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MAY: I pray that your hearts will be flooded with enough of His Light so that you can understand the confident Hope He has given to those He called His Holy People who are His Rich and Glorious Inheritance. GOOD NEWS from Psalm 143: 1 I know You Hear my prayer and TURN Your Ear to my pleas for Your Mercy, O Lord; and in Your Righteousness, You will answer my plea because you are faithful to Your Promises! DON'T TURN AWAY (Instead, TURN TOWARD) Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord, Thank You  for being The One I TURN TOWARD for help in every situation.  Keep me TURNING TOWARD You and looking forward, worshipping and reverencing You, rather than being stuck in worry or paralyzed in fear with d'evil one. You see that I am trying to TURN my reserves into another step. Meet me where I am today and with Your Guidance, re-TURN me toward Your Goodness. You are The Restorer, and I TURN TOWARD You because I need You to repair my life. There is so much I need You to tend to. I've tried o...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 118: 7 - 8 Oh, thank the Lord, for He’s so good and WORTHY! His Loving-Kindness is forever. I prayed to the Lord, and He answered me and rescued me.  The Lord is on my side; He helps me. Let those who love me meet me. It is better to trust and put WORTH in the Lord than to put confidence in humans. It is better to take refuge in Him and His  Kingship's WORTHINESS than in the mightiest king on earth! I will march out behind his banner, with his flag flying above me, because  the Lord helped me.   He is my strength and my song, and now He has given me His Victory.   Songs of joy at the news of our rescue are sung in the homes of the godly. The Strong Arm of The Lord has done glorious things!   I shall live to tell of all His Glorious Deeds.  Open the gates of the Temple—I will go in and give Him my thanks. Those gates are the way into the presence of the Lord, and the godly enter there. O Lord, thank you so much for answering my pray...

GOOD NEWS from Luke 1: 68 - 70 Let us Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, for He has come to visit and to help His People and He Himself has redeemed them and given them freedom. He has given us a POWERFUL Savior and is sending His Mighty Savior to us from the royal line of His Servant David, just as He Promised through His Holy Prophets long ago— someone to save us from our enemies, and from all who hate us! HE IS POWERFUL! Dear Heavenly Father and Mighty God, Thank You for always coming to the aid of Your People with Your POWERFUL Help in our times of need! Look at my life, Lord and see how I need Your POWERFUL Help. Would You show me Your better and most POWERFUL Ways to heal from being stuck in these grief coping cycles? What works for my growth, when what once served me well no longer does? I need Your Wisdom and POWERFUL Leadership to show me how to continue to grieve well and how to press into You for Your Healing on which I continually rely. Wash me in Your Sea of Joy with Your...

 GOOD NEWS from Luke 4: 18 - 19 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me; He has appointed me to ACCEPT preaching His Good News of Hope to the poor; He has sent me to ACCEPT freedom for and healing of the brokenhearted and to ACCEPT announcing that captive prisoners shall be released and set free, and the blind shall see, that the downtrodden shall be freed from their oppressors, and also ACCEPT the fact that God is ready to give blessings to all who come to Him ready to ACCEPT His Blessings. I have come to share the message of JUBILEE, for God's time of GREAT ACCEPTANCE has begun! GREAT ACCEPTANCE Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy Spirit of God, Thank You for Your Tangible Presence, flooding my mind with Your Revelation Light today, which I both welcome and ACCEPT. Fill my heart up with Your Hope to ACCEPT and hold onto Your Goodness and Mercy as its measuring stick. Give me eyes to see what You are already doing in my life, ears to hear what You are already saying, and a Heart to ACCEPT...

