Daily themes:

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“So all bore witness to Him, and marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth” (Luke 4:22).
Life is full of good things to witness and celebrate – noble qualities, gracious words, good deeds. Sometimes we stand as witnesses to a couple’s marriage vows or an infant’s baptism. We witness the birth of a new business or a new dimension of life. What good experiences have you been privileged to witness that have helped form your faith?

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“Do not hide your face from your servant, for I am in distress – make haste to answer me.” (Psalm 69:17)
We witness bad things happening - accidents, diseases, moral failings that lead to businesses collapsing. Sometimes we are victims, other times just innocent bystanders. Sometimes the trauma feels worse for the bystander than it feels for the victim. We grieve, and we search for relief. What is it like for you to witness something bad? What role does your faith have?

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“O Lord, we are the clay, and You our potter; and we are the work of Your hand” (Isaiah 64:8).
Witnessing change can be a positive or negative experience. Often our experiences, even bad ones, give quality to meaningful change. They can form and reform us, like a potter shaping and reshaping clay. Or we can be jaded by our experience of change. How does change impact faith? How does faith impact change?

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“Grace to you and peace from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness” (Revelation 1:4,5).
The Lord is the keenest eyewitness of our lives. He sees us from His compassionate love and discerning wisdom; and He longs for us to widen and deepen our experience of faith. Where or how does faith in the Lord intersect with your experience?

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Jesus said, “For this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth” (John 18:37).
We bear witness of our faith and our experience through our words, our body language and our deeds. We are true witnesses of our inner lives when we act in integrity with our hearts and minds. What would it look like to be more intentional about bearing true witness to your loves, dreams and goals?