Opening Prayer: O God, we get it wrong so often, majoring on
things that are not majors to you. Help
us to hear your word and your voice today, reminding us what you really want
from us. And then help us to do it. Amen.
Scripture: Isaiah 58:6-12
Journal: What do you think God really wants from you? How do these verses speak to that?
Reflection:
The hardest thing about really seeing and really
hearing is when you really have to do something about what you've seen and
heard. ~Frederick Buechner
Compassion is the
sometimes fatal capacity for feeling what it's like to live inside somebody
else's skin. It is the knowledge that
there can never really be any peace and joy for me until there is peace and joy
finally for you too. (A Room Called Remember by Frederick
Buechner)
Prayers
Closing Prayer: Lord God, send us into the world today as
your agents of peace and love. Help us
to care for those who are in desperate need of care. Help us to feed the hungry and comfort the
afflicted and clothe the naked. Help us
to fast from “self” and feast on You. In
the name of Jesus. Amen.
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