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revjanetedwards.bsky.social

@revjanetedwards.bsky.social
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Ordained a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) in 1977, schooled in organizing and ministry by the LGBTQIA+ faith community during the constitutional change prompted by the gospel truth that there is no "but" in God's love for all.

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R. Charan Pagan @rcharanpagan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The best voting advice is always to complete your vote-by-mail ballot so you can vote on a paper ballot vs an electronic voting machine, which may not have the ability to keep an accurate record of your vote. Take your completed ballot to your polling place or an official drop box. Don't go postal!
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 10h
I #pray 2da frm Jer. 24.7: Give us #hearts tht know U, dear #Christ! Wht'll ths b like when #Jesus answers ths #prayer? He's the best & the beautiful, known by the #heart, as Keller says. She knew wht ths was like. I'm not sure I do. Do u? Help us get it. Wht changes 4 us then? #PCUSA #Christian #Go
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Yes, thank you, yes, I'm so glad my church family has spoken publicly against the inhuman barbarity of the announced public execution of a person on Dec. 3. Can we stop this? Let's try. First, demonstrate on No Kings, Oct. 17, second, vote on Nov. 3. Then. . . .? #PCUSA pcusa.org/news-storyte...
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A statement on the planned livestreaming of an execution
There are moments when silence risks becoming acceptance, and when the church is called to speak with moral clarity. We believe this is one of those moments. As leaders of the General Assembly of the ...
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 118.19: Open 2 us the gates of righteousness, dear #Christ! Do we become righteous if we go thru ths gates or does #Jesus open them 4 us b/c we r already righteous? Wht is righteousness, exactly? I'll ponder ths things as I make ths my #prayer. Will u join me? #PCUSA #faith
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Wht a #blessing for us tht the @interfaithalliance.org #TheVoteIsSacred bus tour came thru #Pittsburgh yesterday. The vote is sacred partly b/c it's 1 way we can watch out 4 r neighbors. It was grand 2 welcome ths great ppl 2 r neighborhood. Traveling mercies 4 ur trip! www.wtae.com/article/fait...
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Faith leaders gather in Pittsburgh to promote voting ahead of election
Bill Peduto joined faith leaders from a variety of religions for one message for the public: Vote.
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm Jn 8.32: Free us by Ur #truth, dear #Christ! Sojourner Truth's #Jesus' messenger, answering my #prayer 2da. She lived in a deceitful time, 2, & truth prevailed then. She sustains r #trust tht it will in r time, now. Wht truth do u find & cling 2 rite now? How do u amplify it? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm Jer. 18.11: Turn us frm r evil ways, dear #Christ! #God, thru Jeremiah, in the #Bible here, charges us 2 make ths turn but we haven't--can't--do it rselves, making ths my #prayer 2da. Wht evil ways will #Jesus help u turn frm 2da? In2 wht ways will He lead u? How's tht feel? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 116.6: Save us when we're brought low, dear #Christ! 4 ppl of color in #America, being brought low's nothing new. 4 me--very privileged--it is, making ths my #prayer 2da. Glorifying state execution brings me low. Wht brings u low rite now? How'll #Jesus save u frm tht? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm Jn 6.39: Raise us up, dear #Christ! Ths stirring Communion hymn, like John in the #Bible here, emphasizes the last day. Is it ok tht my #prayer here's abt 2da? How'll #Jesus raise u up 2da? Wht's tht like? How's it feel? Wht becomes possible? #PCUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvD0...
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I Am The Bread of Life | Suzanne Toolan with Lyrics | Catholic Hymn Song | Sunday 7pm Choir
YouTube video by Sunday 7pm Choir | Catholic & Christian Choral Music
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm Jer. 12.17: Build us up, dear #Christ! The #Bible talks mostly abt nations being built up but r #faith is skewed 2ward individuals, making ths my #prayer. #Jesus can build up both--right? How'll He build u up 2da? Wht's tht like? Wht's tht give u power 2 do in His name 2da? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm John 4.41: We believe because of Ur word, dear #Christ! It is presumptuous of me to claim this for others. Maybe my #prayer is more a wish than a claim. And wht will believing bring 2 us today? Where will #Jesus lead us by His word? We trust it will be toward #love & #justice. #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 115.12: #Bless us, dear #Christ! Ths simple #prayer packs a lot of meaning in2 it. The Apache #blessing goes 1 direction. Wht direction does ur mind go when conceiving the blessing u desire? Will #Jesus grant u tht or something else al2gether 2da? Wht's tht feel like? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm Jer. 5.15: Feed us wth knowledge & understanding, dear #Christ! Attending my 50th Reunion at Yale Divinity School prompts ths #prayer rising frm the #Bible 2da. I was so fed back then. I trust #Jesus will continue 2 meet my desire 4 #truth & light in my day at YDS 2da. #PCUSA #faith
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm John 2.11: Reveal Ur glory 2 us, dear #Christ! On this side of #Jesus' story, His glory's complicated, making ths my #prayer 2da. Wht's His glory 2 u? Is it more in His suffering or in the #joy of Cana or both? In wht will u c it 2da? Wht's tht inspire in u? How's it feel? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 112.7: Secure r #hearts in U, dear #Christ! I agree wth Keller abt nature. It's also not a gift of government. That's an illusion 2 scare us. Agree wth me? Security's a #spiritual possibility, making ths my #prayer. Wht'll #Jesus offer u 2 secure u in Him? How's tht? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 65.2: Hold out Ur hands 2 us, dear #Christ! Have we always bin a rebellious ppl, like the Hebrews in the #Bible, or mostly in ths #Trump era, making ths my #prayer 2da? It feels so audacious 2 ask ths, given r sin. How uplifting it is 2 watch 4 #Jesus' hand 2da! Join me? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm Heb. 13.17: Watch over r #souls, dear #Christ! The writer in the #Bible here is speaking of earthly leaders. I've shifted the focus 2 #Jesus 2 make ths my #prayer. I do get tht He might watch over us thru human leaders. How else might He watch over us, actively or passively? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 61.11: Cause praise to spring up b4 us, dear #Christ! As ths #prayer rose frm the #Bible page, ths #song came 2 my mind. I c it as, literally, #Jesus answering my prayer rite then, out of the gate, heartening me. Wht is coming 2 ur mind? #PCUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9sh...
