36,500 Kisses

A unique moment occured in our home this morning.

I kissed my 9 year-old son on his shaggy head as he ate breakfast. We figured that every day, since he’s been born, he’s received, at the very least, 10 kisses per day. At the very least.

Mother’s kisses, father’s kisses, sister’s kisses, grandma’s kisses, grandpa’s kisses, aunt’s kisses, uncle’s kisses and cousin’s kisses were included (canine kisses not included).

By the time he is 10, he will have received approximately 36,500 kisses, given in love and as gestures of affirmation.

How do you build a person? Once kiss at a time.

How do you build a community? One kiss at a time.

How do you build a worshiping life? One kiss at a time.

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Sheltering Mercy: Prayers Inspired by the Psalms

Sheltering Mercy, along with its companion volume, Endless Grace, helps us rediscover the rich treasures of the Psalms—through free-verse prayer renderings of their poems and hymns—as a guide to personal devotion and meditation.

The church has always used the Psalms as part of its prayer life, and they have inspired countless other prayers. This book contains 75 prayers drawn from Psalms 1-75, providing lyrical sketches of what authors Ryan Smith and Dan Wilt have seen, heard, and felt while sojourning in the Psalms. Each prayer is a response to the Psalms written in harmony with Scripture. These prayers help us quiet our hearts before God and welcome us into a safe place amid the storms of life.

This artful, poetic, and classic devotional book features compelling custom illustrations and foil-stamped hardcover binding, offering a fresh way to reflect on and pray the Psalms.