Your favorite inspirational verse/thought?

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Friday, January 14






Deuteronomy 7:7-13


7 The Lord did not set his love upon you,
nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people;
for ye were the fewest of all people:
8 But because the Lord loved you,
and because he would keep the oath which he had sworn unto your fathers,
hath the Lord brought you out with a mighty hand,
and redeemed you out of the house of bondmen,
from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
9 Know therefore that the Lord thy God,
he is God, the faithful God,
which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and
keep his commandments to a thousand generations;
10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face,
to destroy them:
he will not be slack to him that hateth him,
he will repay him to his face.
11 Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments,
and the statutes, and the judgments,
which I command thee this day, to do them.
12 Wherefore it shall come to pass,
if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep,
and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant
and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers:
13 And he will love thee, and bless thee,
and multiply thee:
he will also bless the fruit of thy womb,
and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine,
and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep,
in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.


Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We come into your presence and kneel before your throne,
asking you with all our hearts for your Spirit,
so that our lives may be guided and ruled by you,
the one God and Creator of all life.
Let your Word come into our hearts.
Give your blessing on all we experience in life and on
all we ask of you as we stand before you.
We are weak and poor. We can achieve nothing,
and our hearts are weary. But you can strengthen us.
You can make everything come right to reveal your
kingdom throughout the world.
Then all the people of our time may come to know that your will
for the earth is not distress and suffering,
but your goodness, your life, and your eternity.


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

Amen

[Charon]

Fill us with your Spirit Lord. We need you now.

In Jesus precious name, Amen and Amen.

[IceWizard]

Saturday, January 15






Psalm 86:1-7


1 Bow down thine ear, O Lord, hear me:
for I am poor and needy.
2 Preserve my soul; for I am holy:
O thou my God, save thy servant that trusteth in thee.
3 Be merciful unto me, O Lord:
for I cry unto thee daily.
4 Rejoice the soul of thy servant:
for unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul.
5 For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive;
and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee.
6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer;
and attend to the voice of my supplications.
7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee:
for thou wilt answer me.



Today's Prayer...


Lord God,

Send your Spirit, we pray, over us and over the whole world.
Let your light dawn on earth among humankind.
Reveal your power and let your reign begin.
May your will be done, O Lord.
We kneel before your throne and plead to you.
We are weak. Lord, help us. Bless us.
Establish your kingdom in the hearts of those who are
willing to follow you, who are willing to accept your grace
in Jesus Christ. Help us through your strength.
Reign over us.
Be with us with your Holy Spirit, O Lord God, our Father.


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

Amen

[IceWizard]

Sunday, January 16






Philippians 4:9-13


9 Those things, which ye have both learned,
and received, and heard, and seen in me, do:
and the God of peace shall be with you.
10 But I rejoiced in the Lord greatly,
that now at the last your care of me hath flourished again;
wherein ye were also careful, but ye lacked opportunity.
11 Not that I speak in respect of want:
for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am,
therewith to be content.
12 I know both how to be abased,
and I know how to abound: every where and in all things
I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry,
both to abound and to suffer need.
13 I can do all things through
Christ which strengtheneth me.



Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

We come before you and thank you with all our hearts.
You know all that we are thankful for. Continue to sustain us,
we pray, and give us strength for the paths on which you lead us.
Even when we must suffer and fight long, hard battles,
we know that everything has its right purpose and
will still lead us to your goal.
For all this we praise and thank you.
Protect us in mind, heart, and spirit. Keep us courageous,
and lift us above all discouragement through your Spirit,
who will renew our lives forevermore.


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

Amen

[Charon]

Lead us to Your Goal, Lord. In Jesus precious name, Amen and Amen.

[IceWizard]

Monday, January 17






Hebrews 13:1-8


1 Let brotherly love continue.
2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers:
for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.
3 Remember them that are in bonds,
as bound with them;
and them which suffer adversity,
as being yourselves also in the body.
4 Marriage is honourable in all,
and the bed undefiled:
but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness;
and be content with such things as ye have:
for he hath said,
I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
6 So that we may boldly say,
The Lord is my helper,
and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
7 Remember them which have the rule over you,
who have spoken unto you the word of God:
whose faith follow,
considering the end of their conversation.
8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday,
and to day,
and for ever.


Today's Prayer...


Dear Father in heaven,

We thank you that we need never feel forsaken.
We thank you that we are led and guided by your hand.
We thank you for all we have received from you,
your care for our bodies, for our material needs,
and for our inner life. We praise you, O God!
Continue to lead us, we pray.
Continue to work among us so that we can all see and
come to know that the Good Shepherd is leading us.


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

Amen

[Charon]

Thank you Lord for everything. In Jesus name, Amen and Amen.

[IceWizard]

Tuesday, January 18






Proverbs 17:6-13


6 Children's children are the crown of old men;
and the glory of children are their fathers.
7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool:
much less do lying lips a prince.
8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it:
whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth.
9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love;
but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
10 A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an
hundred stripes into a fool.
11 An evil man seeketh only rebellion:
therefore a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man,
rather than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoso rewardeth evil for good,
evil shall not depart from his house.



Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Be with us.
Touch us with your Spirit so that our hearts may receive something
from you. Let us find joy even in a life of struggle and temptation.
Let us find joy in every need we face, even in the agony of death.
Protect us through your Word, and let it always be a light to us so
that we can follow you and do your will.
Be with us on all our ways.
Guide everything with your hand until the goal for all humankind is
reached and we may rejoice over all the trials and testing because
in the end the glorious prize can be won.


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

Amen

[Charon]

Let us find joy in everything we face...In Jesus name, Amen and Amen.

[IceWizard]

Wednesday, January 19






Matthew 6:24-33


24 No man can serve two masters:
for either he will hate the one, and love the other;
or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other.
Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
25 Therefore I say unto you,
Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat,
or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body,
what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat,
and the body than raiment?
26 Behold the fowls of the air:
for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns;
yet your heavenly Father feedeth them.
Are ye not much better than they?
27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?
28 And why take ye thought for raiment?
Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow;
they toil not, neither do they spin:
29 And yet I say unto you,
That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field,
which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven,
shall he not much more clothe you,
O ye of little faith?
31 Therefore take no thought, saying,
What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or,
Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek: )
for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God,
and his righteousness;
and all these things shall be added unto you.



Today's Prayer...


Lord God,

We thank you as we look back to the times throughout the ages
when your servants lifted a voice to witness that you are our Father,
that you lead the peoples to their true goal.
However long it may take, we thank you for allowing us to be part of this witness.
We thank you that so much love and goodness still shine into our time
as a light to the nations.
Watch over us.
May your Spirit grow stronger and stronger within us.
Bring the redemption proclaimed by your servants,
and let your light dawn over all lands to the
honor of Your name.


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

Amen