Listen, my son, to your father’s instruction and do not forsake your mother’s teaching. - Proverbs 1:8 (NIV)

At age fifteen, I decided to leave home, seek work elsewhere, and live independently. I expected resistance from my father when I told him of my decision. Instead, he told me, “Son, wherever you go and whatever career path you choose, do it well.”

I have carried this advice with...

Today's Prayer
God of grace, help us to seek you first in all that we do and in the place where you have called us. Amen.

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Today's Reading
Psalm 127:1-5

Thought for the Day

I will glorify God’s name in all that I do.

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