God's Work in Us
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/27/2010 - 01:00Scripture
Colossians 1.3-14
Time of Reflection and Prayer
Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.
Benediction
Sometimes I feel disconnected from you. Sometimes the Gospel does not seem real to me. Sometimes I forget about the sacrifice of Jesus. But let me immerse myself in the healing and saving gospel of Christ to make it real to me. Father, please give me the gift of your Spirit, To draw me closer to Jesus and point others his way. Let me be a bearer of the good, healing news of the Gospel. Let my life magnify the Savior; making him look big. Father, reveal yourself to me, so that I can share your healing, saving gospel to others. Let me, like Jesus, befriend the outsider Let my life be a picture of what a life spent in communion with God is like.
Wisdom from God
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 01:00Scripture
Job 28
Time of Reflection and Prayer
Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.
Benediction
Father in Heaven, make your Love the foundation of my Life. May my Love for You express itself in eagerness to do Good for others. Through the intercession of Jesus Christ, Your Son, by His example, give me courage. By His teachings, make me wise, so that I, like Him, may burn with Love for Your Divine Word. In Jesus Christ's name I pray, who lives and reigns with the Father and the Holy Spirit One God forever and ever. Amen.
Listening to God
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/25/2010 - 01:00Scripture
John 10.1-21
Time of Reflection and Prayer
Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.
Benediction
Holy God – in this precious hour, we pause and gather to hear your word– to do so, we break from our work responsibilities and from our play fantasies; we move from our fears that overwhelm and from our ambitions that are too strong, Free us in these moments from every distraction, that we may focus to listen, that we may hear, that we may change. Amen.
Walter Brueggemann, Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth, p 61
Worship, Awe, and Wonder
Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/24/2010 - 01:00Scripture
Psalm 145
Time of Reflection and Prayer
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Benediction
“Into your presence we come, Father God; remembering the sacrifice of your Son on a cruel cross so that we might know freedom from the guilt of sin, and be made right again with our Creator. Thank you, loving Father.”
Retrieved from http://www.faithandworship.com/liturgy8.m
Resting in God
Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/23/2010 - 01:00Scripture
Psalm 62
Time of Reflection and Prayer
Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.
Benediction
Father in heaven, remind us that it is not in what we do that we find hope. Remind us that it is not in what we can fix that we find meaning. Remind us that it is not in what we can accomplish that we find worth. Remind us that repentance and rest is our salvation. Remind us that quietness and trust is our strength.
God's Work in the World
Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 01:00Scripture
Isaiah 61
Time of Reflection and Prayer
Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.
Benediction
Father in Heaven, we ask that you would help those in need, give strength to the weak, comfort the sorrowful, and provide sustenance to the hungry. May all who seek your help experience your unfailing protection. Amen.
God's Work Through Us
Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 01:00Scripture
2 Corinthians 5.11-21
Time of Reflection and Prayer
Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.
Benediction
I pray, O God, that your life-wind would blow afresh through my life; I pray that who I am–my mind, body, soul, and spirit–would receive your presence; I pray that the breath of your Spirit would rest on me; I pray that my life would then be your living exhale in this community: caring for those who cannot help themselves, speaking for those whose voices are not heard, and standing for what is pure, just, and loving.
God's Work in Us
Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/20/2010 - 01:00Scripture
John 17
Time of Reflection and Prayer
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Benediction
O Sovereign and almighty Lord, bless all thy people, and all thy flock. Give thy peace, thy help, thy love unto us thy servants, the sheep of thy fold, that we may be united in the bond of peace and love, one body and one spirit, in one hope of our calling, in thy divine and boundless love.
(Liturgy of St Mark, 2nd Century retrieved from: www.faithandworship.com/early_Christian_prayers.htm)
Wisdom from God
Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/19/2010 - 01:00Scripture
Ephesians 1.15-23
Time of Reflection and Prayer
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Benediction
Give me O Lord, I pray Thee; firm faith, unwavering hope, perfect charity.
Pour into my heart the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and
spiritual strength, the Spirit of knowledge and true godliness, and the Spirit of Thy holy
fear. Light eternal, shine in my heart. Power eternal, deliver me from evil. Wisdom
eternal, scatter the darkness of my ignorance. Might eternal, pity me. Grant that I may
ever seek Thy face with all my heart and soul and strength; and, in thine infinite mercy,
bring me at last to Thy holy presence where I shall behold Thy glory and possess Thy
promised joys.
St. Alcuin of York (735-804)
Listening to God
Submitted by admin on Mon, 01/18/2010 - 01:00Scripture
Psalm 46
Time of Reflection and Prayer
Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.
Benediction
Help us to be present in this moment exactly as it is and recognize You are here with us, You are in control and You are good. May we breathe in the truth that everything we need will be provided for us. Beckon us to be brave enough to face this life in which longing is inescapable, and to be available right now, to be open to Your hope right now. Amen.
