Joy on Christmas

Friday: Prayer: “Father, fill my soul with joy, and help me to be an instrument of joy.” Readings: Psalms 93, 96, 148, 150 Galatians 3:15-22 The Birth of Jesus In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took … Continue reading Joy on Christmas →

Joy on Christmas Eve

Prayer: “Father, fill my soul with joy, and help me to be an instrument of joy.” Readings: • Psalms 80, 146, 147 • 2 Samuel 7:18-29• Galatians 3:1-14 The Birth of John the Baptist When it was time for Elizabeth to have her baby, she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard … Continue reading Joy on Christmas Eve →

Joy on Wednesday

Prayer: “Father, fill my soul with joy, and help me to be an instrument of joy.” Readings: • Psalms 72, 111, 113 • 2 Samuel 7:1-17• Titus 2:11-3:8a Mary Visits Elizabeth At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. … Continue reading Joy on Wednesday →

Joy on Tuesday

Prayer: “Father, fill my soul with joy, and help me to be an instrument of joy.” Readings: • Psalms 66, 67, 116, 117 • 1 Samuel 2:1b-10• Titus 2:1-10 The Birth of Jesus Foretold In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged … Continue reading Joy on Tuesday →

Joy on Monday

Prayer: “Father, fill my soul with joy, and help me to be an instrument of joy.” Readings: • Psalms 61, 62, 112, and 115 • Zephaniah 3:14-20• • Titus 1:1-16 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed down to us by … Continue reading Joy on Monday →

Love on Saturday

Prayer: “Father, fill me with your love, and use me to bring your love to others.” Scripture Readings: • Psalms 55, 138, 139 • Zechariah 8:9-17• Matthew 25:31-46 "I watched as the Lamb opened the first of the seven seals. Then I heard one of the four living creatures say in a voice like thunder, … Continue reading Love on Saturday →

Love on Friday

Friday: Prayer: “Father, fill me with your love, and use me to bring your love to others.” Scripture Readings: • Psalms 40, 51, 54 • Zechariah 7:8-8:8 • Matthew 25:14-30 Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne, encircled by the four living creatures … Continue reading Love on Friday →

Love on Thursday

Prayer: “Father, fill me with your love, and use me to bring your love to others.” Scripture Readings: • Psalms 50, 59, 60 • Zechariah 4:1-14 • Matthew 25:1-13 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall … Continue reading Love on Thursday →

Love on Wednesday

Prayer: “Father, fill me with your love, and use me to bring your love to others.” Scripture Readings: • Psalms 49, 53, 119:49-72• Zechariah 3:1-10• Matthew 24:45-51 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet … Continue reading Love on Wednesday →

Love on Tuesday

“Father, fill me with your love, and use me to bring your love to others.” Scripture Readings: • Psalms 45, 47, 48 • Zechariah 2:1-13• Matthew 24:32-44 “To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the ruler of God’s creation. I know … Continue reading Love on Tuesday →