{"id":36029,"date":"2023-12-08T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/?p=36029"},"modified":"2023-12-02T15:38:33","modified_gmt":"2023-12-02T23:38:33","slug":"december-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/2023\/12\/08\/december-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"December 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-background-position:center top;--awb-background-repeat:repeat-y;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-one-sixth fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:16.666666666667%;width:calc(16.666666666667% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.16666666666667 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-three-fourth fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:40px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:40px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-size:cover;width:75%;width:calc(75% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.75 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-36030\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.35.45-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"583\" height=\"891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.35.45-PM-200x306.png 200w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.35.45-PM-400x611.png 400w, https:\/\/www.lccredding.org\/church\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screen-Shot-2023-12-02-at-3.35.45-PM.png 583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 583px) 100vw, 583px\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2>Peace &#8211; Day 5<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Default\">Just as we shouldn&#8217;t wait until a rainstorm to buy an umbrella, we also shouldn\u2019t wait until our hardest times to start seeking the peace of God. He wants to bless you every day, not just when the rain is falling. He also wants to strengthen you to bless others when they need shelter from life<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>s trials. Build peace for tomorrow by seeking Him and pursuing His holiness today. Pray, read your Bible, go to church, and live at peace with your friends and neighbors (yes, even the ones on the internet!) Let your life be a living testimony to the goodness of the Lord. Then, being rooted and grounded in the love of Jesus, ask Him for opportunities to share the peace, joy, strength, and hope He has given you with others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Prayer<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u201c<\/span>Lord, make me an instrument of Your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy.\u201d &#8211; St. Francis of Assisi<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>Call to Action<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"Default\">What<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>s stopping you from seeking the Lord and pursuing His holiness today? Are you saying <span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u201c<\/span>yes\u201d when you should say <span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u201c<\/span>no\u201d (to an unhealthy relationship, social obligation, a hobby, or an addiction?) Are you saying <span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u201c<\/span>no\u201d when you should say <span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u201c<\/span>yes\u201d (to praying, reading the Bible, or obeying something you know you<span lang=\"AR-SA\">\u2019<\/span>re supposed to do?) 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