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ABBA – Lectio Divina

August 28, 2011 By Jean Wise

 So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him “Abba, Father.” Romans 8: 15


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“Abba, Father.”

Abba
Abba
Abba
Thank you Lord for gathering me so near to Your heart.
Abba
I rest in Your strong, yet tender arms and drink in Your love into my parched soul.
Abba
I snuggle onto Your lap with a clarity that I know You and You know me.
Abba
For a brief precious moment in Your sacred embrace, I know throughout my whole self that I am a cherished child of God and all I whisper is,
Abba.
No fear
No anxiety
No urge to be elsewhere except with my Abba.
Abba
Abba
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  1. blankColleen says

    August 30, 2011 at 6:57 am

    The term Abba means so much to me and I use it often in prayer. When I first learned that it meant more like Daddy or Papa, I loved it immediately. Thanks Jean! God bless.

  2. blankPhather Phil Malmstrom says

    August 30, 2011 at 12:27 am

    Such a simple, yet powerful word filled with an oddly emotional response… Interesting that it’s on your heart this week Jean. 🙂

    Have a Blessed Day!

  3. blankJean Wise says

    August 29, 2011 at 10:30 pm

    It is one simple word – Abba – that says so much, doesn’t it?

    Yes yes Jen we did post similar ideas. Traveling the same path!

  4. blankJen says

    August 29, 2011 at 10:07 pm

    Do you know that this is what the people would call a desert father? Love that our posts were connected in that way!

  5. blankMichelle DeRusha says

    August 29, 2011 at 1:38 am

    I admit,I don’t often think of God in the “Abba – father” way. But this verse — you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children — breathes new meaning into that. The Spirit of God Himself…in me? That feels very powerful.

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