DEVOTIONAL GUIDE: Hold onto the good things during challenging times

DEVOTIONAL GUIDE: Hold onto the good things during challenging times

“Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers” (Romans 12:12-13). Labor Day is transition day. After Monday, the “to do list” changes to autumn projects, school and preparation for winter. This summer had its share of suffering, from straight winds that uprooted Bemidji to untimely deaths. We are called to be patient during such stress, and with prayer and p…