Haggai 2:7 Prayer for the day: If you tend to be anxious about time, set a timer for 5 or 10 minutes. As you center yourself for prayer this day, quiet your mind. Close your eyes, and find a comfortable position for your body. As you inhale, repeat the first part of the phrase
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Called by name
John 20:1-18 Question for reflection: Why at times is it so hard to recognize Jesus? What does it sound like to you when Jesus says your name? How do you respond? Prayer for the day: Heighten all my senses, God, so that I might know Jesus is near. I am straining to hear my
Constant love
1 Peter 4:1-8 Question for reflection: How do I show those around me that I love them? Who could I love better? What is preventing me from being more loving? Prayer for the day: I want to be loving, God, spilling over with the kind of love that transforms the world, your love. Break
Graceful obedience
John 18:1–19:42 Question for reflection: What am I holding onto too tightly? What do I need to learn, experience, or do in order to live more trustingly with God? Prayer for the day: Help me let go, God, of everything that gets between me and you. Open me to experiences of grace. Compel me
Washing feet
John 13:1-17, 31-35 Question for reflection: Whose feet do I need to wash today? Whose act of servanthood do I need to be prepared to receive? Prayer for the day: God, prepare me to wash the feet of my sisters and brothers in Christ, but also ready me to serve less familiar folks in
Single-mindedness
Isaiah 50:4-9 Question for reflection: What does silence mean to you? When is the last time you practiced the art of being silent? How will you listen for God today? Prayer for the day: <take a deep breath> <exhale> <inhale> <exhale> <inhale> <hold…> <exhale> <breathe regularly> <be silent> <listen> ~ Jonathan Shively, executive director,
Impossible possibilities
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 Question for reflection: How has God surprised you lately? How has that surprise changed you? Prayer for the day: Surprising God, turn my casual regard for daily living toward alert expectation that things can and will be different. Startle me out of my complacency and make me attentive to sharper ways
Justice and certainty
Isaiah 42:1-9 Question for reflection: Where are you aware of injustice in your community, state, or nation? How might you respond as God’s servant to bring about justice? Prayer for the day: Lord, give me the desire and courage to stand up and speak out in the face of injustice. Amen ~ Kim Ebersole,
Messianic expectation
Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Question for reflection: The gates of righteousness are open to us. As we enter, what are God’s expectations of us to bring forth the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven? Prayer for the day: God of invitation, we are your hands, your ears, your voice. Give us
Selling out
Luke 22:1-13 Question for reflection: Judas betrayed Jesus for the love of money. How does money affect your ethical choices? How do you pay attention to what you are doing with your money? Who or what might you be selling out to that doesn’t represent your values and beliefs? Prayer for the day: God,