April
Father, April is ending - month of resurrection, month of remembering the most important week in history, month of learning what resurrection means for daily life. I started April in Holy Week's intensity and I'm ending in ordinary time's routine. Both matter. Both teach me about resurrect
April
The month that began with Holy Wednesday ends in ordinary time. You've walked through the most important week in Christian history - Jesus's betrayal, arrest, crucifixion, burial, and resurrection. Easter happened twenty-five days ago. The tomb is still empty. Death remains defeated. Jesus
April
Because of My great love you're not consumed, for My compassions never fail. They're new every morning - including this morning at the end of April. Great is My faithfulness. The month ends, but My mercy continues. Fresh for May, just like it was fresh for April.
April
Father, April is ending and I'm in ordinary time - after Easter's celebration, before Pentecost's power, during routine days that feel mundane. I confess I struggle to maintain resurrection awareness when life feels ordinary. I chase spiritual highs instead of encountering you in everyday
April
April is ending. Easter season continues for another week (until Pentecost, May 24), but the dramatic events are past. Resurrection happened three weeks ago. Ascension is two weeks away. Pentecost comes four weeks from now. You're in the space between - after the climax, before the next ma
April
May I, the God of hope, fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Me, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Not just survive but overflow. Not barely make it but abundantly thrive. Hope isn't scarce; it flows from Me endlessly.
April
Jesus, you ascended to the Father forty days after resurrection, completing what incarnation began. You didn't abandon your people by leaving; you empowered them by sending the Spirit. Your physical absence enabled your universal presence. Your departure prepared your return. Help me unde
April
Eighteen days from now (May 14, 2026), we'll observe Ascension Thursday - forty days after Easter, commemorating Jesus's return to the Father. The ascension matters enormously but often gets overlooked in the Christian calendar. We celebrate Christmas (the coming) and Easter (the resurrect
April
Forget the former things; don't dwell on the past. See, I'm doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I'm making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. What I'm doing next is better than what came before. Watch for it.
April
Father, Grant failed repeatedly before finding his calling - failed farmer, failed businessman, working in his family's store at 38. Yet you used him to save the Union and lead the nation. His past failures didn't disqualify him from future service. His weaknesses didn't prevent your purpo
April
Ulysses S. Grant was born April 27, 1822, in Ohio. He became one of America's most successful military commanders, leading Union forces to victory in the Civil War, then serving as 18th President of the United States. Yet Grant's life was marked by significant failures alongside remarkable
April
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there's any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. I'm not hiding from Your examination. Search deep, expose what needs exposing, heal what needs healing. I trust Your loving scrutiny.