Online Ministry 03/30 - 04/05/2020

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

God of Courage, give us wisdom,

that we may sustain the weary

with our words. As we speak,

help us also to listen.

Amen. (Isaiah 50:4)

     

Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29

118:1 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever!

118:2 Let Israel say, "His steadfast love endures forever."

118:19 Open to me the gates of righteousness, that I may enter through them and give thanks to the LORD.

118:20 This is the gate of the LORD; the righteous shall enter through it.

118:21 I thank you that you have answered me and have become my salvation.

118:22 The stone that the builders rejected has become the chief cornerstone.

118:23 This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes.

118:24 This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

118:25 Save us, we beseech you, O LORD! O LORD, we beseech you, give us success!

118:26 Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the LORD. We bless you from the house of the LORD.

118:27 The LORD is God, and he has given us light. Bind the festal procession with branches, up to the horns of the altar.

118:28 You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God, I will extol you.

118:29 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

    

DAILY READINGS

• Monday, March 30, 2020: Psalm 143; 1 Kings 17:17-24; Acts 20:7-12
• Tuesday, March 31, 2020: Psalm 143; 2 Kings 4:18-37; Ephesians 2:1-10
• Wednesday, April 1, 2020: Psalm 143; Jeremiah 32:1-9, 36-41; Matthew 22:23-33
• Thursday, April 2, 2020: Psalm 31:9-16; 1 Samuel 16:11-13; Philippians 1:1-11
• Friday, April 3, 2020: Psalm 31:9-16; Job 13:13-19; Philippians 1:21-30
• Saturday, April 4, 2020: Psalm 31:9-16; Lamentations 3:55-66; Mark 10:32-34
• Sunday, April 5, 2020: Liturgy of the Palms

     

ABUNDANT HEALTH

Protein Fix

    

When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, "Bring some of the fish you have just caught …. Come and have breakfast …." Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. John 21:9, 12, 13 (NIV)

    

The secret to optimal health, fewer cravings, balanced blood sugar, and losing weight is getting high-quality protein in every meal. High-protein snacks keep on giving, but without the quick rush and crash we get from most “snack foods” that leave us more hungry and tired.

—The Daniel Plan Team

    

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Holy God, we are reminded through the scripture that you sent two of your disciples out to make the world ready for your coming: “Go into the village . . . find the donkey . . . tell them the Lord has need.” Remind us that your kingdom breaks into the world not as a spectacle for us to witness but as a parade where we are called to make a working contribution. We pray in the name of the one who comes not just for the parade, but for the cross at the end of it. Amen. (Matthew 21:1-11)