Today we're talking about the US pausing weapon shipments to Israel, FTS being able to repay creditors,

a failed vote to House Speaker Johnson, and other top news for Friday, May 10th.

Stay informed while remaining focus on Christ with the poorer today.

Here's the quote of the day.

It is the most counterintuitive aspect of Christianity that we are declared right with God,

not once we begin to get our act together, but once we collapse into honest acknowledgement

that we never will.

Dane Orlan.

Let's get started with some espresso shots.

The Warren Gaza continues,

but it might be without American bombs.

In an interview Wednesday, President Biden said that the U.S. won't supply offensive weapons to Israel that could be used in an attack on Raffa,

expressing concern for the more than 1 million

Palestinians sheltering there. The announcement follows the White House's decision

to pause a shipment of 4,500 bombs with officials citing apprehension about how the larger explosives

would be used in dense urban areas.

He said the U.S. would continue supplying Israel with Iron Dome Rocket Interceptors to defend itself, saying they're not walking away from Israel's security, but from Israel's ability to wage war in those areas.

Critics of the decision, including former President Trump, called the announcement disgraceful, accusing Biden of taking the side of Hamas.

Our world is overwhelmed by violence and loss and by swirling and spiraling anxieties.

Turn to Jesus for mercy, who himself suffered violence and loss at the hands of those who hated him.

Pray that the hope he offers will turn hearts to the Lord, the only source of true comfort.

Isaiah 25, 7 through 9 says,

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