GOOD NEWS from Romans 8: 24 We are saved by trusting. And trusting means looking forward to getting something we have yet to have—for a person who already has something no longer needs to hope and trust that they will get it, because they already have it in their possession! In hope we have been saved, but hope that is already realized, is a blessing. Who hopes for what they already have? ALL SEEN Dear Heavenly Father God of All My Longings, Thank You for SEEING them and filling them! Every piece SEEKS and  finds its rightful place inside Your Loving Hands. I resubmit every desire to You again, all the ones that float near the surface of my heart as well as those that ache deeply; You SEE them all. May my heart always be rooted and grounded in Your Goodness, and trusting that the fruit that grows in it will be SEEN as evidence of Your Faithful Love feeding down to the depths in me that only You can SEE. You are endlessly good, God; as my heart recounts Your Goodness in my life* let...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 9: 18 For GOD forever remembers the needs of the needy; the hopes of the poor and afflicted ones shall always flourish and be exalted by Him. ALWAYS REMEMBERED Dear Heavenly Father God Over ALL, Thank You for Your Eyes that scan the earth, see and REMEMBER every heart! You see every detail of our celebrations and distresses and in Your Boundless Wisdom, You consider and REMEMBER them all. Your Compassionate Heart always REMEMBERS us and is always turned towards us, especially in our time of need. Your Mercy always meets the needs of those who REMEMBER to turn to You for help and You always raise us up. Today Lord, let my heart REMEMBER to be encouraged by Your Faithful Love that reaches into the deep, surrounds me, and lifts me up and out of the pit.  ✨️ As a result of my grief, I will flourish with Your Powerful Presence leading me, guiding me, and imparting peace within me. Fill up all my senses with Your Perfect Love that overshadows and casts out all m...

GOOD NEWS from 2Thessalonians 3: 3 The Lord is RELIABLY faithful yesterday, now, and always; He will establish you, make you strong, and guard you from the evil one's satanic attacks of every kind. ALWAYS RELIABLE Dear Heavenly Father God and Faithfully RELIABLE One, Thank You for being continually RELIABLE in Love so I can be free to know with blessed assurance, from one day to the next that You Love me. You chose me in the first place and Your RELIABLY Steady Mind stays the same course when it comes to Your Children. I may change my plans, or thoughts of You depending on my moods; You always remain the same RELIABLE God. You are constantly RELIABLE in Mercy and You always will be. When my mind wanders with wonder whether You will come through, it is Your RELIABLE Wisdom I turn to with reverence.  Whenever I take the time to consider Your Track Record, I must admit Your RELIABILITY.  I can spot Your Goodness whenever I have Revelation to see it. Give me Your Eyes to see with,...

 GOOD NEWS from Psalm 119: 130 As your plan unfolds and the teaching of Your WISDOM gives LIGHT, the mind of a child can easily understand it. LIGHT OF WISDOM Dear Heavenly Father and Mighty God, Thank You, for Your LIGHT in my Life.  I drink up Your Presence like one whose thirst needs a long quenching fill up so I can run on full steam rather than on dry empty. Your Joy LIGHT and Happiness give me the strength that sadness saps. You Lord, are an everflowing fountain of Love, LIGHT, and WISDOM for all who call on You in Spirit and in Truth.  You always give free and generous portions of everything, including Your WISDOM, and Your LIGHT. Lord, please fill me with the LIGHT and WISDOM of Your Ways, Your Truth, and Your Life today. You give Your Revelations to make Your WISDOM and Truths evident in the simplest terms. You have WISE Solutions that shed LIGHT on everything, and Your Answers are well LIT and easy to comprehend. May my heart be ENLIGHTENED to understand and my ...

 GOOD NEWS from Psalm 90: 14 MEET us and satisfy us in our earliest youth with your loving-kindness.  EVERY morning, MEET us to give us Your Constant Joy to the end of our earthly lives, then we will sing and rejoice all of our lives until we MEET in Heaven! LOVE MEETS ME Dear Heavenly Father God and Compassionate One, Thank You for MEETING me with Your New Mercy again today.  When You MEET with me today, would You fill me up with Your Love in a fresh new way? Just like a shower that refreshes and cleans when it MEETS with the earth, refresh and clean me with Your Holy Spirit until I am ready for a brand new day. With Your Faithful Love as my Source, I have all my needs MET. Let the song of my heart MEET gratitude and thanksgiving today. Just as the rains when they MEET the earth, they water the earth and cause rapid growth in the growing season, so reign over me with Your Compassion.  May Your Love soak into the soil of my heart and quench the thirsting deep down in...

