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


O Come, Emmanuel
“‘I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring: he shall bruise you head, and you shall...
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Dec 4, 20232 min read


High Standards
“For what have I to do with judging outsiders? Is it not those inside the church whom you are to judge?” (1 Corinthians 5:12). The...
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Nov 20, 20232 min read


Servants
“‘Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this...
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Nov 13, 20232 min read


Finished
“When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, ‘It is finished,’ and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit” (John 19:30). The time...
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Nov 6, 20232 min read


Joy in Heaven
“‘Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no...
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Oct 23, 20232 min read


Empty Tradition
“‘You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men’” (Mark 7:8). After the Jewish people returned from their...
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Oct 16, 20232 min read


Mourning to Dancing
“‘Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted’” (Matthew 5:4). Jesus liked to turn things upside-down. He spent the majority...
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Oct 9, 20232 min read


False Righteousness
“But he knew their thoughts, and he said to the man with the withered hand, ‘Come and stand here.’ And he rose and stood there” (Luke...
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Oct 2, 20232 min read


Intercession
“As soon as I heard this, I tore my garment and my cloak and pulled hair from my head and beard and sat appalled” (Ezra 9:3). The exiles...
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Sep 18, 20232 min read


False Obedience
“‘And I have this day declared it to you, but you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD your God in anything that he sent me to tell...
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Sep 4, 20232 min read


Review--Bound and Determined
Title: Bound and Determined Series: Daughters of the Seven Seas (Book 3) Author: Grace A. Johnson Genre: Romance, Historical Fiction...
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Sep 1, 20234 min read


Day Descending
“‘Thus says the LORD: If I have not established my covenant with day and night and the fixed order of heaven and earth, then I will...
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Aug 28, 20232 min read


A Faithless Bride
"'I will establish my covenant with you, and you shall know that I am the LORD, that you may remember and be confounded, and never open...
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Aug 21, 20232 min read


Return to Me
“‘“Return, faithless Israel, declares the LORD. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the LORD; I will not be...
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Aug 7, 20232 min read


True Worship
“And the Lord said: ‘[…] this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and...
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Jul 24, 20232 min read


Praise the LORD
“Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Praise the LORD!” (Psalm 150:6). From a biblical perspective, what is the primary...
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Jul 17, 20232 min read


Constant Praise
“It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and...
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Jul 10, 20232 min read


Fierce Love
“‘My people are bent on turning away from me’” (Hosea 11:7a). Hosea’s ministry came near the ending of the kingdom of Israel. That nation...
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Jul 3, 20232 min read


A Great Light
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone” (Isaiah...
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Jun 26, 20232 min read


Fearsome God
“God has done it, so that people fear before him” (Ecclesiastes 3:14b). The Bible is filled with references to the fear of God. When...
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Jun 12, 20232 min read
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