Online Ministry 10/19 - 10/25/2020

PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION

Majestic God, help us to feel and see your presence in our lives. Enable us to listen clearly to your words of hope and comfort. Encourage us to go into your world serving others and bringing your message of mercy and healing. In Jesus’ name, we pray. AMEN.

     

Psalm 1

1:1 Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers;

1:2 but their delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law they meditate day and night.

1:3 They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper.

1:4 The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous;

1:6 for the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

     

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, October 19, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 63:1-8; Exodus 40:34-38; Revelation 18:1-10, 19-20

• Complementary: Psalm 98; Daniel 3:1-18; Revelation 18:1-10, 19-20

• Tuesday, October 20, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 63:1-8; Numbers 12:1-9; Revelation 18:21-24

• Complementary: Psalm 98; Daniel 3:19-30; Revelation 18:21-24

• Wednesday, October 21, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 63:1-8; Numbers 13:1-2, 17-14:9; Matthew 17:22-27

• Complementary: Psalm 98; Daniel 6:1-28; Matthew 17:22-27

• Thursday, October 22, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Deuteronomy 31:14-22; Titus 1:5-16

• Complementary: Psalm 1; Numbers 5:5-10; Titus 1:5-16

• Friday, October 23, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Deuteronomy 32:1-14, 18; Titus 2:7-8, 11-15

• Complementary: Psalm 1; Deuteronomy 9:25-10:5; Titus 2:7-8, 11-15

• Saturday, October 24, 2020:

• Semi-continuous: Psalm 90:1-6, 13-17; Deuteronomy 32:44-47; John 5:39-47

• Complementary: Psalm 1; Proverbs 24:23-34; John 5:39-47

• Sunday, October 25, 2020: Proper 25 (30)

     

ABUNDANT HEALTH

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

     

Self-reflection is an important part of mental health – and these prompts help guide the mind to positive thoughts to make the people happy. This can be practiced at home over normal conversations or through journaling. Making reflection a part of everyday life can help to improve mood.

     

Begin a journal and each day of the week, answer this question:

08. Something I would like to say yes to more often is…

     

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Lord of all we see and all that we cannot see: Give us this day a glimpse of the complexities of the world and the simplicity of living our lives centered in you; loving you with all our heart, soul, and mind, and loving our neighbors well. Bless the gifts we offer you; but in our giving, help us focus on these other more basic gifts. May the love we show you and others be a testimony of whom we follow and who is worthy of our devotion. In Christ’s holy name, we pray. Amen. (Matthew 22:34-46)