\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0when there were no springs overflowing with water;
before the mountains were settled in place,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0before the hills, I was given birth,
before he made the world or its fields
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or any of the dust of the earth.
I was there when he set the heavens in place,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0when he marked out the horizon\u00a0on the face of the deep,
when he established the clouds above
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
\u00a0<\/sup>when he gave the sea its boundary
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0so the waters would not overstep his command,
and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
\u00a0Then I was constantly at his side.
I was filled with delight day after day,
\u00a0 rejoicing always in his presence,
rejoicing in his whole world
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and delighting in mankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Proverbs 8:22-31<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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For my 25 Days of Living in the Light gift card, I went to the Essex County Co-op and bought food and treats for dogs and other pets that couldn\u2019t get the food needed to survive.\u00a0 I chose to do this because I really like animals, and I learned that there are so many animals in the world that need food, shelter, or other basic needs.\u00a0 I think this fits into my Christian faith because it allows me to help people and animals in need. Thank you for the opportunity and inspiration to help others in my community.\u00a0 It is kind of cool to help others. It just gives you a good feeling. And I think that is what God would want us to do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mikey Ellard<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/p>\n\n\n\n “25 Days of Living In The Light” The\u00a0Lord\u00a0brought me forth as the first of his works,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0before his deeds of old;I was formed long ages ago,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0at the very beginning, when the world came to be. \u00a0When there were no watery depths, I was given birth,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0when there were no springs overflowing with water;before the mountains were settled […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[42],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-a-response-to-gods-grace"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n![\"Dec](\"https:\/\/faith-andover.org\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/image3.jpeg\")
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