Memory Verse; For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Luke 7, Proverbs 18
One word or a pleasing smile is often enough to raise up a saddened and wounded soul. Therese of Lisieux
Listen to your children praying, Lord. Send us love, send us power, and send us grace, that we might hear what you are saying and do it. Amen. (commonprayer.net)
Memory Verse; For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Luke 6:12-49, Proverbs 17
Just to be is a blessing, just to live is holy. Rabbi Abraham Heschel
Blessed are you, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who hallows us with mitzvot, commanding us to kindle the light of Shabbat. (https://reformjudaism.org/beliefs-practices/prayers-blessings/shabbat-blessings-lighting-candles)
Memory Verse; For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Luke 5-6:11, Proverbs 16
The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins.” Soren Kierkegaard, The Journals of Kierkegaard
Father, thank You for inviting me into Your family. Thank You for Your mercy, Your grace, and Your forgiveness. In my human weakness, please be my strength. Help me be slow to speak and quick to listen. Give me the humility to ask for forgiveness, and the grace to forgive people. (Rising Sun)
Memory Verse; For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Luke 4:14-44, Proverbs 15:30-33
There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither. Alan Cohen
Our Gracious Father,
Thank you for each rest along life's journey and every provision upon the way. May we keep our souls clean and ready for Your use, committing our hearts to You with joy. Help us trust You for what You alone can give else we become overburdened, anxious, and tempted to fruitless frustration. Teach us to spend ourselves in the pure pursuit of You. You will sustain us as we commit all our ways to Christ. In His Name, we pray, amen. (Adah Hutchcraft)
Memory Verse; For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Luke 3-4:13, Proverbs 15:1-29
Best of all, God: you are with us. John Wesley
I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me have all things, let me have nothing. I freely and heartily yield all things to thy pleasure and disposal. And now, O glorious and blessed God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, thou art mine, and I am thine. So be it. And the covenant which I have made on earth, let it be ratified in heaven. Amen. (John Wesley)
Memory Verse; For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Luke 2, Proverbs 14
Too often the price exacted by society for security and respectability is that the Christian movement in its formal expression must be on the side of the strong against the weak. This is a matter of tremendous significance, for it reveals to what extent a religion that was born of a -people acquainted with persecution and suffering has become the cornerstone of a civilization and of nations whose very position in modern life too often has been secured by a ruthless use of power applied to defenseless -peoples. Howard Thurman
Lord, help us stand up both to the demons that hide behind ungodly laws, and the false religion that props up injustice. Make us into a -people who shine out your love so that the world might know another way is possible. Amen. (commonprayer.net)
Memory Verse; For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
Luke 1, Proverbs 13
Take heed, then, to come together often to give thanks to God, and show his praise. For when you come frequently together in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and his fiery darts of sin fall back, worthless. For your unity and harmonious faith prove his destruction and the torment of his assistants. Nothing is better than Christ’s peace, by which all war, both of heavenly and earthly spirits, is brought to an end. Ignatius of Antioch
God, set our hearts on you alone, that we might not be distracted by the schemes of the devil but race on with all of our being to receive the gift of life that never ends, through -Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
