Lenten Devotional Booklet 2014

8/12/2019 Lenten Devotional Booklet 2014

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An introduction to this devotion:

Thank you for picking up this devotional tool and taking it home with you! Keep it onthe kitchen counter or by your bedside. It is our hope that you will pick it up daily toread one of the pages and testaments of family and friends. I pray their brave wordsinspire you and encourage you in your own faith this Lenten season!

A huge thank you goes out to all who courageously wrote and shared their faith inthis way. What a gift that so many of you willingly crafted your message and prayerto help others grow in faith!

Youll find a few days scattered throughout in which the devotional scripture comesfrom the daily lectionary. Prayers associated with these readings are attributed toBread for the Day, an Augsburg Fortress resource. I hope you find reflections onthese passages to be fruitful in your devotion.

This season of Lent, let us grow in faith together.

Pastor Lindsay

Lenten & Easter Worship at Red Oak Grove

Ash Wednesday, Worship with Holy Communion: March 5, 1:30 and 7pm

Wednesday Night services: March 12, 19, 26, April 2, and 9Supper at 5:30 / Worship at 6:45

Maundy Thursday, Worship with Holy Communion: April 17, 7pm

Good Friday Ecumenical Service in Blooming Prairie: 12pm

Easter Morning, Worship with Holy Communion: April 20, 7 & 9am

Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I senfor us? And I said, Here am I; send me!

Isaiah 6:8

This verse causes me to think of the last phase of our mission staforth to serve.

I believe that God was asking for someone that he could send onus may think of a mission as going some place to serve. But where, in many ways. Even if our mission seems small and insignmission to complete.

Music has always been a mission to me. Whether it is teaching tJesus Loves Me, singing for a wedding or for a funeral, it is oneHere am I. The words of the hymn Here I Am, Lord, number 57Lutheran Worship comes to my mind when the Lord calls out to uanswer, Here I am, Lord. Is it I Lord? I have heard you calling iLord, if you lead me. I will hold your people in my heart.

Oh good and gracious God, help us all to be ready to answer youwilling to go, for I know that you will not ask of me more than I amthat you will go with me wherever you send me. Thank you Lordhave answered your call and open our ears and hearts to receiveIn Jesus name. Amen

L


2/16

I can do al l things through him w ho st rengthens me.

Phil ippians 4:13

Many years ago I was asked to be Education Secretary of the RochesterConference. I felt I wasnt qualified but the other officers assured me I could do itwith Gods help and theirs. I told them I would pray about it and would get back to

them. In devotions during that time I read Philippians 4:13; I can do al things throughhim who strengthens me. I knew God was talking to me. I said yes!

Then came fall and I was to give an overview of the Bible Study at the fall workshop.Oh my!! I didnt know that was part of the job description. I began to prepare and Icalled upon Gods strength to help me time and time again.

The day arrived and it was a beautiful fall day. I was very nervous and then I beganto talk to God. Again, I asked for His strengthI couldnt do it by myself Heanswered me and by my faith in him I became an instrument of His to those I spoketo. God does supply everything we need to see us through every day if our lives ifonly we ask Him. He does hear our prayers.

Heavenly Father, we thank you for loving us just as we are and for listening to us aswe need your strength and guidance every day of our lives to live with a purpose toserve you and to be a witness of your love in our lives. We ask this in your name.Amen

Karen Johnson

Do not worry about anything, but in everything by p rayer an

thanksgiving let your requests be made known t

Phil ippians 4:6

Like a lot of women who have tons on their plate, I am often over

anxious. I have a husband, children and a stressful job and somabout all three, often to the point of having my heart hammering am feeling my most anxious I try to remember the verse above. and pray that God will take my worries and give me peace. To mabout trust. We must have the trust to put our faith in our loving

To that end, I have purchased two wall hangings. One simply sawhere faith begins. I often think how ridiculous I am to worry abclearly has in control. The other wall hanging is a painting that sme, this I love. This to me is the most simplistic and relevant waJesus knows my heart, my needs and my desires, even before I

I often fail in my faith. I still worry, still become anxious. But, rempromise in the verse above is so helpful. As I pray for calm, I knand that is a beautiful gift.

Dear Lord, thank you for your presence in my life. Help me to trworries at your feet. Please restore peace & calm to my heart. I


3/16

The Lord wi l l f ight for y ou; you need only to be s t i l l .

