Online Ministry 06/01 - 06/07/2020

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Eternal God, your Spirit moved on the waters— and there was light, your first creation. your Spirit moved on the water of our baptism— and again, there was light in our souls and hearts. Let your holy light shine on us today, as we remember your creation and our special part in it. Amen. 

     

Psalm 8

8:1 O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.

8:2 Out of the mouths of babes and infants you have founded a bulwark because of your foes, to silence the enemy and the avenger.

8:3 When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars that you have established;

8:4 what are human beings that you are mindful of them, mortals that you care for them?

8:5 Yet you have made them a little lower than God, and crowned them with glory and honor.

8:6 You have given them dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under their feet,

8:7 all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field,

8:8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, whatever passes along the paths of the seas.

8:9 O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

     

DAILY READINGS

• Monday, June 1, 2020: Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Joel 2:18-29; Romans 8:18-24
• Tuesday, June 2, 2020: Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Ezekiel 39:7-8, 21-29; Romans 8:26-27
• Wednesday, June 3, 2020: Psalm 104:24-34, 35b; Numbers 11:24-30; John 7:37-39
• Thursday, June 4, 2020: Psalm 8; Job 38:1-11; 2 Timothy 1:8-12a
• Friday, June 5, 2020: Psalm 8; Job 38:12-21; 2 Timothy 1:12b-14
• Saturday, June 6, 2020: Psalm 8; Job 38:22-38; John 14:15-17
• Sunday, June 7, 2020: Trinity Sunday

     

ABUNDANT HEALTH

Mentors and Coaches

Put yourself aside, and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. Philippians 2:4 (The Message)

     

What do Peyton Manning, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Jordan, George W. Bush, and Olympic Gold medalist Apolo Ohno all have in common? Your first thought might be success in their particular field. While that is true, all of them attribute their personal success to one thing: having a buddy, mentor, or coach who brought the best out of them. They each had someone in their lives who instructed, encouraged, pushed, trained, and taught them to pursue excellence, assisting them in reaching their dreams.

—Exercise Physiologist Sean Foy

     

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Almighty God, we offer our gifts in gratitude – not just for what you do in our lives, but for who you are in our lives. You are with us in the person of the Father, the God above us. You come to meet us as the Son, as God beside us. You empower us to do the work of kingdom-building by the Holy Spirit, God within us, providing strength and boldness that we would never find on our own. May these gifts be tools that make the transformation of the world a reality. We pray in the name of one God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. (Matthew 28:16-20)