Jay McCarl
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POTD—A Great Day’s Beginning
Good Morning—Let’s pray… Psalm 5:1-3* Give ear to my words, O Lord, Consider my meditation. Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God For unto thee will I pray. My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O Lord; In the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will…
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POTD: Just Loving Jesus
(Take a few minutes of your quarantine and have a talk with the Creator of the Universe—your Heavenly Father and Best Friend. You can’t lose.) He loves you—Let’s love Him right back. Let’s pray… What language shall I borrow To thank You, dearest Friend, For this Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end; O, make…
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POTD: “I’m Having a Rough Day” Prayer
(Take a few minutes of your quarantine, sit down with the Maker of the Universe—your Heavenly Father and Best Friend—and chat. You never know what might come of it.) Having a rough day? Expecting one? Let’s pray… Psalm 3 (A psalm of David. When he fled from his son Absalom.) O Lord, how many are…
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POTD: To be a ‘Jesus’ Christian
Take a few minutes of your quarantine—sit down with the Maker of the Universe—your Heavenly Father and Best Friend—and chat. You never know what might come of it. No one seems to remember who wrote it, but it captures the very Nature of Jesus and requests that His nature be ours, too… Lord, help me…
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POTD: The Biggest Little Prayer of All Time
Take a few minutes of your quarantine—sit down with the Maker of the Universe—your Heavenly Father and Best Friend—and chat. You never know what might come of it. Here’s the Biggest little prayer of all time—it’s model for all prayers, yet it stands alone in what God loves and wants to hear from each of…
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Patrick’s POTD
Take a few minutes of your quarantine—sit down with the Maker of the Universe—your Heavenly Father and Best Friend—and chat. You never know what might come of it. Here is St. Patrick’s ‘Prayer of the Day’. Albeit a few weeks late, God is always listening. Let’s pray… I arise today Through the strength of Heaven …
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POTD—’Prayer of the Day’
Prayers come in all shapes and sizes—as long as we pray. We can think them, say them and read them—laugh them, cry them, worship and tremble in them—so long as we mean them and remember with Whom we’re speaking. And don’t forget to listen. Here is the POTD—the ‘Prayer of the Day’. Join in, even…
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What are You Doing Right Now?
“Keep about your work that God has given you. Do not flinch because the lion roars; do not stop to stone the devil’s dogs; do not fool away your time chasing the devil’s rabbits. Do your work. Let liars lie, let corporations resolve, let the devil do his worst; but see to it that nothing…
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Toast for Thanksgiving
I confess have a favorite movie—Babette’s Feast*. Babette, a spectacular chef who fled the French Revolution, made a feast for a village of Christian people who hated each other. The table was set with more than food—it was rich with joy, mercy and reconciliation. Just like Jesus when He ate with sinners. I hope you’ll…
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Happy St. Crispin’s Day, Coach Lombardi
“I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle—victorious.” —Coach Vince Lombardi And that was just football. We each have a calling from God—it’s rarely easy and…
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