Monday, August 29







Proverbs 9 : 6-12

   
6 Forsake the foolish, and live;
and go in the way of understanding.
7 He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself shame:
and he that rebuketh a wicked man getteth himself a blot.
8 Reprove not a scorner,
lest he hate thee:
rebuke a wise man,
and he will love thee.
9 Give instruction to a wise man,
and he will be yet wiser:
teach a just man,
and he will increase in learning.
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied,
and the years of thy life shall be increased.
12 If thou be wise,
thou shalt be wise for thyself:
but if thou scornest,
thou alone shalt bear it.



Today's Prayer...



Lord our God,

Dear Father in heaven,
we thank you for all you do in our lives,
for you stretch out your hand to us on earth
through our Savior Jesus Christ.
We entrust ourselves to you,
knowing that everything depends on your rule over our lives.
It is your rule that enables us to go forward
in your strength and in your light,
always finding new joy in spite of struggles and temptations.
May your mighty hand be with those who call to you,
no matter how they may do it.
You see into their hearts.
You know those who are sincere,
and you will send your Savior to bring them out
of all evil and darkness.
Be with us today and every day.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Tuesday, August 30







James 3 : 13-18

   
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you?
let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts,
glory not,
and lie not against the truth.
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above,
but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
16 For where envying and strife is,
there is confusion and every evil work.
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure,
then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated,
full of mercy and good fruits,
without partiality,
and without hypocrisy.
18 And the fruit of righteousness
is sown in peace of them that make peace.



Today's Prayer...



Dear Father in heaven,

We thank you for moving our hearts
so that we may know we are your children.
Even in the midst of turmoil and evil,
fear and pain, you bring us happiness;
we can know that you are holding us with
your right hand and will finally deliver us from all evil.
Let your Spirit be at work everywhere.
Give us patience when time is needed in our
own hearts and in the hearts of all people,
who also belong to you.
Continue to strengthen us so that even the
heaviest burden does not crush us and we
may exult in hope because you right every wrong,
to the glory of your name.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Wednesday, August 31







2 Corinthians 5 : 1-8

   
1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved,
we have a building of God,
an house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens.
2 For in this we groan,
earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:
3 If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.
4 For we that are in this tabernacle do groan,
being burdened:
not for that we would be unclothed,
but clothed upon,
that mortality might be swallowed up of life.
5 Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God,
who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.
6 Therefore we are always confident,
knowing that,
whilst we are at home in the body,
we are absent from the Lord:
7 ( For we walk by faith, not by sight: )
8 We are confident, I say,
and willing rather to be absent from the body,
and to be present with the Lord.



Today's Prayer...



Dear Father in heaven,

Open our hearts to see and feel how our lives have been blest.
Open our hearts to your blessings so that we may look forward
in thankfulness and joy to what lies ahead.
Grant that we may be faithful to what we have received from you
and never again lose ourselves in the passing moment.
May we hold to all you have brought to our hearts from eternity,
that your name may be honored and our lives shaped anew in Jesus Christ.
Give us courage to overcome the evils in life and to look with
joy and confident expectation to the future,
when the powers of your kingdom will be ever more clearly revealed.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Thursday, September 01







Psalm 25 : 1-8

   
1 Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
2 O my God, I trust in thee:
let me not be ashamed,
let not mine enemies triumph over me.
3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be ashamed:
let them be ashamed which transgress without cause.
4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord;
teach me thy paths.
5 Lead me in thy truth, and teach me:
for thou art the God of my salvation;
on thee do I wait all the day.
6 Remember, O Lord,
thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses;
for they have been ever of old.
7 Remember not the sins of my youth,
nor my transgressions:
according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O Lord.
8 Good and upright is the Lord:
therefore will he teach sinners in the way.



Today's Prayer...



Dear Father in heaven,

Open our hearts to see what is good in our lives.
May the light in our hearts shine clearly so that we see,
recognize, and live in accordance with what comes
from eternity and belongs to our true nature,
brought to us through Christ.
Keep us from being blinded and deafened
by experiences that will pass by.
Help us to rise above them even in suffering
and to wait patiently for what is becoming new and perfect.
Praise to your name that we too can say,
"The old has passed away; see, everything has become new!"



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Friday, September 02







Matthew 6 : 9-16

   
9 After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts,
as we forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil:
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever.
Amen.
14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses,
your heavenly Father will also forgive you:
15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses,
neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.
16 Moreover when ye fast,
be not, as the hypocrites,
of a sad countenance:
for they disfigure their faces,
that they may appear unto men to fast.
Verily I say unto you,
They have their reward.



Today's Prayer...



Dear Father in heaven,

You are always near to us on earth,
and we thank you for all the love you
put into our lives so that we can be joyful,
even in all kinds of temptations and struggles.
How much you have given us and how often
you have rescued us from distress!
Again and again you have let the light of life shine out.
You give us light not only for the moment
but also for the future,
enabling us to draw strength and assurance
from the present, the past, and the future,
to the glory of your name.



In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen