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06/17/2026

Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Proverbs 2:6
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth, come knowledge, and understanding.

In 1373, when Julian of Norwich was thirty years old, she became ill and nearly died. When her minister prayed with her, she experienced a number of visions in which she considered Jesus' crucifixion. After miraculously recovering her health, she spent the next twenty years living in solitude in a side room of the church, praying over and thinking through the experience. She concluded that "love was his meaning"; that is, that Christ's sacrifice is the supreme manifestation of God's love.

Julian's revelations are famous, but what people often overlook is the time and effort she spent prayerfully working out what God revealed to her. In those two decades, she sought to discern what this experience of His presence meant as she asked Him for His wisdom and help.

As He did with Julian, God graciously reveals Himself to His people, such as through the words of the Bible; through His still, small voice; through a refrain of a hymn; or even just an awareness of His presence. When this happens, we can seek His wisdom and help. This wisdom is what King Solomon instructed his son to pursue, saying he should turn his ear to wisdom and apply his heart to understanding (Proverbs 2:2). Then he would "find the knowledge of God" (vs. 5).

God promises to give us discernment and understanding. As we grow in a deeper knowledge of His character and ways, we can honor and understand Him more.

Have a WONDROUSLY Blessed Wednesday!!!

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06/16/2026

🎓✨ Celebrating Our Youth! ✨🎓

This past Sunday, the Northwest Baltimore Cooperative Parish family proudly recognized and celebrated our amazing youth for their academic achievements!

We honored students who have been promoted to the next grade level, as well as those who graduated from various educational milestones. Each student received a certificate and a gift card as a token of our love, encouragement, and support.

We are incredibly proud of their hard work, perseverance, and dedication. As they prepare for the next chapter of their educational journey, we pray God’s continued blessings, guidance, and favor upon each of them.

A very special thank you goes to Ms. Valerie Allen for organizing this recognition program and for her thoughtful consideration of our students. Your dedication helped make the day extra special and showed our youth just how much they are valued and appreciated. ❤️

Please join us in congratulating our youth on a job well done! 🎉📚🎓

06/16/2026

Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Proverbs 3:27
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act.

Hurricane Harvey brought catastrophic flooding to eastern Texas in 2017. The onslaught of rain stranded thousands of people in their homes, unable to escape the floodwaters. In what was dubbed the "Texas Navy," many private citizens brought boats from other parts of the state and nation to help evacuate stranded people.

The actions of these valiant, generous men and women call to mind the encouragement of Proverbs 3:27, which Instructs us to help others whenever we are able. They had the power to act on behalf of those in need by bringing their boats. And so they did. Their actions demonstrate a willingness to use whatever resources they had at their disposal for the benefit of others.

We may not always feel adequate for the task at hand; often we become paralyzed by thinking we don't have the skills, experience, resources, or time to help others. In such instances, we're quick to sideline ourselves, discounting what we do have that might be of assistance to someone else. The Texas Navy couldn't stop the floodwaters from rising, nor could they legislate government aid. But they used what they had within their power--their boats- to come alongside the deep needs of their fellow man.
May we all bring our "boats"-whatever they may be - to take the people in our paths to higher ground.

Have a TERRIFICALLY Blessed Tuesday!

06/15/2026

Monday June 15, 2026
Joel 2:13
Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate.

In many cultures, loud weeping, wailing, and the tearing of clothing are accepted ways of lamenting personal sorrow or a great national calamity. For the people of Old Testament Israel, similar outward actions expressed deep mourning and repentance for turning away from the Lord.

An outward demonstration of repentance can be a powerful process when it comes from our heart. But without a sincere response to God, we may simply be going through the motions, even in our communities of faith.

After a plague of locusts devastated the land of Judah, God, through the prophet Joel, called the people to sincere repentance to avoid His further judgment. “ ‘Even now,’ declares the Lord, ‘return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning’ “ (Joel 2:12)

Then Joel called for a response from deep inside: “Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the Lord your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity.“ True repentance comes from the heart.

The Lord longs for us to confess our sins to Him and receive His forgiveness so we can love and serve Him with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Whatever you need to tell the Lord today, just say it — from the ❤️ heart!

Have a MAGNIFICENTLY Blessed Monday!!!

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06/14/2026

Sunday June 14, 2026
Romans 12:1
I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice.

When Jason played college basketball, he made a conscious decision at the beginning of each season to walk into that gym and dedicate himself totally to his coach--doing whatever he might ask him to do.
It would not have benefited his team for him to announce, “Hey, Coach! Here I am. I want to shoot baskets and dribble the ball, but don't ask me to run laps, play defense, and get all sweaty!"

Every successful athlete has to trust the coach enough to do whatever the coach asks them to do for the good of the team.

In Christ, we are to become God's "living sacrifice” (Romans 12:1). We say to our Savior and Lord: "I trust You. Whatever You want me to do, I am willing." Then He "transforms" us by renewing our minds to focus on the things that please Him.

It's helpful to know that God will never call on us to do something for which He has not already equipped us. As Paul reminds us, "We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us" (vs.6).

Knowing that we can trust God with our lives, we can abandon ourselves to Him, strengthened by the knowledge that He created us and is helping us to make this effort in Him.

Have a SUPERBLY Blessed Sunday!!!!

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06/13/2026

Saturday, June 13, 2026
2 Corinthians 5:18
All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation.

