December 29, 2018

Forgiving Family

Jacinta Fontanelle (Delaware)

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Don’t judge, and you won’t be judged. Don’t  condemn, and you won’t be condemned.  Forgive, and you will be forgiven. - Luke 6:37 (CEB)

My family is high on my list of blessings. So these past few years have been painful for me both emotionally and spiritually. My family members and I have found ourselves in court, resorting to the legal system to resolve our differences. After many hours of praying fervently and trying...

Today's Prayer

Thank you, Lord, for the peace and relief we feel when we obey your instruction to forgive each other — and ourselves. Amen.

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Today's Reading

Colossians 3:12-17

Thought for the Day

Whom is God calling me to forgive today?

Prayer Focus

Someone I need to forgive

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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”

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—Rev. Sidwell Mokgothu, Limpopo Synod Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and board member for Africa Upper Room Ministries