Tuesday’s Reflection
GOD OF GRACE, help me to accept your love for me
when I feel unworthy or unwanted,
when I face challenges that seem overwhelming.
And in the knowledge of your love,
may I be strengthened by your Spirit to love you and others in return.
In Jesus Christ. Amen.
- John Indermark
Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus
From p. 23 of Traveling the Prayer Paths of Jesus . Copyright © 2003 by John Indermark. All rights reserved. Used with permission. http://www.upperroom.org/bookstore/. Learn more about or purchase this book.
Today’s Question
How does God’s love your you help you face the challenges of this day? Share your reflections.
Today’s Scripture Reading
“When Israel was a child, I loved him and called him out of Egypt as my son.”
- Hosea 11:1, gnt
This Week …
- Special Need:
- This Week: Pray for peacemakers everywhere. Add your prayer to the Prayer Wall.
- Tips for Your Spirit:
- Praying with Eyes Open. Many of us were taught to close our eyes when we pray. Praying with icons is an ancient prayer practice that involves keeping our eyes wide open, taking into our heart what the image visually communicates. Try praying with icons.
- Saints, Inc.:
- This week we remember Ignatius of Loyola (July 31).
- Lectionary Readings:
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God helps me face the challenges of today with the strength he endures for me. Amen………..
I am constantly making mistakes! In my position as a salesman I am responsible to communicate, counsel and to impress my clients so that they will have confidence in not only me but in the company I work for. It is a challenge each day to act with integrity, with pure motives and humility and yet be impressive and confident. Not an easy task for such a sinner such as me. But to know that God loves me, that He proved His love by giving His Son and that He continues to love, forgive and guide me gives me the confidence to be me; to live honestly before my employer, fellow employees and my clients. Thank you God for loving and forgiving me!
Father – thank You for time away and for encouraging me even more by having a week plus of wonderful comments and thoughts left on this site by my dear friends. Being with You in Your creation was such a blessing and You just extended it by this community. Thanks for all who share from deep within – a ministry He initiates and uses. Good to be back with y’all.
As it is written, to everyone who will give a cup of water to my servant whome received the word of God, my benediction. My Lord, my Savior may everyone sharing your word in the Internet be prospered. May his wife/ her husband knows you, may all the Children grow according to the will of the Lord so that your name will be lift up, I love you all in Jesus name, Amen.
Some days, O Lord, the Word that you love me is all I have to cling to ~ when my faith meter is running on low and my doubt meter is about to overflow, You are there. I don’t understand it; I don’t know how it can happen when I am so unsure about so many things, yet Your love sustains me. Thank you.
I am facing challenges and pain that seem overwhelming as my husband died yesterday morning. I thank you so much Lord for all you are doing for me, the things I recognize and those behind the scenes things. For all of us who have such painful losses, be with us and guide us into our changed lives. Thanks for ending the pain and suffering of our loved ones and taking them home to be with you. Hold us close and let us feel your love. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Amen.
God bless you, Roberta. We are very sorry for your loss.
Thank you for your love O’ Lord, when things seem so confused and difficult to understand, but you O Lord steps in and take care of these things that we don’t understand, because you said not to worry about anything just trust you always and have faith in you. I love you O Lord with all my heart and soul I turn my life and my will over to you I need you always I know that you love me, from the very beginning and that you will always love me. O Lord you send your Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for us all because of your love. Thanks for loving us all. Amen
The Grace of God helps me to accomplish what I could never do on my own because God is Omnipotent,( has infinite Power), but I am not. Also, I trust that God will never call me to do anything that He would not also grant me the grace to accomplish.
My thoughts and prayers are for Roberta now. Pray that God give you the strength, consolation and increased faith to go through this time of loss,sorrow and to take care of whatever has to be taken care of . Pray that you will see the evidence of His presence with you in various ways.
I had kept you and your family in prayers as you had shared earlier about how sick your husband was and how you were caring for Him. Now your husband is with the Lord, No more to suffer, that is God’s will for him.
To face the challenges of each day ,I believe that God in His mercy provides the strength,wisdom and whatever I need. Thanks and Glory to Him.
Feeling so sad for our sister in Christ. God bless her and keep her and give her strength for the coming days.
Thank you all for your prayers and support. Thank you, Lord that we stand together in this community.
God is Love and he loves us too much. The Bible says, For God loved the world so much that he gave his only Son, so may not die but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to be its judge, but to be its savior.
John: 3: 16-17
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