Online Ministry 03/16 - 03/22/2020

Hello! Welcome back to the Unalaska UMC online ministry, a weekly post of daily readings, prayers and devotional material. Sorry for the time away due to medical. Healing is slow and steady, a little better each day. 

   

Grace and Peace to you, Matt

   

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Loving and caring God, we come this morning in hope—

hope that will sustain us in our trying times,

our lonely times, our doubting times.

Refresh us this morning with the living water

of your presence and love. Amen.

   

Psalm 23

23:1 The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want.

23:2 He makes me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside still waters;

23:3 he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.

23:4 Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff-- they comfort me.

23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

23:6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long.

   

DAILY READINGS

• Monday, March 16, 2020: Psalm 81; Genesis 24:1-27; 2 John 1:1-13
• Tuesday, March 17, 2020: Psalm 81; Genesis 29:1-14; 1 Corinthians 10:1-4
• Wednesday, March 18, 2020: Psalm 81; Jeremiah 2:4-13; John 7:14-31, 37-39
• Thursday, March 19, 2020: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 15:10-21; Ephesians 4:25-32
• Friday, March 20, 2020: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 15:22-31; Ephesians 5:1-9
• Saturday, March 21, 2020: Psalm 23; 1 Samuel 15:32-34; John 1:1-9
• Sunday, March 22, 2020: Fourth Sunday in Lent

    

ABUNDANT HEALTH

Write it Down

Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your ways. Proverbs 4:26 (NIV)

   

Have you ever noticed that when you write something down with the intention of doing it, you usually do it? Especially when it’s important, such as lunch with a spouse or a close friend, attending our kids’ events, or an important business meeting. There is something powerful about recording your plans and then checking them off as you successfully complete them. With each check, you gain confidence to make things happen and move closer to your long-term goals.

—The Daniel Plan Team

    

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Life-giving God,

we offer you ourselves and our resources.

Use us and our gifts,

that we may be water bearers

to a world thirsty for love,

for meaning, for justice, and for hope. Amen.