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The First Thing To Do Each Day

Seth Godin wrote a great blog called, “The First Thing You Do When You Sit Down at the Computer” each day. He says, “If you’re an artist, a leader or someone seeking to make a difference, the first thing you do should be to lay tracks to accomplish your goals.” I think he is right – for artists and leaders at least. If you are a Christ follower, however, the first thing you are to do is “to get up and go” to the place of grace like the younger son in Luke 15:11-24. Ā Soak in the unconditional love that God bestows on you. Let Him heal your shame and celebrate over you “with music and dancing.” Dare to believe that you are His beloved. Adam and Eve lost this sense of their blessed identity and listened instead to the voice of temptation. In their hiding God sought them, asking “Where are you?” Ā God. Read more.

Midday Staff Prayer — Julian of Norwich

NLF Staff Midday Prayer Sept. 26, 2012 Stillness and Silence – 2 minutes to be still First Reading: Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ps. 146 1 Praise theĀ Lord.Praise theĀ Lord,Ā my soul. 2 I will praise theĀ LordĀ all my life;I will sing praiseĀ to my God as long as I live.3 Do not put your trust in princes, in human beings,Ā who cannot save. 4 When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing. 5 Blessed are thoseĀ whose helpĀ is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in theĀ LordĀ their God 6 He is the Maker of heavenĀ and earth, the sea, and everything in themā€”he remains faithfulĀ foreverā€¦TheĀ LordĀ lifts up those who are bowed down… TheĀ LordĀ reignsĀ forever,Ā  your God, O Zion, for all generations.Ā  Praise theĀ Lord. Second Reading – Lamentations 3: 21-27 21 Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: 22 Because of theĀ Lordā€™s great loveĀ we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They. Read more.