Happy birthday to John Calvin! Today is the 540th anniversary of his birth. A giant of Christianity and of the Reformation, it's not all that well-known that he fought with insecurity and esteem issues his entire life. This would be a good opportunity to get to know him as a mentor and as a friend through his writing and life.

If only we all could be as humble, loving and faithfully productive servants of our Master Jesus Christ as he was.

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We also have five unspoken prayer requests from last night, so please be sure to mark those down in your prayer journals. God knows our hearts, minds and knows what needs to happen even when we do not, so unspoken prayer requests aren't a problem for Him at all.

Until next time, grace and peace!