Live Holy!

Dear God,

You are the fountain of light and in your light alone can we see light in a darkened reality. Your grace has sustained us and your mercy has kept us.

We come confessing today that we have been enticed and entertained by the cult of happiness rather than a life of holiness. Forgive us again.

We come confessing that our lives have been polluted by greed, indifference, hatred, fears and phobias. Forgive us again.

You promised if we confessed, you would be faithful to forgive. Wash us! Cleanse us! Strengthen our desire to live holy as you are holy!

Help us today to be faithful to you wherever we live, play, worship and work today. In Name of Jesus, Amen.

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READ THROUGH THE BIBLE

You can read through the Bible in one year. Start today by going to the right side of this site and scroll down until you see the verses for the month of January. If you stopped...start again!

Open Up!

Lord, open our eyes that we may see you working behind the scenes of our lives as you move and rearrange the props that can help or hinder us. Open our hands so that we may share generously the gifts you have provided. Open our mouths to speak on behalf of hose who cannot speak for themselves. Open our minds to receive new ideas, concepts or innovations. Open our hearts to love our neighbor, each other and ourselves better today than yesterday. Open our doors to new realities and at the same time give us courage to reach for things ...the evidence of things we hope for, the evidence of things unseen. As qe dig deeper into you word, may your word dig deeper into our lives. In Jesus name, Amen.

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Encourage

Awesome Lord, thank you for your encouraging presence. Thank you for the new morning mercies. Thank you for unexpected grace. Thank you for your love that dilutes negative attitudes, harsh words and the uncertainty of our times.

Forgive us of falling short of your glory. Thank you for forgiving us of our trespasses as we forgive others.

Help us to be an encouraging presence to someone today. Help us to lift another's spirit with a kind word. Help us to celebrate the success of someone else without jealousy or envy, Help us to do good and to make good use of the time your give us.

In the name of Jesus, Amen.

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Clear, Precise and Wise

Eternal and Everlasting God, thank you that every good and perfect gift comes from you. Thank you for granting us the many diverse abilities that enrich our lives and the lives of those around us.

Help us today to think clearly, plan precisely, execute wisely and enter joyfully into the full expression of abundant living. Help us to do those things which takes care of our body temple and stand boldly again the enemies of our soul. May our words and deeds reflect our loyalty and obedience to you. In Jesus name, Amen.

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And Now I Can See

Eternal Shepherd of our souls, thank you for being our Good Shepherd who protects and provides, leads and loves and instructs and transform us in spite of our weaknesses, sins and inadequacies. We bring you our hopes and needs seeking your strength to give us courage to face the challenges of the day.

Remove the blinders from our eyes so that we can see that all humanity is our brother and sister. Help us to appreciate our diversity not as a sign of superiority or inferiority but as sign of the uniqueness of Your creation.

Deliver us from the shackles that bind us to fear and prejudice. Empower us to help those caught in the vise of discrimination. Enable us to help the hungry, clothe the naked and bring liberation to those held captive by economic disparity beyond their control.

Overcome our stagnant strategies to bring about a new era of equality. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

Save Us!

Lead us, O Lord, through the difficult ways of this world into a time of taking stock, a time of listening for your voice and a time of renewal. Help us to make wise decisions that impact our lives and the lives of others. Save us from our sins and ourselves; save us from our prejudices and give us the grace to listen to those who differ from us. Help us to see beyond our own opinions to hear what others honestly have to say.

Bind us to you and to each other into one great human family. Only you can help us to show malice to none and love towards all. Unite us an effort to show in specific tangible ways today love towards neighbor and self. In Jesus name, Amen.

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Light In Dark Places

Almighty God, we are troubled by events that stir around us. We cannot understand them completely, for the causes and reasons are far deeper than we can see. But we do know that many lives are interrupted by the horrendous and destroyed by injustice. It is hard to understand those who do not see that what they say and do creates a dangerous climate that readily explodes with violence with the least provocation.

Light of the World, shine your brightness into the darkness of this world. Help us to resist the temptation to be exclusive or selective because Christ died for all of us. Grant us the confidence and the courage to be busy about your business today. We can do nothing but look to you, the author and finisher of our faith, for strength and direction to do your will among all people. In Jesus Name, Amen.