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Friday, August 29, 1997

What's New? updated 8/29/97 Celebrating 365... Daily Devotional Interaction Search has been debugged. Today's Presbyterian Prayer Partnership prayer request Pray for children who are victims of sexual, physical and psychological abuse, that they may find help and healing. PrayerLine [ Post your PrayerLine request ] Jesus promised: If two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. (Matthew 18:19) Calvin's 5th Annual Retreat 8/27/97 Pray that the annual camp retreat for the congregation of Calvin Church, Thunder Bay this weekend, will be a time of blessing, learning and refreshment for all who attend. Children and Husband's coworker by Lorraine Swieringa 8/21/97 Pray for two of our children Colleen 24 and Craig 28 that they will come to know the Lord. Praise God for the oldest who recently gave his life to Christ. Pray for Hugo who has six weeks to live. He was diagnosed with cancer. Pray for his wife and five children as they seek God's healing and help. Sickness 8/21/97 I caught an STD and gave it to my girlfriend. We have asked God to forgive us of our sins. We need healing. Dena is her name. Thank you. Annie is in trouble by Lynn Marie Moen 8/20/97 Please pray for Annie who is 16 and has run away. She has done this while her mom was in the hospital having a hysterectomy. She stole money, jewelry, car and credit cards... Her mom's name is Susan. Annie was last known to be in Fayetteville and nobody seems to know what to do. Annie is about 6', 220 lbs., a bright girl who has already graduated high school and was to go on to college now. A true miracle is needed for family salvation (great family just not saved) and for Annie to be safe and to be repentent and somehow to give God a testimony from all this and to His glory. Strength & Healing by George Eldridge 8/19/97 Please join me in prayer for healing and strength for Dave as he undergoes another heart procedure today. [ Post your PrayerLine request ] E-mail a response to a PrayerLine request by clicking on the author's name (where shown). Prayer requests on PrayerLine are the unedited opinions of the persons posting them. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of PCCNet or the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

Today's Devotional Out Of The Depths Psalm 130:1 - Out of the depths I cry to thee, O Lord! A well-known and helpful book on the Psalms by Bernhard Anderson is entitled Out of the Depths: The Psalms Speak for Us Today. The first part of the title, of course, quotes Psalm 130:1. The second part echoes a comment of the courageous fourth century Christian leader and theologian Athanasius who said that the Psalms have a unique place in the Bible because while most of Scripture speaks to us, the Psalms speak for us. In other words, the unique feature of the Psalms is that they enable us to articulate and to bring before God our deepest feelings - our hopes, our fears, our joys, our sorrows, our guilt, our longings. It is a sure instinct which has led almost all branches of the Christian Church to appropriate these Old Testament prayers and use them in both public worship and private devotion. Psalm 130 was a favourite of Martin Luther; the reformer Theodore Beza is said to have died with its words on his lips; John Wesley heard it sung as an anthem in St. Paul's Cathedral not long before his experience of having his heart "strangely warmed." Many of us are familiar with it in the Scottish metrical version: Lord, from the depths to Thee I cried: My voice, Lord, do Thou hear. There are times when all of us are tempted to think that God doesn't know or care about our situation, times when we are "down" if not "out." This psalm reminds us that even when life is "the pits " God does know and care. Prayer: Lord, sometimes life is the pits. Help us to remember that even when we're down and our faith is at its lowest ebb, your love and care still surround us. Amen. Charles Scobie cscobie@mta.ca Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada This is an interactive page. You are encouraged to post your comments, questions or appreciation. A copy of your reactions also goes to the writer. Read other recent interactions. You can also e-mail the devotional author directly by clicking on their name. Or send your suggestions or comments about this page to the Daily editor, Robin Ross rross@rapidnet.net. Pray about contributing a devotional -- writing is not restricted to Canadians or Presbyterians. Contact the Daily Editor. Yesterday's Devotional: Back To Basics Coming Tomorrow: Is Anybody Listening? Regular Daily Features PrayerLine with anonymous postings on this page. Post your PrayerLine request PrayerLine Guidelines The E-mail List of Canadian Presbyterians Add or check out your entry. Some Daily Praise Read what others are saying about Daily Search Daily Enter a name or up to two keywords to search previous devotions Another Devotion at random from the Daily archives - a different devotion each time More Devotional Resources or for cut-and-paste into your Sunday Church bulletin

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