Exodu s 14:14

Do you ever wonder why God doesnt answer your prayers sooner? A friend of minewas dealing with this dilemma when he realized the obvious answer. He shared avery important revelation. He said, I realized we live in such a fast-paced world now

that we dont have time for what really matters. Like what? I inquired. He simplyanswered, time to look, listen and smell the beautiful surroundings God has awaitingus. He continued, with our electronic age we barely talk or listen to one anotheranymore. After pondering his thoughts for a bit, the following beliefs came to mind.Many of us pray to God and think our Christian duty is done. Is praying only a seriesof requests? I then realized praying also involves listening to what God is telling us.If we do this, well then hear the answers God has to our prayers. We need to bequiet and take the needed time to be still.

Dear God, thank you for telling me all I need to know. Help me be still long enoughto hear you answer my prayers. Amen

Randy Krulesh

So be st rong and courageous, al l you who pu t your hop

Psalm 31:24

Have you ever had a day when it was hard to get yourself going direction? Really, think about it. Some days are just plain hard tthink about the things that will be a challenge for the upcoming ay

maybe Ill just stay in bed. We dont always choose how our dathere is a different plan put into place for us. It is already planneSavior, Jesus Christ. It is best to start that unforeseen day with aguidance, patience, persistence and courage to make it the best in the Lord to guide our day, things will look more positive to us. like an unsharpened pencil. I am going to keep my pencil very

Heavenly Father, guide my actions through the coming day so thyour good in all that I do. Amen

Lin


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In the beginning God c reated the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1

As I look out our front window looking at all the snow, thinking I cant wait for greengrass and blooming flowers, it makes me wonder how all this magnificent beautycame about. How did God come up with this plan for this earth and all its people. It

truly is GRAND. If earth is this grand we can only imagine what heaven has to offerus.

Dear God, thank you for creating the heavens and the earth and all its glory. Thankyou for all our families and friends. In your holy name we pray. Amen

Cindy Hingeveld

God is fai thful ; he wi l l not let you be tempted beyond wh

1 Corinthians 10:13

For the past couple months, things have sort of been a little rougcoaster. What I kept telling myself was that God has a path for mgave me this life because I was strong enough to live it. I know t

their will be worse things that I go through and I did what I could tIve realized that the only one other than you that can completelythings that you go through is God. No one else. Everyone sees different ways. Feel completely different about situations that areIt is always going to be 2 million times different in someone elseunderstands and he wouldnt ever put you or anyone else in a sitget through and stay strong in.

Dear God, thank you for understanding and not putting us througwe can handle. Amen


5/16

God is gracious-i t is he who makes things right , our mos t compassionate God.

God takes the side of the helpless; when I was at the end of my rope,

he saved me.

Psalm 116:5-6

Lately Ive been going through some tough things with my family. It makes it hard to

want to go home, hard to be happy. I have to be strong when I dont want to. I feltlike I would never be able to find my true strength again. All of a sudden my friendsbegan texting me every night, asking me how Im doing, offering advice andshowering me with inspiration. My family, that I never talk to, started checking up onme, making sure I was happy. I believe that God saw my strength was withering andI seemed like a helpless human being. Seeing this he provided me with the strengththat I needed, my family, my friends and their abundant love.

Dear God, thank you for blessing me with such caring, loving, amazing people. Ithas helped me find my strength to carry on with my life.

lison Pryor

Countin g on God is rule to prevail, I take heart and ga

Habakkuk 3:19

This reminds me about a time that I was at a gymnastics meet anscared to do a skill because it was a really hard skill that could tasecond. I was just about to go for the skill and I felt this confiden

of a sudden. I went for the skill and stuck it on the beam. This gverse because I felt God was with me in the heart and I gained sprevailing against the beam.

Dear God, thank you God for the strength and heart you have givcourage that you gave me to conquer my fear. Amen


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Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of wi tnesses let us

also lay aside every weight and the sin that cl ings so closely and let us run

with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer

and perfecter of our fai th who for the sake of the joy that was set before him

endured the cross, disregarding i ts shame and has taken his seat at the right

hand of the throne of God.

