Opening Prayer: O Holy Spirit of God, visit now this soul of
mine, and tarry within it until eventide.
Pervade all my imaginations.
Suggest all my decisions. Lodge
in my will’s most inward citadel and order all my doings. Be with me in silence and in my speech, in my
haste and in my leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the
morning and in the weariness of the evening; and give me grace at all times to
rejoice in thy mysterious companionship. (A Diary of Private Prayer by
John Baillie)
Scripture: Malachi 3:1-4
Journal: What do the images of a refiner’s fire and fullers’
soap do within you? How do they
speak to your life or heart right now?
How do those images make you feel about his coming? How do they disturb you? How do they inspire you?
Reflection:
There are many avenues of attraction to God. Some are drawn to him through his beauty,
others to his peace, and still others are attracted by his power. Most men find themselves drawn to God as the
source and wellspring of the very meaning of life, the ultimate ground of human
existence. But it may be that the first
motion of God within the believer-to-be is one of disturbance. Sometimes we forget that God comes to us, not
only to give us peace but also to disturb us.
He comforts the afflicted and he afflicts the comfortable. (A
Reason to Live! A Reason to Die!
By John Powell)
Prayer
Closing Prayer: O Lord, who can endure the day of your
coming? Who can stand when you
appear? In the midst of this season of
angels and shepherds and mangers and wise men, let us never forget exactly who it
is that is entering our world; the King of kings and the Lord of lords. Amen.
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