Author Archives: Hilda Vaughan

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About Hilda Vaughan

A priest in the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands doing what God requires: living justly with lovingkindness and mercy, walking humbly with God and all God's creatures The views expressed here are mine alone and is independent of and not associated with the Diocese.

Injustice is not new

“But as the time drew near for the fulfillment of the promise that God had made to Abraham, our people in Egypt increased and multiplied  until another king who had not known Joseph ruled over Egypt Acts 7: 17-18 Until … Continue reading

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Blessedness

“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowly state of his servant. Surely from now on all generations will call me blessed, Luke 1:46-48 Today is … Continue reading

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God is Using You Too

I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me there is no god.  I arm you, though you do not know me, so that they may know, from the rising of the sun   and from the west, that … Continue reading

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God is love and love lives in us

We know that we live in God and God lives in us. We know this because he gave us his Spirit. 14 We have seen that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world, and this … Continue reading

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God hears our cry

The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The Lord is good to all, and his compassion is over all that he has made. Psalm 145 verses 8 and 9. I have not abandoned … Continue reading

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A Clean Heart and A Renewed Spirit

Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me … Continue reading

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Being at Unity with Oneself: Joy & Gratitude in Worship

I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!” 2 Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together. Psalm 122:1-3 The … Continue reading

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We are all the same

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.  And if you are Christ’s, then you are… heirs according to promise. Galatians 3:28-29 Today is Emancipation Day.  … Continue reading

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Embracing Consensus: The Path to Unity and Divine Guidance

So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the Lord, and they anointed David king over Israel. David was thirty years old when he began … Continue reading

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We don’t have to live a lie: Embrace our reality

Don’t be misled: No one makes a fool of God. What a person plants, he will harvest. Galatians 6:7 So many of us live a lie and we fool ourselves about our reality. We believe we can fool God too.  … Continue reading

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