#offering sacrifice repentance

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An Offering of Grace “The Mudroom is a place for the stories emerging in the midst of the mess…

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Where I Am Today I can feel the tears And this time I’m trying really hard to stay near You…

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Let Them Love You

@lindseysmalls is at @mudroomblog today on learning that love has to go both ways.

I am good at loving.

I’m quick with encouraging words and enthusiasm, as in “I LOVE your new haircut and the way you’re bravely stepping into something new.”

I’m well practiced at keeping my circle wide and my hands open, so that I can welcome you to our dinner table or offer to help when it’s needed.

I’ve learned that loving in a way that matters always requires sacrifice. Sometimes that…

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Psalm of Confession for a Dark Morning Holy God: Creator of stars and seasons, sun and moon, of the high tides that sweep the shore, of the low tides that leave gaps and pools, rocks and sea glass, and all matter of empty spaces—to you I pray.

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God Isn’t Asking You to Bleed Out Let me just let you know up front: God isn’t asking you to bleed out. I do not believe that God is asking you to just sit there and take it, whatever it is.

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When Your Offering Feels Too Small, Too Unseen

NEW: When Your Offering Feels Too Small, Too Unseen @aahales

When I begin to get overwhelmed with the state of the world, my first impulse is to pull my soft, fluffy white duvet around me and settle in with a good book. I want to hide. The only problem is I have four small children that need things like food, shelter and clothing, and a mom to sign permission slips and make last-minute Cat in the Hat outfits for Dr. Seuss dress-up day at school. (Why is…

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Have I Repented too Much? The book I use for daily prayer, The Divine Hours, includes a lot of confessions, like this classic: …