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Repentance and Belief

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A Community of Love   Mark 1:9-15

Prayer for the Day:
Lord, we often echo the words of scripture: We believe, help our unbelief. When we come to know you and believe in your goodness we are soon confronted by the things in our lives that must change in the light of your grace. Help us, O God, to find the place where belief and repentance are one in the same, where our lives proclaim our belief in your goodness and mercy. Amen

Question for reflection:
When have you found yourself resisting repentance?

– Josh Brockway, Director Spiritual Life & Discipleship

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.

 

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The Healing Nature of Forgiveness

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A Community of Love   Matthew 9:2-13

Prayer for the Day:
Lord of boundless love, forgive us of the barriers we build- walls of our own construction, often created in your name. Break through our hardness of heart that we might see your forgiveness at work in the world around us.  Hold our hands and lead us across the boundaries that lead to healing. Amen

Question for reflection:
What borders do you find yourself crossing, seeking God’s healing?

– Josh Brockway, Director Spiritual Life & Discipleship

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.

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O Lord, Hear; O Lord, Forgive

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A Community of Love   Daniel 9:15-25

Prayer for the Day:
“Now, our God, hear the prayers and petitions of your servant. For your sake, O Lord, look with favor on your desolate sanctuary. Give ear, O God, and hear; open your eyes and see the desolation of the city that bears your Name. We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy. O Lord, listen! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, hear and act! For your sake, O my God, do not delay, because your city and your people bear your Name.”
(Daniel 9:17-19; NIV)

Question for reflection:
What do you find yourself praying for that surprises you?

– Josh Brockway, Director Spiritual Life & Discipleship

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.

 

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To Seek an Answer by Prayer

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A Community of Love    Daniel 9:1-14

Prayer for the Day:
Despite seeking answers, O God, we come to know you as a God present in the questions themselves. Meet us, we pray, in the midst of this season of wondering and wandering that we might ask the questions of our lives and find you there asking with us- for it is in the courage to ask that we find the comfort of your presence. Amen

Question for reflection:
What disciplines will you practice this season of Lent?

– Josh Brockway, Director Spiritual Life & Discipleship

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.

 

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What Fast Will You Choose?

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A Community of Love     Isaiah 58:1-12

Prayer for the Day
God, as we enter this season of exile and searching, reveal to us those places where our fasting is more about us than about your present, yet coming reign. Forgive us, we pray, of those times when our practices of faith are used as weapons of self-gratification. Embolden us in this season of Lent to ask which fast is ours to undertake so that we might live more fully into your vision for heaven on earth. Amen

Question for reflection:
What fast will you choose?

– Josh Brockway, Director Spiritual Life & Discipleship

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.