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Category: Saturday Devotion

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Guilt

November 14, 2020November 14, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

Not all the guilt we feel is ours. Often enough, we feel guilt because it gives us some sense of control over something that seems terrible to us. Then, if can only atone in some way…. Continue reading Guilt

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Fragile

November 7, 2020November 7, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

Families handled grief in all kinds of ways, but fragile irritability was often the first stop. That is, after numb shock. Continue reading Fragile

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Shame

October 31, 2020October 31, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed; defend the orphan, plead for the widow. Isaiah 1:17 (NRSV) Continue reading Shame

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Homeless

October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

She noticed the sticky note on the mirror, as she always did, and though the words were not from her religion, it was still comforting to know the woman who had opened her home to her was god-fearing. Continue reading Homeless

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Mourn

October 17, 2020October 17, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

You’re not gone you’re still here
With me all the time
You’re still here
When I close my eyes
I still see you I still feel you

Dianne Warren, Still Here Continue reading Mourn

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Needy

October 10, 2020October 10, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

It seemed as though it took all her strength to knock loud enough to get through the pounding music. God. Maybe it was a prayer. Continue reading Needy

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Jealousy

October 3, 2020October 3, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

She could still feel the jealousy, curling around her body, a restless snake, making her nauseous, prickling down her spine. Stifling a sob set another tight wave of pain even through her aching body. Continue reading Jealousy

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Hurt

September 26, 2020September 26, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

He had been so eager to show off that afternoon, taking his bike over to his lover’s place. He could feel his face grow hot with the shame of it, his chest begin to ache. Continue reading Hurt

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Distress

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

She ducked her head down. He did not need her crying, he needed her hope, her can-do, he needed the mamá who had cheered at all his home games, who had thrown him a giant party when he graduated, who made over every new job. Continue reading Distress

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Pressure

September 12, 2020September 12, 2020 Joanne Guarnieri Hagemeyer

There was a chorus of “dad! dad!” from inside, then the snick of the lock and the door yanked open. They threw themselves on him, knocking his phone down as he patted their heads, Continue reading Pressure

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