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 <\/p>\n

Three short pieces, by way of encouragement.<\/p>\n

#1<\/h3>\n
God did not say,
\n\u201cYou shall not be tempted;
\nyou shall not be troubled;
\nyou shall not be distressed.\u201d
\n 
\nGod did say,
\n\u201cYou shall not be overcome.\u201d<\/div>\n

 
\nfrom the United Church of Christ\u2019s Worship Ways Archive<\/strong> and posted on https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.nl<\/a><\/p>\n

#2<\/h3>\n
In the darkest night,
\nin the valley of the shadow of death,
\n 
\neven there
\nwe find shadows
\nbearing witness to the dawn
\n 
\nfor it is in the pile of fallen leaves
\nthat we find the acorn.<\/div>\n

 
\nfrom http:\/\/www.liturgyoutside.net<\/a><\/p>\n

#3<\/h3>\n

\"\"
\n(Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

\nThe desert and the parched land will be glad;
\n the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
\n 
\nLike the crocus<\/strong>, it will burst into bloom;
\n it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.<\/div>\n

 
\nIsaiah 35:1-2a<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Seen any crocusses lately?<\/p>\n\n

See also: Theme: Do not lose heart<\/a> (Prayer sheet)
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Three short pieces, by way of encouragement. #1 God did not say, \u201cYou shall not be tempted; you shall not be troubled; you shall not be distressed.\u201d   God did say, \u201cYou shall not be overcome.\u201d   from the United Church of Christ\u2019s Worship Ways Archive and posted on https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.nl #2 In the darkest … Continue reading “Wilderness encouragement”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,127],"tags":[124],"class_list":["post-4519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-quote","tag-wilderness"],"yoast_head":"\nWilderness encouragement - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Two short pieces, by way of encouragement. 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For the mouth of the Lord has spoken. \u00a0 Isaiah 40:5 \u00a0 My local congregation in Rotterdam has adopted the theme, \"Light in the darkness\", for Advent 2022. 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