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TODAY’S WORD…

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“I AM WHO I AM.”

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– Exodus 3:14

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REFLECTION…

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“I AM” is beyond time, always present.

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“I AM” promises rest through Jesus

for those who suffer and are burdened.

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Jesus said,

“I tell you the truth,

before Abraham was even born,I AM!”(Jn 8:58)

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Jesus IS LORD,

Jesus IS the ALPHA and the OMEGA,

Jesus IS GOD,

Jesus IS the great “I AM”

who gives rest to the weary;

hope to all Christians;

and pours out His abundant grace over us all.

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And He does this today

– not in some distant time and place,

but here and now!

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A POEM…for reflection…

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I was regretting the past and fearing the future.

Suddenly my Lord was speaking: “MY NAME IS I AM.”

He paused.

I waited.

He continued.

“When you live in the past, with its mistakes and regrets,

it is hard. I am not there. My name IS NOT I WAS.

When you live in the future, with its problems and fears,

it is hard. I am not there. My name IS NOT I Will BE.

When you live in this moment, it is not hard.

I am here. MY NAME IS I AM.”

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– H. Mallicoat

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PRAYER…

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Jesus, my God, please help me to live fully and always in the present,

with You by my side.

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