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Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord! (Arr. R. Johnson)
YouTube video by St. Olaf Choir - Topic
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Katie @rebelrouser1962.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 111.10: Begin r #wisdom wth fearing U, dear #Christ! Does it help u make sense of fearing #Jesus tht the NRSV #Bible notes define "#fear of #God" as reverence or obedience? As I anticipate making ths my #prayer 2da, I feel humble. Tht strikes me as a good place 2 start. #PCUSA
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I Resist Fascist Trump @harrypotterresists.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Wonderful post. Thank you for it !!! #StopTheHate
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Heb. 11.2: Approve us by r #faith, dear #Christ! The examples of faith shared in the #Bible here prove ths observation, as does Nannie Helen Burroughs' life. Their stories make ths my #prayer 2da. Wht of ur faith/actions win #Jesus' approval 2da? Wht's tht inspire in u then? #PCUSA
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Pete Hegseth runs the Pentagon like a frat house with nukes. 8,954 of us have told Congress to impeach him. We're 46 letters from 9,000. Knock that out in the next hour. Send yours: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth
Contact Congress today!
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 55.12: Send us out in #joy, dear #Christ! Will u dwell wth me 4 a moment on Pope John Paul's #faith tht #God felt joy in creating us? Then comes ths #prayer 2 carry tht joy in2 the world. How'll #Jesus answer u 2da, sending u out in joy now? Wht's tht like? How's it feel? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 108.2: Wake us, dear #Christ! So much effort dedicated 2 making "woke" a nasty pejorative in recent times: Ugh. I'll embrace it, making ths my #prayer 2da. & I'll feel #Jesus answer me as I sink in2 the beauty of Bach's music. Join me? #PCUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY6O...
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Bach - Cantata no. 140 'Sleepers awake'
YouTube video by laolbertz1
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
How appalling is it that this is true! What are we each doing each day to turn our country to the values in the Declaration of Independence?
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Heb. 9.14: Purify r conscience, dear #Christ! This purification preoccupies the writer in the #Bible here & me, making ths my #prayer, now, when r conscience is affronted daily wth much suffering. How does #Jesus' blood purify ur conscience 2da? Wht's tht make possible 4 u? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 49.2: Hide us in Ur shadow, dear #Christ! Tht this desire 4 safety rose frm the #Bible last year & 2da give a measure of how scared I am by the #Trump regime, making ths my #prayer. In #Jesus' day, "save" meant "safety" so I will open myself 2da 2 His salvation. U,2? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Heb. 7.25: Make intercession 4 us, dear #Christ! The saint's apprehension in this picture here captures how awesome the idea of intercession is 4 me, making ths my #prayer 2da. Far better tht #Jesus, #God 's Son, intercede 4 us. But, then, I do pray 4 others daily. U, 2? #PCUSA #love
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 107.29: Still r storms, dear #Christ! Where r the storms challenging u, making ths ur #prayer, 2? R they internal or external or both? 4 me, they're both & they mix 2gether. Rembrandt captures my feelings, my need 4 #Jesus 2 help. Wht'll He send 2 still urs? #PCUSA #faithful
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 44.22: Sweep away r transgressions, dear #Christ! So much being done rite now, in r #American name, goes angst both the law & r moral code, making ths my #prayer 2da. #Jesus sweeping it away feels 2 me like getting away wth something. In my desperation, I still ask 4 it. #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Heb. 5.12: Teach us again the basic elements, dear #Christ! Is there a difference btwn #Bible translations, "elements" & "principles" or btwn "oracles" & "word"? No, in my opinion. It's good 2 get back 2 basics, making ths my #prayer 2da. I look 2 #Jesus as my teacher 2da. #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 106.44: Regard r distress, dear #Christ! I feel the psalmist's respect 4 #God in the #Bible here, embedded in ths observation; God's regard is a massive thing. Wth tht same humility, I #hope, I'll watch 4 #Jesus' response 2 my #prayer--how He'll gently tend 2 us. #PCUSA #love
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 37.14: Be r #security, dear #Christ! #Nationalsecurity is invoked 2 justify so much tht it's lost all meaning 4 me. But ths plea 2 #God makes sense 2 me. I make ths my #prayer tho how #Jesus will b r security is a #mystery 2 me. Do u feel the same? Watch wth me 2da? #PCUSA #hope
