Hey everyone, Kelly Givens here. I want you to think about a little word with some big

implications. Stress. I don't have to say much more for you to start thinking about all the ways your life feels stressful and overwhelming.

In fact, I bet one of the reasons you listen to your daily prayer is because it's a calming way to connect with God amidst the stress of life.

If that's true, then I want to recommend our latest podcast to you.

Breathe, the Stress Less Podcast.

Our host Bonnie Gray guides us through the effects of stress and gives us scripture-backed methods

of restoring calm, reducing overwhelm, and deepening our intimacy with God.

You can find Breathe a stress-less podcast on Life Audio.com

or by searching your favorite podcast app.

We'll also have a link in the show notes. Check it out and

let us know what you think. A prayer for blind spots by Dave Wertzen.

When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.

Proverbs 112.

Greg is the wonder working carpenter who has salvaged key pieces from our old house,

brainstormed with my wife Mary, and then transformed them into something new to be strategically placed in our new home. One of the major things Mary and Greg did was knock out a wall to open things up to the light.

To do this, they needed to place a large beam. One morning

Greg strolled out to the front yard where I was trying to transplant some

St. Augustine grass. Dave, look at this splinter. He was using his knife to carefully

withdraw a tiny speck, all that was left of about an inch long splinter that had driven itself

into his hand earlier in the week.

Tiny specs and massive beams.

Jesus uses this contrast to warn us against

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