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Holy worship

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Luke 4:5-8

Prayer for the day:
Almighty God,
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered. Help me to love them anyway.
If I do good, people may accuse me of selfish motives. May I do good anyway.
If I am successful, I may win false friends and true enemies. May I succeed anyway.
The good I do today may be forgotten tomorrow. May I do good anyway.
Honesty and transparency make me vulnerable. May I be honest and transparent anyway.
What I spend years building may be destroyed overnight. May I build anyway.
People who really want help may attack me if I help them. May I help them anyway.
If I give the world the best I have, I may get hurt. May I give the world my best anyway.
God willing – I seek to do your will.
Amen.

-inspired by a quote from Mother Teresa

Question for reflection:
If we think of worship as anything that glorifies God, where can you worship God in our every day, ordinary life?

~ Katie Cummings, National Youth Conference Coordinator

Congregational Life Ministries of the Church of the Brethren is offering these simple prayers and questions in connection to this year’s Lenten Devotional written by Duane Grady, pastor of Cedar Lake Church of the Brethren (Available from Brethren Press in print and E-Book formats). Join us as we look and listen for the coming of the Word through the reading of scripture, Duane’s reflections, times of prayer, and conversations on this blog.

Devotional

Eschewing obfuscations

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Luke 10:38-42


Prayer for the day:
Holy Spirit, help us to hold our daily plans and agenda lightly, so that we can quickly toss it aside when you lead us to.

Question for reflection:
Can you think of a recent time when you felt a nudge to help someone? How did you react to that nudge and how did it feel?

 

~ Tim Heishman, National Youth Conference Coordinator

Congregational Life Ministries of the Church of the Brethren is offering these simple prayers and questions in connection to this year’s Lenten Devotional written by Duane Grady, pastor of Cedar Lake Church of the Brethren (Available from Brethren Press in print and E-Book formats). Join us as we look and listen for the coming of the Word through the reading of scripture, Duane’s reflections, times of prayer, and conversations on this blog.

Devotional

Concerning the Help at Dawn

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A Community of Love   Psalm 22:23-31

Prayer for the Day:
Holy Spirit, the feeling of someone taking care of us when we are sick is one of the best. Thank you for taking care of us through everything. You don’t care who we are, what we look like, what we’ve done, you will take care of us through it all if we only call out to you. Thank you, Lord, a thousand times over. Amen.

Question for reflection:
When was the last time you asked for help? Is it hard for you to ask for help? Why or why not?

~ Rachel Witkovsky, Coordinator of 2012 Workcamp Ministry

Congregational Life Ministries of the Church of the Brethren is offering these simple prayers and questions in connection to this year’s Lent devotional written by Cheryl Brumbaugh-Cayford. (Available from Brethren Press) Join us as we look and listen for the coming of the Word through the reading of scripture, Cheryl’s reflections, times of prayer, and conversations on this blog.