Monthly Archives: September 2018

Prayer: Gracious God, through your love and your Word, let me be a blessing to others, in Christ. Amen. Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost 50 Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt … Continue reading →

Prayer: Gracious God, help me understand your wisdom through your Word. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Michael and All Angels 7 And war broke out in heaven; Michael and his angels fought against the dragon. In the stores we see angels as … Continue reading →

Prayer: Thank you, O God, for hearing my prayers.  Help me learn how to listen for your answers through your Word. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Ongoing communications 16 … The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective. If we are … Continue reading →

Prayer: Almighty God, give strength through your Word. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Maria’s gift 14 …O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. After a fun day of beach combing our devotion writer as a screen saver on his cell phone … Continue reading →

Prayer: O God, teach me through your Word, in Christ. Amen. Where’s the gravy?  5 We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic; Our devotion writer … Continue reading →

Prayer: Gracious God, teach me through your Word, in Christ. Amen. Time for tears 9 Lament and mourn and weep. Our devotion writer picks one short sentence from a short paragraph which seems out of context with the rest of James … Continue reading →

Prayer: O God of mercy, let your grace change me and those you give me to help, in Christ Jesus, Amen. Changing a leper’s spots 10 Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, “Go, wash in the Jordan seven times, and … Continue reading →

Prayer: Holy Creator, keep me grounded in your wisdom as I read and hear your Word, in Christ. Amen. Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed … Continue reading →

Prayer: Heavenly Father, teach me through your Word to love as you do. In Jesus’ name. Amen. Look deeper Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? (v. 1) …Do they not come from your cravings that … Continue reading →

Prayer: Gracious God, you have called us through your Word to share your love. Thank you, in Jesus’ name. Amen. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist 13 … For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.” Sometimes I wonder about … Continue reading →