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Welcome to Graceful Reflections
the official blog of M.C. Kennedy


Inconvenient Power
“Then the LORD said to him, ‘Who has made man’s mouth? Who makes him mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Now...

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Jan 18, 20212 min read


God of Promise
“‘I will put enmity between you and the woman, between your offspring and her offspring; he shall bruise your head, and you shall bruise...

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Jan 11, 20213 min read


Growing Faith
“After these things God tested Abraham […]. He said, ‘Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah,...

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Jan 4, 20213 min read


The Finest Gifts
“‘But He would feed you with the finest of the wheat, and with honey from the rock I would satisfy you.’” (Psalm 81:16) Psalm 81 is a...

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Aug 17, 20203 min read


Saving Righteousness
“For, being ignorant of the righteousness of God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.”...

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Aug 10, 20202 min read


True Sacrifice
“For You will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; You will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a...

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Aug 3, 20203 min read


Frustrated Plans
“The LORD brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He frustrates the plans of the peoples.” (Psalm 33:10) A common theme in the...

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Jul 27, 20203 min read


God in Affliction
“For He has not despised or abhorred the affliction of the afflicted, and He has not hidden His face from him, but has heard, when he...

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Jul 20, 20203 min read


Majesty
“‘God thunders wondrously with His voice; He does great things that we cannot comprehend.’” (Job 37:5) Job and his friends wrestled with...

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Jul 13, 20202 min read


Arguing with God
“‘And I heard a voice saying to me, “Rise, Peter; kill and eat.” But I said, “By no means, Lord; for nothing common or unclean as ever...

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Jul 6, 20203 min read


Those Who Mourn
“‘Though He slay me, I will hope in Him; yet I will argue my ways to His face.’” (Job 13:15) The story of Job is one that many people are...

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Jun 29, 20203 min read


Doing God’s Work
“Next to them Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, goldsmiths, repaired. Next to him Hananiah, one of the perfumers, repaired. […] Next to them...

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Jun 22, 20202 min read


Counting the Cost
“And after saying this He said to him, ‘Follow Me.’” (John 21:19b) After Jesus’ resurrection, He appeared to His disciples multiple...

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Jun 15, 20202 min read


Branches of the Vine
“‘I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in Me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do...

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Jun 8, 20203 min read


Working Together
“And David the king said to all the assembly, ‘Solomon my son, whom alone God has chosen, is young and inexperienced, and the work is...

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Jun 1, 20203 min read


The Perfect Word
“The Pharisees answered them, ‘Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in Him? But this crowd...

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May 25, 20203 min read


Intercession
“Then Hezekiah said to Isaiah, ‘The word of the LORD that you have spoken is good.’ For he thought, ‘Why not, if there will be peace and...

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May 18, 20203 min read


The Earth Is the LORD’s
“And a man of God came near and said to the king of Israel, ‘Thus says the LORD, “Because the Syrians have said, ‘The LORD is a god of...

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May 11, 20202 min read


Not My Will
“‘And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him, for he only of Jeroboam shall come to the grave, because in him there is found...

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May 4, 20203 min read


Come Home
“And he arose and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and kissed...

Grace Johnson
Apr 27, 20203 min read
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