Your favorite inspirational verse/thought?

[Charon]

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 Jesus name, amen and amen.

[IceWizard]

Thursday, May 4








2 Corinthians 5 : 21
KJV


14 For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge,
that if one died for all, then were all dead:
15 And that he died for all,
that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves,
but unto him which died for them, and rose again.
16 Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea,
though we have known Christ after the flesh,
yet now henceforth know we him no more.
17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature:
old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
18 And all things are of God,
who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ,
and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
19 To wit, that God was in Christ,
reconciling the world unto himself,
not imputing their trespasses unto them;
and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.
20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ,
as though God did beseech you by us:
we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.
21 For he hath made him to be sin for us,
who knew no sin;
that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.




Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

We thank You for guiding us on all our ways with
power from on high. We thank You that again and again
You have led us through the darkness on a path of light.
Looking back, we cannot be thankful enough.
May our hearts turn to You and be filled with quiet
certainty in all we are still awaiting.
Remember us and remember the many who lie under
heavy bondage. Let the time come when You will bring
a great deliverance to those who are in darkness.
Then we can find meaning for our lives in all that happens,
knowing that You have been faithful in everything.
You have done more than we asked,
more than we can understand.


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

Amen

[Charon]

amen and amen.

[IceWizard]

Friday, May 5








Matthew 18 : 15-22
KJV


15 Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee,
go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone:
if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
16 But if he will not hear thee,
then take with thee one or two more,
that in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.
17 And if he shall neglect to hear them,
tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church,
let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.
18 Verily I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
19 Again I say unto you,
That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing
that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my
Father which is in heaven.
20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.
21 Then came Peter to him, and said,
Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me,
and I forgive him? till seven times?
22 Jesus saith unto him,
I say not unto thee, Until seven times: 

but, Until seventy times seven.




Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We are not worthy of all the mercy and faithfulness You show to us.
We thank You for Your love and ask You to keep
our hearts united in the hope we have together for all things.
Keep our hearts united, that again and again
we can receive something new from Your mighty hand.
Keep us true to the calling You have given us.
Let light shine out into the world, right into the dark places.
Remember those all over the world who are sighing to You,
longing that in Your great and wonderful goodness
light may come to the peoples and to the nations
through some deed from Your hand.


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

Amen

[Charon]

Keep our hearts united, that again and again
we can receive something new from Your mighty hand.
Keep us true to the calling You have given us.
Let light shine out into the world, right into the dark place

In Jesus name, Amen and Amen.

[IceWizard]

Saturday, May 6








Proverbs 3 : 27
KJV


25 Be not afraid of sudden fear,
neither of the desolation of the wicked,
when it cometh.
26 For the Lord shall be thy confidence,
and shall keep thy foot from being taken.
27 Withhold not good from them to whom it is due,
when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.
28 Say not unto thy neighbour, Go,
and come again, and to morrow I will give;
when thou hast it by thee.
29 Devise not evil against thy neighbour,
seeing he dwelleth securely by thee.
30 Strive not with a man without cause,
if he have done thee no harm.
31 Envy thou not the oppressor,
and choose none of his ways.
32 For the froward is abomination to the Lord:
but his secret is with the righteous.
33 The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked:
but he blesseth the habitation of the just.
34 Surely he scorneth the scorners:
but he giveth grace unto the lowly.
35 The wise shall inherit glory:
but shame shall be the promotion of fools.




Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We look to You and to Jesus Christ our Savior.
Continually renew Your grace and Your power in our lives, we pray.
Renew Your grace and power,
that we may have light even in dark and distressing times
and through the Savior may overcome as we
wait faithfully for Your kingdom.
Help us to be ready to take anything upon ourselves,
to serve You with body and soul,
with all we have and are.
May we belong to the hosts of those who go to meet You,
who wait for Your coming kingdom,
which will bring comfort to the world and to all people
who now suffer and grieve.
O Lord our God,
have mercy on our times and on our world.
Grant that with thanks and praise we may soon see the
signs of the fulfillment of Your promises.


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

Amen

[IceWizard]

Sunday, May 7








Luke 15 : 10-19
KJV


10 Likewise, I say unto you,
there is joy in the presence of the angels of God
over one sinner that repenteth.
11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
12 And the younger of them said to his father,
Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me.
And he divided unto them his living.
13 And not many days after the younger son
gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country,
and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
14 And when he had spent all,
there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
15 And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country;
and he sent him into his fields to feed swine.
16 And he would fain have filled his belly with
the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him.
17 And when he came to himself, he said,
How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare,
and I perish with hunger!
18 I will arise and go to my father,
and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven,
and before thee,
19 And am no more worthy to be called thy son:
make me as one of thy hired servants.




Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

We thank You with all our hearts because
we know You are holding us by Your hand
and leading us on all our ways,
in spite of all contradiction, strife, distress,
and confusion within ourselves.
What are all these compared to Your love,
which does not let us go but watches over us
and finally brings us to what is good?
Release us from our many burdens.
Free our spirits and our souls more and more until
we can do nothing but give praise and thanks
with heart, soul,
and strength for all You are to us.


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

Amen

[Charon]

We thank You with all our hearts because
we know You are holding us by Your hand
and leading us on all our ways,
in spite of all contradiction, strife, distress,
and confusion within ourselves.

In Jesus name Amen and Amen.

[IceWizard]

Monday, May 8








Acts 3 : 19-26
KJV


19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted,
that your sins may be blotted out,
when the times of refreshing shall come
from the presence of the Lord.
20 And he shall send Jesus Christ,
which before was preached unto you:
21 Whom the heaven must receive until
the times of restitution of all things,
which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his
holy prophets since the world began.
22 For Moses truly said unto the fathers,
A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto
you of your brethren, like unto me;
him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever
he shall say unto you.
23 And it shall come to pass, that every soul,
which will not hear that prophet,
shall be destroyed from among the people.
24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel
and those that follow after,
as many as have spoken,
have likewise foretold of these days.
25 Ye are the children of the prophets,
and of the covenant which 
God made with our fathers,
saying unto Abraham,
And in thy seed shall all the 
kindreds of the earth be blessed.
26 Unto you first God, 
having raised up his Son Jesus,
sent him to bless you,
in turning away every one of you 
from his iniquities.




Today's Prayer...


Lord, Almighty God of heaven and earth,

Grant that we may come to You as Your children.
For You have chosen us through the gospel,
and Jesus Christ has obtained mercy for us so
that in You we have a refuge in
disturbed and evil times.
We turn to Your Word, Lord God,
rejoicing that again and again the whole of
Christendom is led back to Your Word.
Strengthen all those who serve Your Word,
who look to You and to the grace of Jesus Christ.
Grant that everywhere we may have hope and joy
in the redemption You will bring in every situation,
also in our ordinary practical life.
Grant that through this redemption the earth may
proclaim Your praise and honor Your name,
Your kingdom may come,
and Your will be done on earth as in heaven.


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

Amen

[Charon]

Strengthen all those who serve Your Word,
who look to You and to the grace of Jesus Christ.
Grant that everywhere we may have hope and joy
in the redemption You will bring in every situation,
also in our ordinary practical life.

In Jesus name, Amen and Amen.