Inside St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, Ireland, there's a door that tells a five-century-old tale. In 1492 two families, the Butlers and the FitzGeralds, began fighting over a high-level position in the region. The fight escalated, and the Butlers took refuge in the cathedral. When the FitzGeralds came to ask
for a truce, the Butlers were afraid to open the door. So the FitzGeralds cut a hole in it, and their leader offered his hand in peace. The two families then reconciled,
and adversaries became friends.

God has a door of reconciliation that the apostle Paul wrote passionately about in his letter to the church in
Corinth. At His initiative and because of His infinite love, God exchanged the broken relationship with humans for a restored relationship through Christ's death on the cross. We were far away from God, but in His mercy He didn't leave us there. He offers us restoration with Himself- "not counting people's sins against them" (2 CORINTHIANS 5:19). Justice was fulfilled when "God made (Jesus] who had no sin to be sin for us," so that in Him we could be at peace with God (vs.21).

Once we accept God's hand in peace, we're given the
important task of bringing that message to others. We represent the amazing, loving God who offers complete forgiveness and restoration to everyone who believes.

Have a SPECTACULARLY Blessed Saturday!

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06/12/2026

Friday, June 12, 2026
Revelations 21:3
Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people.

The little boy excitedly ripped open a big box from his serviceman daddy, whom he believed wouldn't be home to celebrate his birthday. Inside that box was yet another giftwrapped box, and inside that box was another that simply held a piece of paper saying, "Surprise!' Confused, the boy looked up-just as his dad entered the room. Tearfully the son leapt into his father's arms, exclaiming. “Daddy, I missed you” and “I love you!"

That tearful yet joyful reunion captures the heart of Revelation 21's description of the glorious moment when God's children see their loving Father face to face- in the fully renewed and restored creation. There, "God will wipe every tear from our eyes" No longer will we experience pain or sorrow, because we'll be with our heavenly Father As the "loud voice" in Revelation 21 declares, "Look! God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them" (vs. 3-4).

There's a tender love and joy that followers of Jesus already enjoy with God, as 1 Peter 1:8 describes: "Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” Yet imagine our incredible, overflowing joy when we see the one we've loved and longed for welcoming us into His open arms!

Have a FANTASTICALLY Blessed Friday!

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06/11/2026

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Proverbs 14:26
In the fear of the lord is a strong confidence.

When you get close to God and live according to His purposes, you can move forward with confidence. Your weaknesses, self-doubts and insecurities disintegrate. You as a child of God have the strength within you to meet any situation. You should not lag behind or hesitate, but take bold and decisive steps forward.
If God has revealed what he has planned, then do not be afraid to move forward! Hold your plan (His plan) firmly in your mind. Commit to living into God's hands and let Him bring out of you the powerful person within you who is able to overcome. If your heart is submissive to God, rest assured that God will bless your steps.

Have a TREMENDOUSLY Blessed Thursday!!!

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06/10/2026

Wednesday, June 10, 2026
1 Peter 1:8
Though you do not see him now, you believe in him, and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.

In 1985 Anthony Ray Hinton was charged with the murders of two restaurant managers. It was a set up-he'd been miles away when the crimes happened- but he was found guilty and sentenced to death. At the trial, Ray forgave those who lied about him, adding that he still had joy despite this injustice. "After my death, I'm going to heaven, he said. "Where are you going?"

Life on death row was hard for Ray. Prison lights flickered whenever the electric chair was used for others, a grim reminder of what lay ahead.
Ray passed a lie detector test but the results were ignored, one of many injustices he faced getting his case reheard.

Finally, on Good Friday 2015, Ray's conviction was overturned by the US Supreme Court. He'd been on death row for nearly thirty years. His life is a testament to the reality of God. Because of his faith in Jesus, Ray had a hope beyond his trials (1 Peter 1:3-5) and experienced supernatural joy in the face of injustice (v. 😎. "This joy that I have, Ray said after his release, "they couldn't ever take that away in prison. Such joy proved his faith to be genuine (vs. 7-8).

Death row joy? That's hard to fabricate. It points us to a God who exists even though He's unseen and who's ready to sustain us in our own ordeals.

Have a Wonderfully Blessed Wednesday!!!!

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06/09/2026

Tuesday June 9, 2026
Romans 12:10
Let us have real warm affection for one another as between family

An often read copy of Jane Yolen's essay “Working Up to Anon" (Anonymous) was clipped from The Writer magazine many years ago. "The best writers," she says, are the ones who really, in their heart of hearts, aspire to the byline Anon. The story told is important, not the storteller."

The story we tell is about Jesus, the Savior, who gave His life for us. Together with other believers we live for Him and share His love with others.

Romans 12:3-21 describes the attitude of humility and love that should permeate our relationships with each other as followers of Jesus. "Don't cherish
exaggerated ideas of yourself or your importance, but try to have a sane estimate of your capabilities by the light of the faith that God has given to you all. ... Let us have real warm affection for one another as between family, and a willingness to let the other person have the credit" (vs. 3,10).

Pride in our past accomplishments can blind us to the gifts of others. Arrogance can poison the future.

John the Baptist, whose mission was to pave the way for Jesus, said, "He must become greater; I must become less" (John 3:30).

That's a good motto for us all.

Have a TREMENDOUSLY Blessed Tuesday!!!

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