A parenthesis is an explanatory word or clause inserted in a sentence for clarity, focus, direction, limitation. However, parentheses are not limited to grammar. Sometimes life gives you a parenthesis. Don\u2019t resist the parentheses of life. If Moses had rebelled at a forty-year dessert parenthesis, we might not have the Ten Commandments. If Paul had resisted a prison parenthesis, we might not have the prison letters \u2013 Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, Philemon. If John had balked at a Patmos island parenthesis, we might not have The Revelation. When life gives you a parenthesis, God offers a lesson. It is a lesson that provides clarity, focus, direction, limitation. Accept it with gratitude. Pass it on with passion.<\/p>\n
Join me this week in praying for the following global concerns:
\n\u2022 Continue to pray for mission teams that are traveling and serving all over the world this summer.
\n\u2022 Pray for Martha as she transitions from Spain to Germany in August.
\n\u2022 Pray for Sports Camps being held in and around Prague this week.
\n\u2022 Pray for Jerry and The Bridge staff as they minister to the people who share their office building in Vancouver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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