Come to Stillness: Take a few minutes to allow your mind and heart to
be still before God.
Opening Prayer:
Dear Jesus,
During this day help me quiet all the
thoughts that fill my head—where I must go, whom I must see, and what I must
do. In their place, give me a sense of
your order, your peace, and your time.
Help me to understand that you are in
control, and I can trust you with my day.
Help me to realize that nothing on my to-do list is important if it is
not what you want me to do.
I give all my tasks to
you and trust you to bring order to them.
In these moments, dear Jesus, come to me, be with me, and free me from
the tyranny of “to do.” (Quiet Spaces by Patricia F. Wilson)
Scripture Reading for the Day: Hebrews 10:19-26
Reading for Reflection:
Only by taking our life
apart from time to time and examining it carefully, and then putting it back
together thoughtfully and prayerfully, only then can we have some measure of
confidence that we are living the life that we were meant to lead.
“Only he who obeys a rhythm that is
superior to his own,” wrote Kazantzakis, “is free.”
The superior rhythm is the one that was
made by God and whispered into us at the time that we were whispered into
being. It is a rhythm that is based on
the light and darkness of the day itself.
It is a rhythm that supports all of our lives—prayer, rest, community
and work. (A Good Life by Robert Benson)
Reflection and Listening: silent and written
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Prayer: for the church, for others, for myself
Closing Prayer: O Christ my Lord, who for my sake and my brethren’s didst forgo all earthly comfort and fullness, forbid that I should ever again live unto myself. Amen. (A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie)
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