Marty's Writings - St. Martin's In the Desert

I have prayed that your own faith may not fail (Luke 22/32)

We have been called to cherish our faith for by faith is the way we obtain blessings. By believing, we obtain the answers we need. Faith links earth to heaven […]

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It is not in me (Job 28/14)

Has this summer been a trip to the ocean? Did it satisfy you? Maybe you said the mountains would rest you. Did they? Perhaps not as you hoped, the ocean […]

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Indeed I have all and abound (Philippians 4/18).

We live in the desert. We try to grow gardens in this very difficult climate. Some sections of our gardens fail to catch sunlight, yet we have learned to plant […]

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WHERE AN ENDING IS A BEGINNING

I fix my eyes on you, Spirit of Jesus ChristAs I seek perfection summarized in the WordNeve to be exhausted in my intentions.O God, I hope to be alive in […]

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THE JESUS PRAYER

THE JESUS PRAYER“Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner (Luke 18/9-14).” The substance of this prayer is twofold as a petition and as an adoration. […]

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Then they believed His words

“Then they believed His words; they sang His praise (Ps. 106/12).” I have read of how Moses endured even though he did not see God. But the Israelites endure only […]

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For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro

“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him (2 Chr. […]

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Where your treasure is

” … where your treasure Is, there will your heart be also (Luke 12/34).” Heaven is where God makes his presence manifest- on Sinai or Hermon, Tabor or Calvary. Then […]

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And they sang …

“And they sang as it were a new song before the throne, before the four living creatures, and theelders; and no one could learn that song except the hundred and […]

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“Shall I Not Drink the Cup Which My Father has Given Me”

As we assess our day, this scripture is the greatest thing we say and do than to quiet the sea orraise up the dead. As we know, the apostles and […]

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