November 16, 2019

Guide Our Steps

Clementine M. Msengi (Texas, USA)

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In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears. - Psalm 18:6 (NIV)

A few months after my graduation from high school, I found myself running to find a safe place to hide. My native country had broken into a war (genocide) that killed approximately 800,000 people — including my family members. This unexpected, barbaric event left me parentless, homeless, and penniless. I...

Today's Prayer

Dear God, help us to lean on you and to trust you in times of fear and grief. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.

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Today's Reading

2 Samuel 22:1-7

Thought for the Day

God hears my deepest cries.

Prayer Focus

Those affected by genocide

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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