Monday, October 16, 2023

Loving Yahweh, you are our dwelling place. Thank you, this dwelling place is a divine gift, where we can hide and find refuge in you, where we can find ourselves in you. “In holiness you stand secure through culture’s shifting sands…From everlasting to everlasting you are God” (Brian Doerksen, “Everlasting”).

You have called us together in community. Being hosts and guests for each other is hard work. But in communion with each other, we find that many hands make light work. Even more, when we have spent time with you in your sacred prayer space, we receive your guidance to greet each other in a good way.

We focus on our tasks and plans for the coming days, weeks, and months. But you, LORD, are preparing us for eternity. Give us the faith to let go of all our busy actions, so we can know you more and worship you.

We will encourage and lift others in all we say and do. We will rejoice and give thanks in all circumstances, knowing that what seems impossible to us is already conquered by you.

Today, we invite you to reread, rest and reflect on the prayers of the past week.

Lectionary Readings for Today:
Psalm 90:1-8, 12
Ezekiel 7:10-27
Matthew 12:43-45

Today, we invite you to reread, rest and reflect on the prayers of the past week.

Lectionary Readings for Today:
Psalm 96:1-9
Isaiah 14:3-11
Matthew 14:1-12