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Heb. 3.13: Harden not r #hearts, dear #Christ! My understanding of the #Bible is tht #God hardened Pharaoh's heart, making ths my #prayer 2da. I could frame r troubles as plagues. Do u c tht 2? I look 2 #Jesus 2 soften us so we see the suffering of so many now. Agree? #PCUSA #hope
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thegr8beagle.bsky.social @thegr8beagle.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Everyday diesel hits a few high, yesterday it was $6.69, HIGHEST in HISTORY, shipping will soon follow, wholesale and retail; prices will rise everywhere including Sam's Club
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Good Job! From Lucas & Friends
ALT: Good Job! From Lucas & Friends
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 33.2: Be r arm every morning, dear #Christ! I learned of doubling in Hebrew poetry in seminary like ths passage in the #Bible. The second part of the verse gives meaning 2 the arm image, making ths my #prayer 2da. How'll #Jesus b ur arm 2da? Wht help in 2da's trouble? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 105.24: Make us stronger than r foes, dear #Christ! My records show ths #prayer rose frm the #Bible on ths day in 2024, b4 tht election. I confess, I shudder at having foes but we do. Agree? How'll #Jesus make u strong 2 prevail angst them? Peacefully, of course. #PCUSA #love
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Here's 1 of the things I do 2 push back against the fascist effort 2 take over the #USA. 6000+ cars slowly drive under us in an hour during morning rush. Ppl banner like this all over the country. Find your opportunity or wht else can u do 2 win the #midterms? Thanks! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv0n...
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Good Trouble Group-Edgewood Overpass
YouTube video by P.O.P. Pittsburgh Overpass Project
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Heb. 1.3: Sustain us by Ur word, dear #Christ! Wth "woke" such a pejorative 4 many, I smile at Machado choosing "Wakeup" as #Jesus' word. Wht's His answer 2 ths #prayer 4 u 2da? Wth wht word does He sustain u in these troubled times? Or is He the Word, itself, tht holds us? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 28.5: B a diadem of #beauty 2 us, dear #Christ! #Goodness, #truth & beauty r of r #souls b/c they're of #God 's essence, making ths my #prayer 2da. In my opinion, #Trump assaults all 3, insulting God. How does #Jesus' beauty in us empower us 2 stand agnst Trump 2da? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 104.2: Wrap us in Ur #light, dear #Christ! The #Bible here imagines #God wrapped in light. I felt myself wrapped in light & felt so safe there, making ths my #prayer. My mind shifted 2 #Jesus expanding on Himself as the light 2 the world. I feel even safer. Follow me? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Titus 3.8: Devote us 2 good works, dear #Christ! Paul in the #Bible here expects us 2 devote rselves 2 good works. My #prayer makes ths a partnership between us & #Jesus. How's He nudge u 2 good works 2da? & I tend 2 c #God as an audience of 1. Do u know wht I mean? #PCUSA #faith
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 22.23: Fasten us in a secure place, dear #Christ! Of course security came 2 mind on ths 25th anniversary of 9/11. The ubiquitous excuse of "national security" as grounds 4 every authoritarian action makes ths my #prayer 2da. Where's #Jesus' secure place 4 u? Nearby? #PCUSA #God
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Titus 1.4: Share Ur #grace wth us, dear #Christ! There was an older woman in the 1st #church I served named "Grace." She still embodies the #humility & #kindness tht fills grace 2 me. How'll #Jesus answer ths #prayer in u 2da, making His light shine thru u? Wht's tht like? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm #Psalm 103.13: Have #compassion 4 us, dear #Christ! Ths was also my #prayer twice in the Spring. It rises again 2da as I need ths nonjudgemental helping hand frm #Jesus. How'll He offer it 2 u 2da? & I think abt #Christian nationalism judging empathy as 2 woke. Compassion, 2? #PCUSA
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Pathetic 😡
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm Isa. 14.3: Give us rest frm #pain, dear #Christ! Do u feel pain frm the moral wounding we're all experiencing rite now? Wht's it like? Does it make ths ur #prayer 2da? While we settle in2 the rest #Jesus offers, will u ponder wth me how ths pain'll make us better? Choose tht? #PCUSA
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revjanetedwards.bsky.social @revjanetedwards.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I #pray 2da frm 2 Tim. 3.16: Equip us 4 every good work, dear #Christ! Wht good work is b4 u 2da? Wht'll #Jesus offer u 2 answer ths #prayer, equipping u 4 it? Is it easy 2 accept? How's tht feel? How's ur day go? Is tht good work accomplished? Wht's it like 2 partner like ths wth Him? #PCUSA #love
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