God’s Perfect Timing
“Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. […] Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the...
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Welcome to Graceful Reflections
the official blog of author M.C. Kennedy
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- Jan 9
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Faith in the Impossible
“Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. And Sarah said, ‘God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears...
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- Jan 2
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Magnify
“And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked on the humble estate of his...
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- Dec 26, 2022
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Man of Sorrows
“He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was...
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- Dec 19, 2022
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New Covenant
“‘For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD: I will put my law within them,...
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- Dec 12, 2022
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Passed Over
“‘The blood shall be a sign for you, on the houses where you are. And when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and no plague will...
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- Dec 5, 2022
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Light
“And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light” (Genesis 1:3). “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not...
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- Nov 28, 2022
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An Earnest Prayer
“‘For we do not present our pleas before you because of our righteousness, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, hear; O Lord,...
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- Nov 21, 2022
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Respectful Request
“But Daniel resolved that he would not defile himself with the king’s food, or with the wine that he drank. Therefore he asked the chief...
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- Nov 14, 2022
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Unsearchable God
“‘And he said to man, “Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding”’” (Job 28:28). Job’s...
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- Nov 7, 2022
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I Will Hope
“‘Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face’” (Job 13:15). The book of Job is not pretty. It offers a...
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- Oct 31, 2022
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A Soul Cast Down
“Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation and my...
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- Oct 24, 2022
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Blessed Be God
“Blessed be God, because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me!” (Psalm 66:20). Psalm 66 is a song of...
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- Oct 17, 2022
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We Will Not Fear
“The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress” (Psalm 46:7). Psalm 46 paints a picture of the earth in turmoil. The...
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- Oct 10, 2022
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Stay Faithful
“‘And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: […] Do not fear what you are about to suffer’” (Revelation 2:8, 10). The church in...
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- Oct 3, 2022
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Lost Love
“‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil […]. But I have this against...
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- Sep 26, 2022
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Character Qualities
“For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord...
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- Sep 19, 2022
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Safely Saved
“Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for...
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- Sep 12, 2022
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A High Standard
“For an overseer, as God’s steward, must be above reproach” (Titus 1:7a). The apostle Paul took seriously his responsibility of passing...
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- Sep 5, 2022
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Thanksgiving in Anxiety
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God”...
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