GOOD NEWS from Isaiah 50: 7 Because the Lord God is helping me, I am optimistic, cheerful upbeat and joyful; I have set my FACE like flint to do His Will, and I know that His Will triumphs. FACE LIKE FLINT  Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord, Thank You for being my help at all times and my Source of Strength in everything I FACE. You restore me as I hope in You until I can get "it" altogether or,  put on my game FACE. Some days are more challenging to get through my basic routine, including washing my own FACE. You give me what I need to get through everything I have to FACE today. When all I can do is survive, You take care of the rest. As I see You coming through for me in many ways, my heart is encouraged. You keep providing in creative ways in my life; when I FACE Your Truth, many times I find that You have given me much more than I need. Thank You Lord! I know that I will always feel good about The Great Almighty You advocating for little insignificant me. I trust that I ...

 GOOD NEWS from 1Peter 1: 24-25 Yes, our natural earthly lives will LAST as long as grass does when it becomes all brown and dry. All our earthly greatness LASTS like a flower that droops and falls; all grass withers and all flowers fade but all Words of the Lord LAST forever. And His Message is the Good News that was preached to you. SOMETHING THAT LASTS Dear Heavenly Father God and Constant One, Thank You for remaining The Same EVERLASTING God in Glory and in Light when everything else is fading. Your Goodness LASTS unto infinity. Your Kindness is everflowing.  Loss brings our awareness to the limited scope of our earthly existence which is OUTLASTED by eternity. There is immense gladness in the beginning of new things. You continually blossom and grow and promise us eternal life beyond earth - an opportunity for us to experience Your Beauty beyond measure that LASTS and LASTS Forever. My heart takes hope in Your Word.  Separation pains me and the sting of death is real...

 GOOD NEWS from Hebrews 6: 18 He has given us both His Promise and His Oath, two things we can completely count on, for it is only possible for God to speak Truth. His Vows remain the same yesterday, today, and forever. Now all those who flee to Him and run into His Faithful HEART to save them can take new courage and find new strength in His Comfort when they hear such assurances from God. Now they can know with blessed assurance that He will give them the salvation He has promised them, for He Empowers us to seize what has already been established ahead of time, a solid hope in our HEART. INTO HIS HEART Dear Heavenly Father God and Faithful One, Thank You for allowing me to run into Your HEART today and hide myself in Your Love.  You are perfect peace and in Your HEART is Fullness of Joy. Whenever I am surrounded by You and Your Goodness, my HEART takes courage from You. You hold me and keep me close to Your HEART with gently lapping waves of peace and calm. You raise me up....

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 27 : 10 For when my father and mother abandoned me, you welcomed me, comforted me, and held me close THROUGH it all. THROUGH EVERYTHING Dear Heavenly and Perfect Father God, Thank You for the home I found THROUGH You. Your Ways are always better and Your Motives are always purer than what comes THROUGH the most tenderhearted parents. In this world, I know You will succeed in exceeding my expectations.  You always do. And Your Ways of doing so are always better. You forgive me and mercifully show me Your better way. You lead in Kindness. You always share Your Omniscient Wisdom when I ask for it and seek it.  You offer support THROUGH Your Mercy. You hold me close THROUGH Your Compassion.  THROUGH it all, Your Love always succeeds. Even when I walk THROUGH the valley, with You by my side, there is every reason to go THROUGH bravely and steadfastly.  Thank You for having been, and forever will be, with me THROUGH it all. 🎶 THROUGH IT ALL sung by An...

GOOD NEWS from Matthew 18: 20 Therefore go and make disciples in all the nations, teaching them all that I have taught You, baptizing them into the Name of The Father and of Jesus The Son and of the Holy Spirit, and then teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you; and be sure of this—that I am with you always, even UNTIL THE END OF TIME. UNTIL THE END Dear Heavenly Father God Everlasting, Thank You for Your Word that spoke the world into formation from beginning UNTIL the end.  Your Word stills brings light into dark and formless spaces. You can imagine a Creation and then Voice it UNTIL it exists. You form humans from dust and breathe life UNTIL there is life in their dry bones. You create every aspect of nature from its beginning UNTIL its  end and You say that it is GOOD! Your heart is full of kindness and affection, and it remains so today and UNTIL the end of time. Even UNTIL the end of time and into eternity, You remain with those You fashion for...

