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Olive Tree Blog
Welcome to the home of the 1-minute devotion featuring an original photo (taken by yours truly or a friend) plus a scripture, prayer, quote, and thought. Average reading time - 45 seconds! Be blessed.
"But as for me, I am like a green olive tree in the house of God; my trust is in the tender mercy of God forever and ever." - Psalm 52:9
"Ah, Holy Jesus," 2024
And he was crucified. - Luke 24:20 GNT The lyrics to "Ah, Holy Jesus" were first penned in 1630. These 394 years later, the words give...
Lisa Livezey
Mar 28, 20241 min read
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Feeling Cut Off
Behold I do new things, and now they shall spring forth. - Isaiah 43:19 (DRB) "It's out of the wound that growth comes." I heard that...
Lisa Livezey
Mar 21, 20241 min read
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Weeping Beauty
You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. - Psalm 56:8...
Lisa Livezey
Mar 14, 20241 min read
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It is Well
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are thy ways. Who going through the vale of misery use it for a well; and...
Lisa Livezey
Mar 7, 20241 min read
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My Castle
Be thou my stronghold, whereunto I may alway resort: thou hast promised to help me, for thou art my house of defence, and my castle. -...
Lisa Livezey
Feb 29, 20241 min read
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Rough Ride
The Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters. - Isaiah 43:16 (NRSV) Not sure what your next stopping place should...
Lisa Livezey
Feb 22, 20241 min read
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Children of the Fall
If they fall, they will not stay down, because the LORD will help them up. - Psalm 37:24 (GNT) Sometimes a child trips and falls down...
Lisa Livezey
Feb 15, 20241 min read
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Steeple Case
Look up to the skies and see. (Job 35:5 NAB) Copper steeple. Rusted steeple. Classic steeple. Clock steeple. Short steeple. Stone...
Lisa Livezey
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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Pipe Up!
Thy pipes were prepared in the day that thou wast created. – Ezekiel 28:13 (DRB) View here one section of a huge pipe organ's inner...
Lisa Livezey
Feb 1, 20241 min read
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Extra Celestial
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. - Colossians 3:2 (RSV) When contemplating the heavens, we...
Lisa Livezey
Jan 25, 20241 min read
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A Small Thought
He was small of stature. - Luke 19:3 RSV We need not be big, nor mighty, nor perfect to make a unique difference in this world. We need...
Lisa Livezey
Jan 18, 20241 min read
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Morning Reflection
Cause me to hear thy mercy in the morning; for in thee have I hoped. Make the way known to me, wherein I should walk: for I have lifted...
Lisa Livezey
Jan 11, 20241 min read
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Vital Signs
Show me a sign that it is you who speak with me. - Judges 6:17 (NRSV) Lord, help me to hear and apply the messages you have for me. "Now...
Lisa Livezey
Jan 4, 20241 min read
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Be Penny Wise
Then a poor widow came along and dropped in two little copper coins, worth about a penny. He called his disciples together and said to...
Lisa Livezey
Dec 28, 20231 min read
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Waiting
How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? (Psalm 13:1 NRSV) Empty stable. Empty heart. Is...
Lisa Livezey
Dec 21, 20231 min read
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Out of the Woods
He has made everything beautiful in its time. (Ecclesiastes 3:11 NRSV) I'm receiving compliments on this homemade seasonal arrangement...
Lisa Livezey
Dec 14, 20231 min read
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Knowing the Drill
The burden bearers carried their loads in such a way that each labored on the work with one hand and with the other held a weapon. ...
Lisa Livezey
Dec 7, 20231 min read
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It Dawned on Me
By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us. - Luke 1:78 (NRSV) A tranquil dawn with glowing sky gives no...
Lisa Livezey
Nov 30, 20231 min read
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Thanksgiving Stew
For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matthew 5:45 RSV) Life is a...
Lisa Livezey
Nov 23, 20231 min read
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Capturing Creation
So I will bless thee as long as I live; I will lift up my hands and call on thy name. - Psalm 63:4 I lift up my hands in wonder, trying...
Lisa Livezey
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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