Hebrews 12:1- 2

It means to me we shall never give up in life. We shall run until the end. We willhave friendly races sometime. Some people said give up sometimes and I will notgive up because of this prayer.

Dear Lord Jesus pray for us and keep us running and moving as long as you can.Amen

Cory Wagaman

The Lord is m y shepherd, I shal l not want ; he makes me l

pastur es. He leads me beside sti l l waters; he restores my so

paths of righteousness for his names sake. Even though val ley of the sh adow of death, I fear no evi l ; for thou art wi t

thy staff , they com fort me. Thou prepares a table before me

my enemies; thou anointest my head with oi l , my cup o v

goodness and mercy sh al l fol low me al l the days of my l i fe;

the house of the Lo rd forever.

Psalm 23

I dont remember how old we were, but my parents would sit in oand taught us the Lords Prayer and then they taught us the 23

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has been a favorite of mine, not only because our parents taughtgives me a sense of peace and calm. I see it as a picture of heapath of righteousness. As well as comfort knowing that his goodfollow me all the days of my life. The psalm fills my heart with ansense of peace.

Lord, thank you for your peace. Amen


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One thing h ave I asked of the Lor d, that wil l I seek after that I may dwell in the

house of the Lo rd al l the days of my l i fe, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and

to inquire in his temple.

Psalm 27:4

In the Old Testament God told Moses to build a tabernacle and gave instructions of

how to build it. Later, He gave instructions to Solomon on how to build the temple.In both places God manifested his glory in the Holy of holies, God promised that hewould be with them.

In the New Testament churches of all shapes and sizes have been builtwhetherthey be large cathedrals in the cities of Europe, small mud-walled grass roofedchapels in Africa, or country churches in southern Minnesota.

Jesus has promised Lo, I am with you always, to the close of the age.

In North Dakota we actually did live in the House of the Lord at Tokio LutheranMission on the Devils Lake Sioux Indian Reservation. Our apartment was upstairsand the church was downstairs.

Whether we are in our homes or at church we can behold the beauty of the Lord.Thank God for our Bibles that we can read at any time and any place. In it we cansee that God loves us and takes care of us and is preparing a place for us in heaven.

Thank you, Jesus, that you have promised to be with us, wherever we are. Amen

Evelyn Johnson

but they who wait for the Lord sh al l renew their st rengthup with wings as eagles, they shal l run and not b

they shall walk and not faint.

Isaiah 40:31

When I was at Bible Camp one of my roommates taught us a sonverse. It made quite an impression on me as a teenager and stilas my theme to daily trials. For me it means that as long as I wawait for my Savior, Jesus Christ to come I can make it through eastrong and not falter and I will not faint and I can do what my LordBecause as I wait for the Lord, I know he is with me and is goingme with him to heaven.

Teach me Lord to wait. Amen


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Do you not know that in a race the runners al l compete, but only one receives

a prize? Run in such a way that you may win i t . Athletes exercise self -cont rol

in al l things; they do i t to receive a perishable wreath, but we an im perishable

one. So I do not run aimlessly, nor do I box as though beat ing the air ; but I

punish m y bod y and enslave i t , so that af ter proclaiming to others, I mysel f

should not be d isqual i f ied.

1 Corinthian s 9:24-27

Before I discovered running I never really fit in any where, when I didnt run I wou ldalways be frustrated and punish myself negatively. After many years of running,people have always asked me Why do you run so much? or Whats your secret?.I would tell them, If you have to ask youll never know. The truth was I neverunderstood either until one day, after being completely frustrated, I went to crosscountry practice for my workout. Being frustrated I ran hard and punished my bodyfor one full 5 mile run. It was the best workout I have ever done and it made me feelbetter.

Over the years, Ive given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it alwayscame back to where it all started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and sense of

achievement.

God, grant me the strength to travel this distance, the courage to push through painand the wisdom to know when to pick up the pace. Amen

lec Ille

Behold I stand at the door and kno ck. I f anyone hears my v

door, I wi l l come in to him and dine with him and he

Revelat ion 3:20

It is a comfort to know that God is there every Day to assist you wtribulations. Nobody knows what the future will bring other then wus through scripture. I will strengthen you and help you that is to us if we believe. God will not put on our shoulders what we ca

Dear God, thank you for sending your son to the cross, so we caBless our family and friends. Watch over us and guide us to the Amen


10/16

I appl ied my heart to seek and to search out by w isdom al l that is done u nder

heavenI have seen everything that is do ne under the su n, and behold, all isvani ty and a st r iv ing af ter wind.