 GOOD NEWS from 1John 2: 17 And this world and its desires are fading away, and all worldly things are going with it; whoever keeps doing the will of God will live and LAST forever. LASTING APPEAL Dear Heavenly Father God, Ultimate and LASTING Source of Peace, Hope, and Joy, Thank You for letting me know that I have everything I need to LAST me for this life and for EVERLASTING life. You see me in my pursuits of worldly things, in my questioning of Heavenly things, and in the areas where I feel stuck. Though I change my mind, sometimes daily, You remain constant as the Sun and the Ocean tides. Instead of rising and setting, or rising and falling, You are Consistent in Compassion and Reliable in Mercy.  When everything else goes away, here You remain with an abundance of Your LASTING Affection.  LORD, keep my heart set on You, my first, my LAST, my everything. Even in the midst of temporary disappointments and heartbreak, You are the Only One I can rely on to LAST my whole...

GOOD NEWS from Proverbs 3: 7 - 8 Be humble, sure of God's Sovereign and Superior Wisdom. Trust and reverence the Lord, and turn toward good; when you do that, then you will be given renewed HEALTH and vitality that will be HEALING to your body and refreshment to your bones.  Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord,  Thank You for Your Incredible Mercy and Kindness which remain a consistent HEALING SOURCE for me throughout the twists and turns of this life. You remain the same God with the same HEALING SOURCE throughout the ages. Your Compassion is like the Sun, rising and bringing a SOURCE of new hope and new HEALING every new day. Your Mercy is a HEALING SOURCE of Ocean Waves washing over the shores of my heart and soul in infinite rhythm.   When I need strength, You are my continual SOURCE of renewal and my perpetual fountain. Spirit of God, meet me with the Power of Your HEALING Presence today. HEAL my mind; HEAL my body; and HEAL my heart with Your Lavish Love that pus...

 GOOD NEWS from Psalm 9: 10 All those who know Your Mercy, Lord, will count on You ALONE for help. For You and You ALONE are always with those who come to You because they trust You. And, all those who know You trust You. They are NEVER LEFT ALONE Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord, Thank You for the infinite number of times I have come to You with my infinite number of cares because I trust You, and You ALONE to expertly handle them when I come to You for help. You and You ALONE are always here and You always pick me up, every time. Your Love ALONE always remains rock steady. Your Love is far more than I could ever, ever comprehend. There truly is only One You, and You ALONE. You ALONE prove You Goodness, time after time, again and again in my life*, yet my humaness still goes through seasons of questioning You and questioning Your Goodness, Kindness, and Love. I do this more when I let myself get distracted by the world and the way it is run and faultingly compare You to it; yet e...

 GOOD NEWS from John 8: 31-32 "When you abide in My Word, you are My Disciples in deed." Many of the Jewish leaders heard Him say these things and began believing Him to be The Messiah. Jesus said to them, “You are truly My Disciples when you live as I tell you to live, and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you, and set you FREE in-deed!" SET FREE Dear Heavenly Father God and Savior, Thank You for FREEING me to move closer toward abiding in everything that keeps me close to You. Walls, oceans, mountains, and deserts, rivers, trees, and valleys and things, are small and easily overcome by You as You FREELY close the gap, in their seemingly  great divide, with Your Love. The space between You and me is distance FREE. In this moment and each moment You are here of Your own FREE Will with the Fullness of Your FREE Compassion and Your Kindness. I am FREE to sit in this awareness of You. You are so much better than I could ever dream You to be. Meet me with The ...

GOOD NEWS from 2Corinthians 5: 5 This is the HOPEFULNESS that God Himself has prepared for us, a wonderful destiny, and as a guarantee to confirm His Promise,  He has given us His own Holy Spirit, like an engagement ring 💍! HOPEFUL Dear Heavenly Father God and Everlasting God, Thank You for Your Good Plans and Your Good Ways full of HOPEFULNESS and Peace. I choose to follow You with my life as I walk in the Way of Your Goodness. Flood my mind with Your Truth and my Spirit with Your HOPEFULNESS that penetrates through the surface of my thoughts into the depth of the questions that lie beneath. You bring clarity with Your Wisdom and HOPE along with it. As long as I am looking to You, I will find the confident HOPE I long for. You always succeed God.  You gave me Your Holy Spirit as Your guarantee that everything You Promise is coming to fruition. You gave me Your Holy Spirit that ministers, teaches, and comforts me.  What wonderful gifts. Your manifest Presence is always a...

