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


Important Updates
Hello, friends! A lot’s been going on in the past few weeks in my writing life. To cut through all the unnecessary details and get...

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Mar 5, 20221 min read
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Strengthened Faith
“‘So now, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you alone are the LORD’” (Isaiah...

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Feb 28, 20222 min read
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This Is Our God
“It will be said on that day, ‘Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited...

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Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Purified for Service
“And I said, ‘Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes...

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Feb 14, 20222 min read
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Song of Salvation
“He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love” (Song of Solomon 2:4). Song of Solomon is, quite frankly, a...

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Feb 7, 20222 min read
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Glorious Enjoyment
“I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live; also that everyone should eat...

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Jan 31, 20222 min read
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Beautiful Words
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver” (Proverbs 25:11). Words are some of the most important things in our...

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Jan 24, 20222 min read
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Words of Wisdom
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly” (Proverbs 14:29). When someone wrongs us,...

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Jan 17, 20222 min read
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Wisdom Calling
“For whoever finds me finds life and obtains favor from the LORD, but he who fails to find me injures himself; all who hate me love...

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Jan 10, 20222 min read
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Growing in Wisdom
“My son, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments, for length of days and years of life and peace they will add...

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Jan 3, 20222 min read
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Humble Wisdom
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:7). The book of Proverbs is all...

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Dec 27, 20212 min read
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Savior
Well, it’s Christmas Eve!!!! While tomorrow, Christmas Day, officially marks the end of Advent, the final candle of the Advent wreath is...

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Dec 24, 20213 min read
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Deliverance
“I cry to you, O LORD; I say, ‘You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living’” (Psalm 142:5). When David was in trouble, many...

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Dec 20, 20212 min read
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No Room
Today is the last Sunday of Advent. Christmas Day is on Saturday… which is crazy to think about. Yet another year has flown by, and here...

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Dec 19, 20214 min read
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Simple Rest
“O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for...

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Dec 13, 20212 min read
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A Time to Rejoice
Today, the third Sunday of Advent, comes with the lighting of the Joy Candle. This one always confused me when I was younger, as it’s the...

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Dec 12, 20214 min read
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The Word of God
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105). Psalm 119, the longest psalm and the longest chapter in the...

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Dec 6, 20212 min read
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The Promised
Today marks the second Sunday of Advent. Christmas is now three weeks away, and to physically mark the passing of the days, churches...

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Dec 5, 20213 min read
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Give Thanks
“The LORD is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation” (Psalm 118:1). This psalm is one of great thanksgiving. While many...

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Nov 29, 20212 min read
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The Oil Lamp
Happy first day of Advent! With the end of Thanksgiving comes the descending of the Christmas season in my family. The house is already...

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Nov 28, 20214 min read
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