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OPEN ARMS 열려 있는 두 팔 [ 2 Samuel 22:1 - 22:20 ] - hymn 70 In my distress I called to the Lord...My cry came to his ears. [ 2 SAMUEL 22:7 ] Saydee and his family have an “open arms and open home” philosophy. People are always welcome in their home, “especially those who are in distress,” he says. That’s the kind of household he had growing up in Liberia with..

LEARNING FROM LITTLE ONES 어린아이들에게서 배움 [ Matthew 21:8 - 21:17 ] - hymn 366 From the lips of children and infants you, Lord, have called forth your praise. [ MATTHEW 21:16 ] When a friend and I rode into one of the slums in Nairobi, Kenya, our hearts were deeply humbled by the poverty we witnessed. In that same setting, however, different emotions—like fres..

FOREVER LOVE 영원한 사랑 [ Psalms 136:1 - 136:9 ] - hymn 304 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. [ 1 JOHN 4:16 ] Years ago, my four-year-old son gave me a framed wooden heart mounted on a metal plate with the word forever painted in its center. “I love you forever, Mommy,” he said. I thanked him with a hug. “I love you more.” That pric..

DOUBT AND FAITH 의심과 믿음 [ Job 1:20 - 1:22 ] - hymn 543 The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised. [ JOB 1:21 ] MingTeck woke up with a severe headache and thought it was another migraine. But when he got out of bed, he collapsed onto the floor. He was admitted to the hospital where the doctors informed him he’d had a stroke. Afte..

THE MAN WHO COULDN’T TALK 말 못했던 사람 [ Psalms 96:1 - 96:13 ] - hymn 31 Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise. [ PSALM 96:4 ] Sitting in his wheelchair at a senior citizens home in Belize, a man joyfully listened as a group of American high school teenagers sang about Jesus. Later, as some of the teens tried to communicate with him, they discovered he couldn..

GO-BETWEEN PRAYER 중보기도 [ Romans 8:26 - 8:34 ] - hymn 361 The Spirit intercedes for God’s people. [ ROMANS 8:27 ] Late one Saturday afternoon, my family and I stopped at a local restaurant for lunch. As the waiter set crispy fries and thick burgers on our table, my husband glanced up and asked his name. Then he said, “We pray as a family before we eat. Is there some..

IMPOSSIBLE FORGIVENESS 도저히 생각할 수 없는 용서 [ Luke 23:32 - 23:43 ] - hymn 305 Father, forgive them. [ LUKE 23:34 ] Liberators found the following prayer crumpled among the remains of the Ravensbruck concentration camp where Nazis exterminated nearly 50,000 women: O Lord, remember not only the men and women of goodwill, but also those of ill will. But do not re..

STRENGTH FOR THE JOURNEY 인생 여정을 위한 힘 [ 1 Kings 19:1 - 19:9 ] - hymn 384 All at once an angel touched him and said, “Get up and eat.” [ 1 KINGS 19:5 ] One summer, I faced what seemed an impossible task—a big writing project with a looming deadline. Having spent day after day on my own, endeavoring to get the words onto the page, I felt exhausted and discou..

THE ONE WHO SEES 모든 것을 다 보시는 분 [ Numbers 32:16 - 32:24 ] - hymn 521 You may be sure that your sin will find you out. [ NUMBERS 32:23 ] "Oh no!" My wife’s voice rang out when she stepped into the kitchen. The moment she did, our ninety-pound Labrador retriever “Max” bolted from the room. Gone was the leg of lamb that had been sitting too close to the edg..

COMMUNITY MEMORY 공동체가 함께하는 기억 [ Luke 22:14 - 22:23 ] - hymn 227 He took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body given for you.” [ LUKE 22:19 ] In his book Restless Faith, theologian Richard Mouw talks about the importance of remembering the lessons of the past. He quotes sociologist Robert Bellah, who said that “..