” tornados. John tracked the storms carefully through radio contact with other chasers and local radar, trying to keep a safe distance ..

Home Sweet Home즐거운 우리 집[ John 14:1 - 14:14 ] - hymn 559 I am going there to prepare a place for you. John 14:2 “Why do we have to leave our home and move?” my son asked. It’s difficult to explain what a home is, especially to a five-year-old. We were leaving a house, but not our home, in the sense that home is where our loved ones are. It’s the place where w..