Ecclesiastes 1:13-14

Solomon was a very wise, wealthy and powerful man. Although he had built verybeautiful palaces and owned many servants and had many, many wives, he was nothappy. He was continually searching for meaning to life.

Isnt that the way the world is today? People are striving to have more and more ofmaterial things. The Rochester DMC and the Viking Stadium are perfect examples.Nothing is enough. It has to be the biggest and best. People are like that. We wantmore and better than our neighbors.

Solomon had learned that this is just vanity and striving after wind. There is onlyone thing that can fulfill our desires. That is a life lived in service to Jesus Christ.Without Him nothing under the sun can make us happy.

Dear Lord Jesus: we thank and praise you for the scriptures that show us your way

to peace and happiness. Help us to remember that without you our life ismeaningless and empty. Amen

Vi Christianson

Dont panic Im with you. Theres no need to fear for Im yyou strength. Ill help you. Ill hold you steady, keep a f

Isaiah 41:10

We all have fear, we all have struggles, we all have panic and woat hard times that God is not with us that he is not by our side. Gyour side. He will give you strength. God will keep a tight grip oand right, he will help you all the way. Sometimes when things amay go wrong. But, stay strong, have hope God will guide the w

Now I pray this little prayer that God will guide everyone and put path, that they shall not have fear and they shall not have panic o


11/16

The Lord is m y l ight and m y salvat ion; whom shal l I fear?

The Lord is the st rong hold of m y l i fe of whom shal l I be afraid.

Palm 27:1

Fourteen years ago when they told my brother he had 18 months to live I wasscared, mad but most of all afraid. What was going to happen to our family? Myparents would loose a son. I would loose a brother. But mostly my small childrenwould loose an uncle. I would take my brother to his apartment in Rochester. Everyother morning when I would get my 2 other children off to school, Adam and I wouldpack my brother up and off we would go. Every morning I would pray: Lord, pleasemake today a good day for all of us! Some days were better than others. When ourlast doctors appointmentcame and they said the radiation was not helping, mybrother said this is enough, they could of done a different treatment. Again I wasmad, scared but mostly afraid. Then I saw my brother being strong for all of us! Aman who was not a church going man was my strength. It was then I prayedagain: Lord please be my strength and get my family through this. I then decideddeath isnt so bad! Im not afraid I know God has my brother in his hands and he istaken care of.

Dear God, In times when our life seems low or we are afraid, please be our light andsalvation and make us not afraid of what life has in sore for us. Amen

Tammy Harber

Reading my Living Bible daily I find some passages underlined inspecial to me. Its easy to see why God turns some passages outhem too!!

I thank Him for these passages in Isaiah 28:22-29. The bottom vHosts is a wonderful teacher and gives the farmer wisdom.

Also Proverbs 20:7, read it! Also Proverbs 17:17. In Proverbs 1our plans, but the final outcome is in Gods hands.

Most precious to me is Proverbs 22:1 If you must choose, takerather than great riches for to be held in loving esteem is betgold. Have these passages in red under it with this note from mme, MOM.

Each morning as I look across the lawn at the trees across the roRed Oak Tree that keeps its leaves all winter. To repeat this poesay thank to God.

Treesby Joyce Kilmer

I think that I shall never see,A poem as lovely as a tree;

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest,Against the earths sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts its leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in summer wear,A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain,Who intimately lives in rain;


12/16

Even thoug h I walk through the darkes t valley, I fear no evil;

for you are with me; your rod and your staf f they comfort me.

Psalm 23:4

Several years ago I had to undergo surgery. Because I had never had surgery ofany kind before, I was apprehensive about this. I prayed that God would be with meand care for me through this. On the morning of my surgery, with my husbandbeside me, I arrived at the hospital and proceeded to do all of the preparationsnecessary for the procedure. When these were completed, I was taken to a waitingarea, where I sat by myself. It was then that I felt the Lords presence. He was therebeside me with his arm around my shoulders. I felt a peace come over me and knewHe would be there with me through the surgical procedure.

God knows all of our needs and will make his presence known to us. He does notleave us alone in the times of trial.

