Monday, April 10








Revelation 3 : 6-12
KJV


6 He that hath an ear,
let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches.
7 And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write;
These things saith he that is holy, he that is true,
he that hath the key of David, he that openeth,
and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
8 I know thy works: behold,
I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it:
for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word,
and hast not denied my name.
9 Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan,
which say they are Jews,
and are not, but do lie; behold,
I will make them to come and worship before thy feet,
and to know that I have loved thee.
10 Because thou hast kept the word of my patience,
I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation,
which shall come upon all the world,
to try them that dwell upon the earth.
11 Behold, I come quickly:
hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar
in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out:
and I will write upon him the name of my God,
and the name of the city of my God,
which is new Jerusalem,
which cometh down out of heaven from my God:
and I will write upon him my new name.
   


Today's Prayer...


Lord God,

Unite us with Jesus Christ,
the risen and living One.
Unite us so that our lives are completely submerged
in your will through Jesus Christ.
Tear us loose from all that tries to bind us to earth.
Make us free people who always lift their heads
and look up because their redemption is approaching.
Almighty God,
we trust in you,
however difficult the times may be.
Remember all peoples,
for it is your will to gather them into your kingdom.
You, O God,
are our refuge and our help.
In you we trust until the end.


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

Amen

Tuesday, April 11








1 Corinthians 9 : 18-27
KJV


18 What is my reward then? Verily that, when I preach the gospel,
I may make the gospel of Christ without charge,
that I abuse not my power in the gospel.
19 For though I be free from all men,
yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
20 And unto the Jews I became as a Jew, that I might gain the Jews;
to them that are under the law, as under the law,
that I might gain them that are under the law;
21 To them that are without law, as without law,
(being not without law to God, but under the law to Christ,)
that I might gain them that are without law.
22 To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak:
I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.
23 And this I do for the gospel's sake,
that I might be partaker thereof with you.
24 Know ye not that they which run in a race run all,
but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
25 And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things.
Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
26 I therefore so run, not as uncertainly;
so fight I, not as one that beateth the air:
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection:
lest that by any means, when I have preached to others,
I myself should be a castaway.
   


Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

We thank You for this day and for the protection You have given us.
Grant that we may find our joy in Your
grace and in your love.
Help us to become truer followers of Jesus,
who came in Your love.
Be merciful to us and help all those who belong to You.
You know them all and the thoughts of their hearts.
You know their struggle on earth and the
temptations that surround them.
Help each one, also those who are still far away from You.
Give them hearts open to Your Word and
to all You have promised.
We entrust ourselves to Your care this night.
Help us and bless us. May Your will be done in all things,
also in the midst of all the sin and misery in the world.
May Your will be done on earth as in heaven,
and may Your kingdom come.


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

Amen

Wednesday, April 12








Isaiah 41 : 11-18
KJV


11 Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be
ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing;
and they that strive with thee shall perish.
12 Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them,
even them that contended with thee:
they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
13 For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee,
Fear not; I will help thee.
14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel;
I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer,
the Holy One of Israel.
15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing
instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains,
and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away,
and the whirlwind shall scatter them:
and thou shalt rejoice in the Lord,
and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
17 When the poor and needy seek water,
and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst,
I the Lord will hear them,
I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
18 I will open rivers in high places,
and fountains in the midst of the valleys:
I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
and the dry land springs of water.
   


Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Draw us to Yourself.
Draw us into the quiet that You give,
where something can happen to us and to our hearts.
Help us to discern Your kingdom surrounding us and in our spirits
to live in this kingdom.
Then our life will be as if in heaven,
where we need not worry or torment ourselves,
where Your power is everything to us,
penetrating our earthly life,
which so often weighs us down.
We thank You that you have made a way of strength,
full of power to hold us firmly, so that even when we stumble,
we cannot be turned from the goal.
We thank You for all the good that comes from You,
which we cannot see in earthly things but which can
invade our hearts with such mighty and uplifting power.


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

Amen

Thursday, April 13








Mark 10 : 25-34
KJV


25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle,
than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they were astonished out of measure,
saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith,
With men it is impossible, but not with God:
for with God all things are possible.
28 Then Peter began to say unto him, Lo,
we have left all, and have followed thee.
29 And Jesus answered and said, Verily I say unto you,
There is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters,
or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my sake,
and the gospel's,
30 But he shall receive an hundredfold now in this time,
houses, and brethren, and sisters, 

and mothers, and children, and lands,
with persecutions; and in the world to come eternal life.
31 But many that are first shall be last; and the last first.
32 And they were in the way going up to Jerusalem;
and Jesus went before them: 

and they were amazed; and as they followed,
they were afraid. And he took again the twelve,
and began to tell them what things should happen unto him,
33 Saying, Behold, we go up to Jerusalem;
and the Son of man shall be delivered unto the chief priests,
and unto the scribes; and they shall condemn him to death,
and shall deliver him to the Gentiles:
34 And they shall mock him, and shall scourge him,
and shall spit upon him, and shall kill him:
and the third day he shall rise again.
   


Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

O great and almighty One,
whose Spirit fills heaven and earth!
We thank You that You are our Father and that in
You we have a refuge wherever we must go as
we serve You on earth.
We thank You that Your life can be revealed in us and
can flow through us so that the world may be blest by You,
our loving and caring Father. Protect us and strengthen
us in times of trouble and sorrow.
When we travel on new paths, give us Your Spirit to show
us the way, that everything may lead to the good
and to Your honor.
Father, through Your Spirit unite us in the unshakable
hope that Your will shall at last be done on earth as in heaven.
Grant that we may rejoice in the certainty that whatever happens,
our paths are made level and firm by Your love
and Your faithfulness.


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

Amen

Friday, April 14








1 Peter 1 : 3-9
KJV


3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto
a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
4 To an inheritance incorruptible,
and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 Who are kept by the power of God through faith
unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
6 Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season,
if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious
than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire,
might be found unto praise and honour
and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom,
though now ye see him not, yet believing,
ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9 Receiving the end of your faith,
even the salvation of your souls.
   


Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

To you we entrust everything, for you have given us life
and will call us to resurrection.
You will help your children, your people,
to reach what you have called them to.
Protect your church on earth. Let her soon see your glory.
Let her see Jesus Christ intervening in people’s lives
and destinies until, shaken and trembling,
they have to recognize that they should love
and honor Jesus alone, to your honor,
O Father in heaven.
We thank you for all you have given us in your Word,
which enables us to become your children and to
find your way for us on earth.
Bless us and give us the Holy Spirit.
Protect us this night.
Protect us so that nothing evil can harm us.


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

Amen