Opening Prayer:
Father, I know my wounded and broken places oh so well. At times they can consume me and keep me from being able to hear your voice. Help me to see my pain as an invitation to know you more intimately rather than a reason to doubt the goodness of your heart. Help me to know that through my pain you desire to accomplish something very good in me. In the name of Jesus, the author of our salvation, who was “made perfect through suffering.” Amen. (JLB)
Scripture for the Day: Isaiah 61:1-3
Reading for Reflection:
Don’t vex your minds by trying to explain the
suffering you have to endure in this life…
Even
in the midst of your suffering you are in his kingdom. You are always his children, and he has his
protecting arm around you…Don’t ask why; don’t try to understand. Does a child understand everything his father
does? Can he comprehend parental
wisdom? No—but he can confidently nestle
in his father’s arms and feel perfect happiness, even while the tears glisten
in his eyes, because he is his father’s child (Reverence for Life
by Albert Schweitzer)
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Song for the Week: It is Well
When peace like a river attendeth my way;
when sorrows like sea billows
roll
Whatever my lot Thou hast taught me to say;
It is well, it is well, with my
soul
Refrain:
It is well….with my soul…it is well, it is well
with my soul
My sin O the bliss of this glorious thought;
my sin not in part but the
whole
Is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more;
praise the Lord, praise the Lord O my
soul
And Lord haste the day when my faith shall be sight;
the clouds be rolled back as a
scroll
The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend;
even so it is well with my
soul
Closing Prayer
Father, heal my wounds and make them a source of life for others; as you did with your Son Jesus. In whose name we pray. Amen. (JLB)
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