Wedesday, October 12







Romans 14 : 11-17

   
11 For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord,
every knee shall bow to me,
and every tongue shall confess to God.
12 So then every one of us shall give
account of himself to God.
13 Let us not therefore judge one another any more:
but judge this rather,
that no man put a stumblingblock or an occasion
to fall in his brother's way.
14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus,
that there is nothing unclean of itself:
but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean,
to him it is unclean.
15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat,
now walkest thou not charitably.
Destroy not him with thy meat,
for whom Christ died.
16 Let not then your good be evil spoken of:
17 For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink;
but righteousness, and peace,
and joy in the Holy Ghost.




Today's Prayer...



Lord our God,,

We thank you for the great light you send
throughout the world to let us know that you forgive,
that no sin is too great for you to forgive.
Grant that people may cry out,
"Have mercy on me, O God!" 

of the world's fury and still forgive.
May our prayer remain,
"Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us."



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

Amen

Thursday, October 13







Proverbs 20:22-29

   
22 Say not thou, I will recompense evil;
but wait on the Lord,
and he shall save thee.
23 Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord;
and a false balance is not good.
24 Man's goings are of the Lord;
how can a man then understand his own way?
25 It is a snare to the man who devoureth that which is holy,
and after vows to make enquiry.
26 A wise king scattereth the wicked,
and bringeth the wheel over them.
27 The spirit of man is the candle of the Lord,
searching all the inward parts of the belly.
28 Mercy and truth preserve the king:
and his throne is upholden by mercy.
29 The glory of young men is their strength:
and the beauty of old men is the grey head.




Today's Prayer...



Dear Father in heaven,,

We come before You as Your children,
longing to be assured through Your Spirit that we are and
may remain Your children.
We long to live to the glory of Your name under the
shelter and guidance of the Lord Jesus
in expectation of the great day which shall
fulfill all promises made to us.
Strengthen us,
especially in dark and troubled days.
Help us when danger threatens and when evil tries
to make headway among us.
Deliver us from all evil,
for Yours is the kingdom, the power,
and the glory for ever and ever."



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

Amen

Friday, October 14







Ephesians 1 : 17-23

   
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Father of glory,
may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation
in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened;
that ye may know what is the hope of his calling,
and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power
to us-ward who believe,
according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ,
when he raised him from the dead,
and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
21 Far above all principality,
and power, and might, and dominion,
and every name that is named,
not only in this world,
but also in that which is to come:
22 And hath put all things under his feet,
and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,
23 Which is his body,
the fulness of him that filleth all in all.




Today's Prayer...



Lord our God,,

You are help, comfort, and life to us
in everything we have to endure.
We gather before you as poor, weak people,
but you can make us rich and give us new life
so that our lives prove we hold to your will
and to the justice you bring on earth.
May we be one in spirit through all we
experience in our hearts,
to the glory of your name.
May the praise and thanks of many people
ring out into all the world because you
are help and deliverance from all evil.



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

Amen

Saturday, October 15







Philippians 1 : 19-26

   
19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer,
and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope,
that in nothing I shall be ashamed,
but that with all boldness, as always,
so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body,
whether it be by life, or by death.
21 For to me to live is Christ,
and to die is gain.
22 But if I live in the flesh,
this is the fruit of my labour:
yet what I shall choose I wot not.
23 For I am in a strait betwixt two,
having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ;
which is far better:
24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh
is more needful for you.
25 And having this confidence,
I know that I shall abide and continue with you all
for your furtherance and joy of faith;
26 That your rejoicing may be more
abundant in Jesus Christ for me by
my coming to you again.




Today's Prayer...



Dear Father in heaven,,

We come into Your presence as imperfect,
sinful children,
who do many foolish things and who are involved in
much that is evil and corrupt.
We come to you, Father,
knowing that your fatherly love is with us through all eternity.
Be gracious to us and free us from all the
harm and injury we are bound to suffer in this earthly life.
May the grace your kingdom brings on earth finally
blot out the sins of all people,
so that as your children they may rejoice because You
have helped them.
May Your name be praised among all people.



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

Amen

Sunday, October 16







Psalm 33 : 13-22

   
13 The Lord looketh from heaven;
he beholdeth all the sons of men.
14 From the place of his habitation
he looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth.
15 He fashioneth their hearts alike;
he considereth all their works.
16 There is no king saved by the multitude of an host:
a mighty man is not delivered by much strength.
17 An horse is a vain thing for safety:
neither shall he deliver any by his great strength.
18 Behold,
the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear him,
upon them that hope in his mercy;
19 To deliver their soul from death,
and to keep them alive in famine.
20 Our soul waiteth for the Lord:
he is our help and our shield.
21 For our heart shall rejoice in him,
because we have trusted in his holy name.
22 Let thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us,
according as we hope in thee.




Today's Prayer...



Dear Father in heaven,,

We thank you that you are so near to us
that we may feel and know we are your children,
your children who are in your hands with all that
belongs to our earthly life,
all our needs and temptations,
all our efforts and pain.
We come together to thank you,
and our thanksgiving wins a victory over everything
that makes life difficult for us.
In this thanksgiving the harshness, crookedness,
and injustice on earth cannot harm us.
Protect us with your light,
which gives us wisdom for all situations
and which lifts us above everything that is base
and meaningless and must pass away.



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

Amen

Monday, October 17







Mark 8 : 31-38

   
31 And he began to teach them,
that the Son of man must suffer many things,
and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests,
and scribes, and be killed,
and after three days rise again.
32 And he spake that saying openly.
And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.
33 But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples,
he rebuked Peter, saying,
Get thee behind me, Satan:
for thou savourest not the things that be of God,
but the things that be of men.
34 And when he had called the people unto
him with his disciples also, he said unto them,
Whosoever will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross,
and follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it;
but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's,
the same shall save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man,
if he shall gain the whole world,
and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?
38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me
and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation;
of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed,
when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.




Today's Prayer...



Father in heaven,,

We thank you for giving us light.
We thank you for the great hope for a day whose
light is not of our making,
whose source is in you,
a day to come that can touch our lives already today.
Keep our hearts steadfast,
free of all human wavering.
May we always hold to the love you have given
through your grace,
and may we find joy in your love,
which is full of light and understanding.



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

Amen