Online Ministry 1105 - 1111 2018

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Open our hearts to receive your words and your spirit, that we may find healing and comfort. Open our lives to the wondrous possibilities for service and joy that you offer to us. AMEN.
 

Psalm 127

127:1 Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD guards the city, the guard keeps watch in vain.
127:2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives sleep to his beloved.
127:3 Sons are indeed a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
127:4 Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the sons of one's youth.
127:5 Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them. He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.
   

DAILY READINGS

Monday, November 5, 2018: Psalm 18:20-30; Ruth 2:15-23; Romans 12:17-21; 13:8-10
OR Psalm 51; Deuteronomy 6:10-25; Romans 12:17-21; 13:8-10
Tuesday, November 6, 2018: Psalm 18:20-30; Ruth 3:1-7; Acts 7:17-29
OR Psalm 51; Deuteronomy 28:58-29:1; Acts 7:17-29
Wednesday, November 7, 2018: Psalm 18:20-30; Ruth 3:8-18; John 13:31-35
OR Psalm 51; Micah 6:1-8; John 13:31-35
Thursday, November 8, 2018: Psalm 127; Ruth 4:1-10; Romans 5:6-11
OR Psalm 146; Numbers 36:1-13; Romans 5:6-11
Friday, November 9, 2018: Psalm 127; Ruth 4:11-17; Hebrews 9:15-24
OR Psalm 146; Deuteronomy 15:1-11; Hebrews 9:15-24
Saturday, November 10, 2018: Psalm 127; Ruth 4:18-22; Mark 11:12-14, 20-24
OR Psalm 146; Deuteronomy 24:17-22; Mark 11:12-14, 20-24
Sunday, November 11, 2018: Proper 27 (32)
  

ABUNDANT HEALTH

Gratitude for Your Health
 
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
 
Practicing gratitude literally helps you have a brain to be grateful for. The act of writing down your grateful thoughts helps to bring your attention to them to enhance your brain. When you express gratitude on a regular basis, you will be healthier, more optimistic, make more progress toward your goals, have a greater sense of well-being, and be more helpful to others.
—Dr. Daniel Amen
 

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

God of all power and grace: Remind us once more of the victory of Christ and the victory available to us. As we give our offerings, may we do so with the confidence of victors, knowing that in your love, grace, and compassion, you will always offer healing renewal to a broken world. We pray this in the name of your Son, who bore our sins and who defeated our death. AMEN.