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Joshua 1:1-9
v. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”

Three times in this passage God told Joshua to “be strong and courageous,” and he says it to us too. Are you tired? Be strong. Shoulders hurt? Be courageous. “And don’t forget,” says the Lord, “I will be with you wherever you go.”

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At 6 am Maurice’s phone alarm went off, gentle harp chords. He did not hear it. I leaned over the bunk to hiss at him. He couldn’t find the phone. Then he couldn’t find the off button. But it didn’t matter. The Spanish wives were already in high gear. Keep reading