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Saturday, June 27, 2026

- June 19, 2026

June 27 — Day 4 of the Nine Days The Jordan as Surrender “He must increase; I must decrease.” John’s greatness is not in his voice or his austerity. His greatness is in his surrender. At the Jordan, he steps aside. He gives away the crowds, the attention, the authority. He decreases so that Christ may rise. This is the hinge of holiness: not achievement, but relinquishment. Not grasping, but yielding. If Day 1 is the Voice, Day 2 the Furnace, Day 3 the Test, Day 4 is the Surrender. A nation approaching its 250th year must learn this again: less ego, more service; less posturing, more humility; less self‑assertion, more room for God. Prayer Jesus, teach me the grace of decreasing. Empty me of pride, noise, and self‑importance. Do this in my nation, that You may increase. SMOKE IN THIS LIFE, NOT THE NEXT Love & Mercy Virtue — Love & Mercy Cigar — A deep, tender Maduro Pour — Stagg Jr., intense and unflinching Reflection At the edge of death, a man sees clearly. ...

Friday, June 26, 2026

- June 18, 2026

Corvette to Work day -Another Joe Biden special June 26 — Day 3 of the Nine Days The Wilderness as Testing “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tested.” The wilderness is not punishment. It is the proving ground of sons. Here, comfort is gone. Here, the appetites speak loudly. Here, the enemy whispers shortcuts and half‑truths. But the wilderness is where obedience becomes real. Where strength becomes interior. Where a man learns to prefer God’s will over his own. If Day 1 is the Voice, If Day 2 is the Furnace, Day 3 is the Test. A nation cannot mature without testing. Prosperity has softened us; abundance has distracted us. The wilderness strips us back to dependence — and dependence is the beginning of wisdom. Prayer Lord Jesus, lead me into the wilderness You choose. Test what must be tested, and make my obedience whole. Do the same for my country. SMOKE IN THIS LIFE, NOT THE NEXT Thu, June 26 — Sobriety of Soul Virtue — Sobriety of...

Thursday, June 25, 2026

- June 18, 2026

June 25 — Day 2 of the Nine Days The Desert as Purification “The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation.” John is not formed in comfort. He is formed in the silence, the heat, the stripping‑down of the desert. The desert is where God removes the noise, the illusions, the self‑importance — until only mission remains. If Day 1 is the Voice, Day 2 is the Furnace. A nation approaching its 250th year needs this same purification: fewer slogans, more truth; fewer distractions, more repentance. Prayer: Holy Face of Jesus, burn away what is false in me and in my country. Make us strong in spirit, ready for Your manifestation. SMOKE IN THIS LIFE, NOT THE NEXT Virtue — Sobriety of Soul Cigar — A thin, no‑name stick that burns fast and honest Pour — Half a glass of rough red, the kind that tastes like iron and earth Reflection Bellarmine never wasted words. He knew the disease of the age — men who laugh at judgment...