{"id":3804,"date":"2015-03-18T04:20:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T09:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.brethren.org\/?p=3804"},"modified":"2015-03-18T04:20:45","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T09:20:45","slug":"what-a-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/2015\/03\/18\/what-a-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What a day . . ."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/strong><\/span>Isaiah 60:15-22<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\nQuestion:<\/span>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span>What darkness are you facing right now? In searching and allowing God\u2019s presence, where can you find God\u2019s light, even if it is just peeking through?<\/div>\n
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\n Prayer:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\nCreator, we are honest with you. Sometimes we are stuck in a rut and find ourselves in a place of ignorance or distrust, confusion, or feeling beaten by everything that surrounds us. Gently remind us of your love for us and that even in the midst of these long nights, you are still there, shining your light.<\/p>\n

~ Kristen Hoffman, Coordinator, CCS and National Junior High Conference<\/p>\n

Congregational Life Ministries of the Church of the Brethren is offering these simple prayers and questions in connection to this year’s\u00a0Lent Devotional<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>written by\u00a0Craig H. Smith<\/em>, district executive for the Atlantic Northeast District of the Church of the Brethren and ordained minister. (Available from\u00a0Brethren Press<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>in<\/span> <\/span>print and E-Book formats). Join us as we look and listen for the coming of the Word through the reading of scripture, Craig’s reflections, times of prayer, and conversations on t<\/em>his\u00a0<\/em>blog.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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