Come to Stillness: Take a few minutes to allow your mind and heart to
be still before God.
Opening Prayer: Gracious and loving God, you know the deep
inner patterns of my life that keep me from being totally yours. You know the misformed structures of my being
that hold me in bondage to something less than your high purpose for my
life. You also know my reluctance to let
you have your way with me in these areas.
Hear the deeper cry of my heart for wholeness and by your grace enable
me to be open to your transforming presence.
Lord, have mercy. (Invitation to a Journey by M. Robert
Mulholland Jr.)
Scripture Reading for the Day: Isaiah 26:1-15
Reading for Reflection:
Shalom, peace, is one of the richest words in the
Bible. You can no more define it by
looking up its meaning in the dictionary than you can define a person by his
social security number. It gathers all
aspects of wholeness that result from God’s will being completed in us. It is the work of God that, when complete,
releases streams of living water in us and pulsates with eternal life. Every time Jesus healed, forgave or called
someone, we have a demonstration of shalom. (A Long Obedience in
the Same Direction by Eugene Peterson)
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Closing Prayer: Lord, you will grant us peace; all we have
accomplished is really from you. O Lord
our God, others have ruled us, but you alone are the one we worship. (Isaiah
26:12-13 NLT)
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