Online Ministry 07/12 - 07/19/2020

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

God of surprises, we come here from the weariness of the week, from various triumphs, from fears and doubts. Open our hearts to receive your surprising message of hope for all people, for we ask this in Jesus’ Name. AMEN.

     

Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24

139:1 O LORD, you have searched me and known me.

139:2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; you discern my thoughts from far away.

139:3 You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.

139:4 Even before a word is on my tongue, O LORD, you know it completely.

139:5 You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me.

139:6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is so high that I cannot attain it.

139:7 Where can I go from your spirit? Or where can I flee from your presence?

139:8 If I ascend to heaven, you are there; if I make my bed in Sheol, you are there.

139:9 If I take the wings of the morning and settle at the farthest limits of the sea,

139:10 even there your hand shall lead me, and your right hand shall hold me fast.

139:11 If I say, "Surely the darkness shall cover me, and the light around me become night,"

139:12 even the darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day, for darkness is as light to you.

139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts.

139:24 See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

     

DAILY READINGS

Note: For the readings after Pentecost: the first reading pairs with the semi-continuous strand of texts; the second, with the complementary.

     

• Monday, July 13, 2020: Psalm 142; Micah 1:1-5; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

• OR Psalm 92; Leviticus 26:3-20; 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8

• Tuesday, July 14, 2020: Psalm 142; Jeremiah 49:7-11; Ephesians 4:17-5:2

• OR Psalm 92; Deuteronomy 28:1-14; Ephesians 4:17-5:2

• Wednesday, July 15, 2020: Psalm 142; Obadiah 15-21; Matthew 13:10-17

• OR Psalm 92; Proverbs 11:23-30; Matthew 13:10-17

• Thursday, July 16, 2020: Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24; Isaiah 44:1-5; Hebrews 2:1-9

• OR Psalm 86:11-17; Isaiah 41:21-29; Hebrews 2:1-9

• Friday, July 17, 2020: Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24; Ezekiel 39:21-29; Hebrews 6:13-20

• OR Psalm 86:11-17; Isaiah 44:9-17; Hebrews 6:13-20

• Saturday, July 18, 2020: Psalm 139:1-12, 23-24; Exodus 14:9-25; Matthew 7:15-20

• OR Psalm 86:11-17; Isaiah 44:18-20; Matthew 7:15-20

• Sunday, July 19, 2020: Proper 11 (16)

     

ABUNDANT HEALTH

http://umcabundanthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Personal-Health-Assessment.docx

     

WATER IS YOUR FRIEND. 

Water is the better drink choice. Beverages can add about 400 calories a day to your diet. Limit high-calorie beverages, including alcohol. Skip soda, fruit drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks, and other sugary beverages.

     

DRINK WATER. 

Sip water or other drinks with few or no calories to maintain a healthy weight. Keep a bottle of water on you to satisfy your thirst throughout the day.

     

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Mighty God, our comfort and our strength: we have been navigating through this pandemic with anxiety and isolation. We have lived in fear of disease, death, and not having enough. Yet, we are here, offering our gifts to the work of your kingdom and reminding ourselves of the glory about to be revealed to us. Remind us that we are your children, that we are your heirs. Remind us that your plan is not bondage or decay but a love that will save us and free us. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen. (Romans 8:12-25)