Saturday, April 29








John 17 : 14-24
KJV


14 I have given them thy word; and the world hath hated them,
because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
15 I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world,
but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil.
16 They are not of the world, even as I am not of the world.
17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
18 As thou hast sent me into the world,
even so have I also sent them into the world.
19 And for their sakes I sanctify myself,
that they also might be sanctified through the truth.
20 Neither pray I for these alone,
but for them also which shall believe on me through their word;
21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me,
and I in thee, that they also may be one in us:
that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them;
that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one;
and that the world may know that thou hast sent me,
and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
24 Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me,
be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory,
which thou hast given me:
for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
   


Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We look to you in our many needs,
in the distress of our hearts,
in the anguish of the whole world.
We beseech you, let light come to your people
everywhere on earth to bring them your help and your victory.
Remember the wretched, the sick, the poor.
Let your living strength come to them so that they can
bear their sufferings and hold out joyfully to the end.
Remember us all,
O Lord our God,
for we all need you.
We are weak and poor and cannot go forward alone.
Your Spirit must help us.
May the Savior come to us,
and may his grace and his power be born in our hearts.


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

Amen

Sunday, April 30








Matthew 5 : 1-11
KJV


5 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain:
and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:
2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are they that mourn:
for they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek:
for they shall inherit the earth.
6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst
after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
7 Blessed are the merciful:
for they shall obtain mercy.
8 Blessed are the pure in heart:
for they shall see God.
9 Blessed are the peacemakers:
for they shall be called the children of God.
10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for
righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you,
and persecute you, and shall say all manner of
evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad:
for great is your reward in heaven:
for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.




Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

We lift our eyes to You.
You allow earthly events to follow their own course,
and even Your own Son had to suffer and die.
But Your plan is already prepared and You will act
in our time according to Your will.
We pray, “Your will be done, Your will!”
In the midst of all the suffering let Your love
be revealed in many places,
wherever it is possible for people to understand it.
You have always protected us; protect us still.
You have done much for us and we want to
praise Your name.
We want to be people who always acknowledge
You and praise You,
for You will never let any be lost who hope in You.
Be with us this night, help us,
and send us the strength we need to serve You,
also in our everyday life.


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

Amen

Monday, May 1








John 13:14
KJV


12 So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments,
and was set down again, he said unto them,
Know ye what I have done to you?
13 Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
14 If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet;
ye also ought to wash one another's feet.
15 For I have given you an example,
that ye should do as I have done to you.
16 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
The servant is not greater than his lord;
neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him.
17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.
18 I speak not of you all: I know whom I have chosen:
but that the scripture may be fulfilled,
He that eateth bread with me hath lifted up his heel against me.
19 Now I tell you before it come, that,
when it is come to pass, ye may believe that I am he.
20 Verily, verily, I say unto you,
He that receiveth whomsoever I send receiveth me;
and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.




Today's Prayer...


Lord Jesus,

We look to You on the throne beside Your
Father in heaven and ask that You be Lord of peace in our hearts.
Help us to overcome ourselves again and again
and to remain at peace.
Then Your will may be done in your disciples,
a power of peace may be around us that goes out
into the whole world,
and your name may be glorified on earth.
For You are Lord of peace, and we await You.
In difficult times faith and hope will take hold in
our hearts all the more firmly, to Your glory,
Lord Jesus.
For You will suddenly come according to Your
promise as the One who does God’s will on
earth among all people.


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

Amen

Tuesday, May 2








Hosea 14
KJV


1 O israel, return unto the Lord thy God;
for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity.
2 Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him,
Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously:
so will we render the calves of our lips.
3 Asshur shall not save us; we will not ride upon horses:
neither will we say any more to the work of our hands,
Ye are our gods: for in thee the fatherless findeth mercy.
4 I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely:
for mine anger is turned away from him.
5 I will be as the dew unto Israel: he shall grow as the lily,
and cast forth his roots as Lebanon.
6 His branches shall spread,
and his beauty shall be as the olive tree, and his smell as Lebanon.
7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return;
they shall revive as the corn, and grow as the vine:
the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.
8 Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols?
I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree.
From me is thy fruit found.
9 Who is wise, and he shall understand these things?
prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the Lord are right,
and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein.




Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We seek Your light and pray that You
shed Your light upon us so that we live not only
on earth but in You, the eternal and living One.
May our lives be drawn into eternity,
to the praise of Your name,
O Father.
May we take Your Word to heart so that we can
become true men and women,
able to bear everything in Your name and to remain
in the love You want to give us.
Rouse us to become true men and women at the
side of Jesus Christ our Savior,
who has been patient in all things with all people.
Be with us at all times,
Lord our God.
You are our help and our refuge.


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

Amen

Wednesday, May 3








Psalm 51 : 1-2
KJV


1 Have mercy upon me, O God, 

according to thy lovingkindness:
according unto the multitude of thy 

tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, 

and cleanse me from my sin.
3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: 

and my sin is ever before me.
4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, 

and done this evil in thy sight:
that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, 

and be clear when thou judgest.
5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; 

and in sin did my mother conceive me.
6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts:
and in the hidden part thou shalt 

make me to know wisdom.
7 Purge me with hyssop, 

and I shall be clean: wash me,
and I shall be whiter than snow.
8 Make me to hear joy and gladness;
that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
9 Hide thy face from my sins, 

and blot out all mine iniquities.
10Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence;
and take not thy holy spirit from me.




Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

We thank You that the Savior has been with us on the earth
and that in our day we can still follow Him and wait
for Your will and Your rulership.
For You are Almighty God, and Your kingdom must come,
Your will must be done, and all promises be fulfilled.
Carry out Your will, we ask and beseech You.
Establish Your kingdom among all nations,
even if today this is possible with only a few.
For through Your working, hearts can change so that
Your name may be praised and all promises may be fulfilled.
Thanks be to You for allowing us to live in such great hope.
Stay by us in our work on earth so that it may be done in
Your service. In every situation deepen our longing for the
Savior to come and establish Your kingdom.
Be with us during the night and bless us in Your
great goodness and faithfulness.


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

Amen