Passion for Praise: 'Merciful and Compassionate'

Thursday, October 7, 1948

He is Risen!

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Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.
— Joel 2:13

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Passion for Praise is a daily devotional consisting of a passage of Scripture that emphasizes praise to our God.

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