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Praying to the Prince of Peace (day 7)

  Any concern too small to be turned into a prayer is too small to be made into a burden.  — Corrie Ten Boom Our prayers today will focus on Jesus as our Prince of Peace. Many times we come to prayer to find that elusive peace that our hearts long for. We bring to God all of the little things on our minds and whatever is weighing upon our hearts and He promises peace in return. W orship Jesus, the Prince of Peace Lord, You know all of the things that crash against me, shaking me, disrupting my peace and unsettling my spirit. You know about every minor worry I have, every burden I carry and every full-blown anxiety I harbor. The world is full of strife, war, and political unrest where darkness often reigns. This promise to Israel of the hope of a messiah, a savior, speaks to my heart as well. You planned ahead for Jesus to be our prince of peace, the one who would restore the kingdom of light and banish the fear of strife. Thank you for being the Prince of my peace a...
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Jesus: The Way, the truth, the life (day 6)

No matter what stage of life we walk through, we are often faced with forks in the road, decisions to make and questions about how to discern the will of God in our lives.  You may be faced with choices about your job, college, a move, or a relationship, or you could be dealing with everyday decisions about how to spend your time, your money, and your energy.   When you aren't sure which path is best, remember that God's ultimate goal is for us to glorify Him with our lives and He will guide us along the way.   W orship the One True Way A truth that hit me between the eyes as a young adult was that Jesus is the way; not Jesus will point me to the way or He will walk beside me on the way, BUT the fact that He IS the Way. He is the only way, which means wherever we go, we go there IN Him. Today Lord, I worship You are the One true Way, the only possible option for me to know God and be in relationship with Him. I ask You to deepen my understanding of this tr...
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The Lord is my shepherd... (day 5)

 This week I attended a study where we discussed Psalm 23, thinking on the calming nature of God's presence as our shepherd.  To call ourselves sheep means to take a pretty humble stance before Him:  are we stinky, sometimes unintelligent, stubborn, needy, and helpless without a leader to guide and protect us?  And yet, God loves us, pursues us with His mercy and goodness all of our days, never letting us stray too far from His fold, never leaving our side through the heavy shadows of life, but walking alongside us all the way. W orship the God who calls Himself our shepherd What a gift; what wonder that You, the King of the Universe, would choose to lay down your life for a simple-minded sheep like me, oh Lord. That You want a personal relationship with me and made a way so that I could know You. I worship You today as my tender, caring shepherd, who is also fierce and protective. John 10:14-15 “I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know ...
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Giving Thanks to the Bread of Life (Day 4)

Blaise Pascal once said: “What else does this craving, and this helplessness, proclaim but that there was once in man a true happiness, of which all that now remains is the empty print and trace? This he tries in vain to fill with everything around him, seeking in things that are not there the help he cannot find in those that are, though none can help, since this infinite abyss can be filled only with an infinite and immutable object; in other words by God himself” In this world, we thirst, we hunger something more, something that will quench our deepest needs.  The scripture says we build our own wells, broken wells that will never satisfy.  In the Lord's prayer, we are called to ask God for our daily bread - could Jesus have meant more than simple sustenance?  Could He have...
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