prayer
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Going Home?
Greetings, friends. All glory to the Most High God! I hope that you are all in good spirits. It’s 3am as I type. I slept earlier but woke up a couple of hours ago and have been engaged in some prayer and Scripture reading. Today is a big day for me. I have been speaking… Continue reading
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From Despair to Where?
Friends, please forgive me for writing another personal post today. I really need to express the thoughts and feelings I’m presently experiencing. I feel so stuck – trapped on this ward. After 10 weeks here things seem to be getting harder rather than better. There is spiritual darkness on the ward, and despite my best… Continue reading
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Praying ‘without ceasing’
In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, the apostle Paul instructs Christians to ‘pray without ceasing’. How should we interpret this? It’s obviously not a literal instruction, as it would be impossible for anyone to pray all day every day. In Matthew 6, Jesus says the following: “This, then is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven,… Continue reading
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The Ever-Relenting
Oh how I need the mercy of God! My life is in tatters. I am so thankful for the steadfast love which He has shown me ever since I repented and gave my life to Him back in 2007. What a crazy journey life is when we follow Jesus! There are lessons to be learned… Continue reading
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The Beatitudes
My spiritual life is less straightforward than is the case with some people – while I identify strongly with the teachings of Jesus found in the Bible I also believe the Qur’an is the divine revelation it says it is. One of my favourite passages of Scripture in the New Testament is the teaching of… Continue reading
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Praise and Worship
The Lord is Great and worthy to be praised! He is abounding in forgiveness and mercy. God created jinn and mankind only to worship Him! I long to worship God in a way that pleases Him, To thank Him for His mercy and His generous promises. The Lord is One! He says only ‘Be’ and… Continue reading
About TOPAZ
Steven Colborne (Topaz) is an author, musician and counsellor from the United Kingdom. On this blog he writes about philosophy, religion and spirituality and shares a variety of personal articles.
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and with all thy soul and with all thy mind, and thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