GOOD NEWS from Matthew 11: 28 - 29 Come to Me and I will give you a GENTLE rest—all of you who are wearied and burdened and work so hard beneath a heavy yoke and I will give You rest. Wear My GENTLE Yoke  upon you and learn from Me. It fits you perfectly and it lets Me teach you; for I am GENTLE and humble, and you shall find rest for your souls; for I give you only light burdens. A GENTLE REMINDER  Dear Heavenly Father God and Comforter,  Thank You for allowing me to come to You today. I am looking for a GENTLE rest.  My soul needs a GENTLE uplift for the Worship You deserve and it also needs healing for future appointments You arrange. You see what I've been carrying around, some things are like badges of honor, and others are like baggage of shame. I want to bear my load with You, Who are GENTLE, rather than try to bear it on my own. Here You go God, You can have the baggage I am carrying. I know that You are Good, GENTLE, Patient and Kind and You accept me Just A...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 34: 5 Others too were radiant at what You did for them. Theirs was an upbeat look of acceptance! Those who go to You for help are happy! And they are always esteemed, appreciated, honored, and accepted by You. CAN'T STAY AWAY Dear Heavenly Father God of my Hope, Thank You for being beautiful in all Your Ways, Days, and STAYS.  The Joy of Your STAYING Presence refreshes me. You STAY with me lifting me and leading me into Your Peace as I cycle through waves of deep love and therefore, deep grief. I am grateful that You have it all together, when I have yet to get it all together.  Your Kindness STAYS with me through the surges as You hold me close in the comforting embrace of Your Love. Your Love is like Your Warm Sun and I want to STAY close to You. I find myself gravitating to You and then STAYING with You throughout the day just like a sunflower 🌻 following the path of Your sun in Your sky. I STAY because I always find Peace and Goodness in You. You alwa...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 91: 14-15 For the Lord says, Because they love Me, I will rescue them and deliver them; I will protect them and make them great because they know and trust in My Name. 15 When they call on Me, I will answer; I will be with them in all times and I will rescue them and honor them. ALWAYS WITH ME Dear Heavenly Father God,  Thank You for promising to ALWAYS be with me and embrace me along with all Your other Children. I have heard it so many times, and my heart ALWAYS needs this daily reminder. As I wade through the waters of grief, I need a fresh revelation of Your Promises. You have ALWAYS been my Portion of peace for as long as I have been aware of Your Presence in my life.  Today, I will eagerly tell You, that I need You now more than ever. I am energized calling on You because when I do, here You are, still. ALWAYS lean into me as I lean into You and weave Your Peace deep down into the fabric of my soul. You ALWAYS make me feel cleansed. You ALWAYS lift m...

 GOOD NEWS from John 14: 27 I am leaving you with a GIFT —peace of mind and peace of heart! And the peace I GIVE is a GIFT that only I can GIVE, and it is strong like the peace found in Heaven. So be free and steadfast using my GIFT of Peace. A BETTER GIFT Dear Heavenly Father God and Giver of All Good GIFTS, Thank You for all the GIFTS in my life that have Your Signature on them. You are full of so much more GIFTING than I could think of, ask for, or even imagine. You GIFT in ways that are out of this world. You GIFT Your Calm to my anxious nerves. You GIFT Your Settlement to my restless heart. You GIFT Your healing to my past traumas. You GIFT Your Hope for my future. It is You. What You GIFT is personal, and it is received straight and direct from Your Holy Spirit, free of middlemen. The Peace You GIFT is a permanent fix in the atmosphere of Your Very Presence.  You calm and bring order and peace to my mind, doing what only You can do. And when You do, I know I have been to...

