What Is Good

“With what shall I come to the Lord and bow myself before the God on high?  Shall I come to Him with burnt offerings, with yearling calves?  Does the Lord take delight in thousands of rams, in ten thousand rivers of oil? 

“Shall I present my first-born for my rebellious acts, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?  He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly WITH your God.” Micah6:6-8

Our relationship with our heavenly Father seems complicated all too often when His desires for our focus is rather simple:  to trust Him to do justice, to love kindness and to be humble as you hold His hand through all the difficulties, sorrow and suffering you experience. 

And this means during the great and comfortable times too, because it is then that we are most vulnerable and forgetful of Who is sovereign and providential in our lives. 

Take care with love, especially His!  Your servant and friend in Christ, who still prays for you each morning.  Darlene

PS:  As a regular WeakDay Devotion Prayer Warrior, you may have noticed that I have removed all but the new prayer requests from the web/ blog site.  It was getting very long and some of the requests were personal.  It will only be available through email now, which you can request by sending an email to me at:  darlenerichard@gmail.com

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NEW PRAYER REQUESTS?

·        USA – that the Lord would demonstrate His power in an unexpected and uniting way during these times of unrest and confusion.  Help hearts settle and rest on You alone.

·        Isaiac of Ambassadors of Christ in the Philippines has asked us to pray to Edna Losbanes.  She is now recovering in hospital after emergency blood transfusions.  She should be released today.  Pray for her husband and the health carers’ skills and compassion and most of all that their financial needs will be met.

·        Deborah’s sister – this is an unspoken request and urgent.

·        Sergio – lost his job and now looking again.  He has just been diagnosed with adult-onset diabetes.  Was living with his brother, but he has asked him to move out, leaving him homeless.  

·        Claudio – His condition has improved once more as he continues his battle with liver cancer.  Pray for his health carers to be compassionate and wise and for Elea, his wife, that she has the extra strength and hope to hold his hand through this.

·        Sue Furbee and husband, Sam have not posted updates but we must not grow weary of praying for her recovery and for Sam’s care and devotion.  For more information and to make a contribution for the high costs of these procedures to their GoFundMe page:  https://www.gofundme.com/sue-furbee

·        Buddy & Susan – Father, You know their needs as they travel home to the States for their first furlough in over 20 years.  Guard their health and provide travelling mercies and the kindness of Your special angels along their journey.  Bless them with the warmth and welcome that only family and real friends provide!

·        Toron – finishing his high school studies and needing strength, focus and confidence, especially with maths.