Lord, no matter what I am facing in life, I know I can count on you to be there for me.Thank you for loving me and caring for me. Amen

Marilyn Ulland

Do not fear, for I am with y ou, do no t be afraid, for I a

I wi l l st rengthen you, I wi l l help you ,

I wi l l uphold you with my victor ious right ha

Isaiah 41:10

I dont have a favorite verse for I find that there are different verseis life has thrown my way. So I chose this one out of Pastor Lind

I think this verse fits my life no matter what has come my way. IDoes God really want to put that on my plate. Are you sure he dit on my neighbors plate. Some mornings I get up and start theWhen those days happen those are the ones I really wonder whawith everything that is happening in my life at that moment. It is thave to remind myself that is Gods hand holding up my plate nodoable with Gods right hand holding me and my plate up. With tthrough whatever it is that is placed on my plate.

Dear God, thank you for all that you have placed on my plate evethrilled with it at the moment. With the strength you have given mto grow and be strong in my faith. Amen


13/16

For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper youand not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

Jeremiah 29:11

I was 21 when I graduated from college. I had the world ahead of me. But how wasI supposed to know what to do next after my final research paper was handed in andgraded, my internship for the past 3 months was over and I would no longer beexpected to attend classes, write papers or take tests? Sometime last February allof this came crashing down on me in just one day. And it continued; what do I dowhen I graduate? Where do I go? Who do I talk to to get it all figured out? I wentthrough a time where I was the complete opposite of who I really was. I cried manydays on my drive to my internship, sometimes talking to my mom telling her I justwanted to come home and I didnt know what to do. I lost weight, wanted to sleep allof the time and ended up having to pay a visit to my doctor. During this time, manywould say I was depressed and anxious. And that could be true, but when I lookback at that time in my life, I realize I was simply lost. I knew in my heart that theLord had a plan for me and I had to trust in him that he was putting me through thatstruggle just to show me how strong I was and how much stronger I would becomefrom it all. I now have a full time job working with adults with developmental and

physical disabilities who give me joy and love each and every day. From thisexperience, I have learned and believe exactly what the scripture above reads and Icouldnt be more thankful today for all that I went through to get where I am now.

Dear God: I thank you each and every day for this life you have given me and thestruggles and the accomplishments you have put in my path, because in the end, itonly makes me love and trust you that much more. Amen

Emily Harber

For I am conv inced that neither death, nor life, no angels, no

present , nor things to com e, nor powers, nor height , nor de

else in all of creation, wil l be able to separate us from the lo

Jesus our Lord.

Romans 8: 38-38

I need this reminder every day. I need to hear these words fromme, directed at me, all the time. I preach this message often beheart probably because I need to hear it just as much as anyo

I have a measuring stick to which I hold myself. Every day, I oveconversations. Should I have said that differently? I hope I didnI said it that way. I wonder about relationships. Are they mad atmean when they said that? I critique my own actions and wondedone differently.

In so many aspects of my life, I feel like I need to earn my way.

I need to do better, act better, be better.

I have a piece of paper that hangs behind my desk. It reads: I wstandard of GRACE not perfection. Thats what I hear in these vThis love from God is all about GRACE. Its not earned or deserGod in Christ is not only given when we improve, when we act wwe earn a certain level of approval. It doesnt require perfection blemish. Nothing will be able to separate us from the love of God

God: May we hear the promises of your deep love for us each daunderstand that there is nothing that we can do, nor anything in acan separate us from that love. Amen

Pasto


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30But when h e saw that the wind w as boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning

to sink he cried out, saying, Lord, save me!

Matthew 14:22-33Isnt that just like us. We take our eyes off the prize for one second and the wavesbegin to take us under. We forget what were supposed to be focusing on; insteadour perspectives shift to worrying about the troubles, obstacles, and struggles weface in our everyday lives and we begin to sink. I had this revelation on the back of a moto, on top of a mountain, in the middle of arural village in Africa. A twenty minute twisty, windy, bumpy, rocky, nerve-wrackingdirt road moto ride away from any pavement, any clear and open road ahead, thedrivers seem to get a thrill over how fast they can speed around the loose sandcorners with barely enough time to slam on their breaks before avoiding the rivetsand potholes surrounding us. And I think, I got this. I can survive being amissionary; I can survive anything Im tossed into.But naturally, as the storm raged on and the waves began to form, I found outnothing prepared me for this. Id never felt so lost, distant, overwhelmed and just

