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I love you, God, and I know that you love me. When I need strength, my heart dwells on your presence and I have it. When everything seems so uncertain, be my solid rock. Protect me from the forces that want to harm me. Let your Holy Spirit run through me so I am notContinue reading “Praying the Psalms – 18”

Psalm 11 I take shelter in you, God. When all around me is scary and tumultuous, you are my refuge. Speak to me today. Speak words of both comfort and conviction. Sometimes courage looks like running away to confront the powers another day. Sometimes it looks like standing in harm’s way. Speak to me soContinue reading “Praying the Psalms – 11”

Psalm 4 (1-2) Answer my prayers, God. You know the true nature of my requests. Continue to make me right in your sight. You love me regardless, but I want to be better for you. Rescue me from the relentless feeling of anxiety and despair that threatens to consume me when I feel surrounded byContinue reading “Praying the Psalms – Psalm 4”

O Eternal, you are strong. Through your patience, you reveal your strength. Give me some of that patient strength today. I feel at the very edge of everything. I am glad because of you and you not leaving me to myself. Glad am I for you, but I cannot sing your name today. I canContinue reading “Praying the Psalms – Psalm 21 (vs 1-2)”

Praying the Psalms Psalm 14 Lord, I pray for those who do not believe you exist. I pray for those of us that do believe you exist but live as though you don’t. Help me see the ways in which I behave wickedly and foolishly. Stir in me a desire for wisdom and goodness. ItContinue reading “Praying the Psalms – Psalm 14”

I pray that those who need to hear your name do hear it. Let those who’ve heard it before hear it again. Your magnificent glory shines far above the skies but today I pray that we see it shining here below the clouds with us. People are broken and despairing. They need that glorious lightContinue reading “Praying the Psalms – Psalm 8”

In a world full of division and discord, it is important to hear some words about unity. This is the first in the series Somos del Senor: We Are From The Lord. I hope it brings you some ecouragement in these dark times. Pastor Shane RussoThe StainedGlassRebel

As I did sermon prep one morning, I encountered a familiar passage from Matthew that made me stop and consider a recent action I had taken. Here is the passage: If you judge other people, then you will find that you, too, are being judged. Indeed, you will be judged by the very standards to which youContinue reading “Who Made You the Judge?”