GOOD NEWS from John 16: 33 I have told you all this so that you will have PEACE of heart and PEACE of mind. Here on earth you will have many situations and circumstances; but take heart, cheer up, and be at PEACE, for I have overcome the world. OVERCOME WITH PEACE  Dear Heavenly Father God and Firm Foundation, Thank You for being the Rock Steady and Same Omnipresent PEACEGIVING God.  You remain constant in Your purpose and in  Your pursuit of our PEACE. You always remain interested in me. When situations arise and circumatances pick up speed, Your Love and PEACE remain as steady as they always were when You breathed life into Adam's lungs. When my heart needs trust strengthening, remind me of Your Faithfulness and Your PEACE. You have been consistent throughout the ages, and still You are the same PEACE Loving God. You are Victorious over the ways of this world because You are so much bigger over them all. Jesus overcame the world and death so I can be His PEACE in the mi...

GOOD NEWS from 2Peter 1: 3-4 His DIVINE Power has granted us everything pertaining to life and Godliness. For as you know Him better, through TRUE Knowledge of Him, He will give you, through His Own Great Powerful and Glorious Excellence, everything you need for living a truly good life. He even shares His Own Glory, His Own DIVINITY, and His Own Goodness with us! And by that same Mighty and DIVINE Power He has given us all His other rich and wonderful blessings that He Promised; for instance, His promise to save us from the lust and rottenness all around us, and to call us His Own and give us His Own Character. CALLED BY DIVINE LOVE  Dear Heavenly Father God and Holy One, Thank You for Your Lavish and DIVINE Love which is Infinitely Pure and full of Your Goodness.  You are a Graciously Abundant Giver Who freely gives in DIVINE Joy. Your DIVINE Love covers and softens every heart. Your DIVINE Power gives me access to everything I need to live a full life of Your Prosperity, an...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 27: 3 Oh, show Yourself strong and make Yourself CLEAR. When I am trying to find you God, Lovingly accept me, Your servant. CLEARLY You have been my Help in all my situations before now; Stay with me now.  Claim me and support  me, O God of my salvation. MAKE IT CLEAR Dear Heavenly Father God of my Salvation, Thank You for allowing me to rely on You more than I can CLEARLY express. Stay with me and flourish me in Your Joy. I need Your Loving Touch to restore my hope and joy again. I ask because I have CLEARLY seen You at work in my life before. In the midst of heartbreak, help me to CLEARLY see my heart through Your eyes, which see inside to its healing. Meet me here now Lord, and encircle me with Your Presence. You are the healer my heart is CLEARLY searching for because I know only You can heal me and make me feel whole again. Because I CLEARLY believe You are, I cry out to You more times than I can count. I know that You are with me and I need You to do...

GOOD NEWS from  2 Samuel 22: 3 I will hide in God, Who is my ROCK and my Refuge. I run straight to Him for Safety.  He is my Shield, my saving Strength and my SALVATION, my Defender and my place of Safety, my Refuge and my High Tower. Thank you, O my Savior For SAVING me from all! ROCK OF SALVATION  Dear Heavenly Father God and ROCK of Ages Cleft For me,  Thank You for Your Omnipresent Compassion which is solid like a ROCK. Your Mercies are new today and they continue to rise. Your Mercies are consistent as are Your Kindnesses and forever Faithful Love. You rise to the defense with ROCK solidness for those who call on Your Name and You surround with Your Everlasting Love, those who look to You. Your affection is continually ongoing. You are far better than any parent this world has ever known.  You are my ROCK of SALVATION and my only firm hope. Everything else will pass away while You eternally remain the same, solid ROCK. You Who created the Heavens, the earth...

GOOD NEWS from Psalm 34: 18 The Lord is CLOSE to hearts; He rescues and saves those whose hearts are humble in Spirit. I Dear Heavenly Father God and Lord, Thank You for coming in CLOSE with Your Love, including times when my heart feels broken and I feel like I am struggling to find the strength to get through another day. Hear the messages of my heart and with all deliberate speed, come CLOSE. Your Omniscience knows everything. Before I can start smiling or fix my lips to form a sentence, or explain things, in Your CLOSENESS You already know and understand the depth of everything I am experiencing. Be near, Lord and CLOSER than my skin and bones. Move CLOSER with Your Compassionate Presence, move deeper into my very being. Layer Your Love as my spirit CLOSELY communes with Your Spirit. You're so CLOSE, You always have an open invitation to come on in. Here You Are with Your Perfect Peace again. Hold me CLOSE and love me back to life. Lift me, carry me, ease me, and just CLOSER wa...