disgruntled in all my life. Fear started to take over and everything began to add up,realizing just how unequipped I really am. Like the potholes in the road, eachhardship throws one more obstacle I have to try and avoid. Insecurities. Questions.Doubt. Elements, fear, workload, and pressure. Tossing me around as if sitting on amoto, I was shaken up as the emotions came, heavy and eager to take me out of thegame and off the path I was traveling. Those rocks, twists, turns, and bumps wereall I was seeing.

As I focused only on the obstacle, I lost sight of Jesusthe one, literally walking onwater and holding out his hand to save me, and I let the waves begin to take meunder.

27But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, Be of good cheer! It is I; do

not be afraid.

As I jolted around, gripping for my life, I caught a glimpse through

out over the land and saw the gigantic volcanoes peaking above distance. The hundred different shades of greens painting the hflower in bright bloom over the horizon. Endless miles telling thebeautiful creation.

On the back of the moto that evening, the revelation came when

even felt the bumpy ride, the rocks in our path, or the potholes wewhile I was gazing at the breathtaking view ahead. As I directedof me, I forgot about anything else around me.

And in that moment, the waves surrendered. The elements, self they all faded in the background. As I saw Jesus on that mountashifted toward his outstretched hand, my perspective changed inwas reminded about the Purpose. No, I dont Got this. HE doe

Jesus, our Savior. Help us to change our focus. Help us shift ouus to remember that even in the midst of lifes most vicious stormwaiting for us to trust you enough to grab on and get us into the balways there, reminding us to look up and look ahead. Help us t

be taken under by the obstacles we face every day. Help us to chand, to keep our eyes on you. Amen

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Each one sho uld use w hatever gi f t he h as received to serve others, fai thful ly

administering Gods Grace in its various forms.

1 Peter 4:10

Its not so unusual for many of us to have heard thisGod works in mysteriousways. How true this is! I had an experience recently where my many GuardianAngels, who were, of course, working together with God, saw me through what couldhave been a very devastating ordeal for me.

In December, 2013, I was so fortunate to be surrounded by many Guardian Angels,whose names I didnt know. My friend and I were on our way to the SPAM Museumfor a Hormel Foods retirement holiday party. However, it wasnt meant to be, as Itook quite a tumble landing on the cold, hard cement on the sidewalk with so manythoughts going through my mind. But, I was instantly surrounded by a group ofsympathetic people who wanted to help me. One gentleman was keeping my headand neck secure until the ambulance came and its crew could put a brace on myneck. Then a blanket and pillow appeared; then people were actually removing theirwarm coats to put over me. It was a very cold and windy day. I worried about themtoo having no coats on, but they kept telling me you come first.

I know this all kept me from getting pneumonia, as the group was keeping the windaway from me. My friend and I were in the ER for over 4 hours and when the doctorcame in, she said that both she and the radiologist were totally surprised that I hadno broken bones. How could an almost 87 year old take such a hard fall and nothave any broken bones or fractures? And, I know the answer to thatit was all withthe help of the Guardian Angels with the aid of God that saved me from that ordeal.

This story doesnt necessarily end here as the next day after I hayou to Guardian Angels letter, I was taking it to the Austin Daily Hthat all my helpers knew how grateful I was for their faith in admingrace. And, just then, another Guardian Angel was ready to helpanother extremely windy day and snow and ice were by the curb clear parking lot. As I was walking to get to the Heralds door, a in the front by the curb and just as I was to turn the corner by the gust of wind was giving me a balance problem and this lady sawher car; held me up; kept me by the arm; carried my purse and gShe waited for me until my business was completed; she had takdrove my car up to the curb; escorted me to my car; tucked me inanother Guardian Angel right when I needed one. I thanked her telling her she was a blessing. Sothen I assured her I was goidoing any more errands and never when it was windy! We agreeidea.

I guess none of us really know when we will receive this much necan inspire all of us to do all we can to assist others in whatever wWe are blessed by the Grace of God.

Dear God, thank you for the guardian angels who work among usbless our lives. May we use the gifts given to us to be angels to

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