I reflect for a moment on God's presence around me and in me. Creator of the universe, the sun and the moon, the earth, every molecule, ever atom, everything that is: God is in every beat of my heart. God is with me, now.
+ Irish Jesuit Prayer; Sacred Space
scripture
Old Testament: Isaiah 58:1-12
Psalm: Psalm 130
New Testament: Romans 8:6-11
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-21
reflection
O God, you are not far from any of us,
since it is in you that we live,
and move, and exist.
You, who have overlooked the times of ignorance,
let everyone everywhere be told
that they must now repent.
+ after Acts 17:27-28, 30; Henri Nouwen
"Christians throughout history have fasted in preparation for the Lord's Supper. In addition to the elements of repentance and humility before God in this kind of fast, it is also intended to help the person focus on adoring the One who is represented in the Supper."
+ Donald S. Whitney
"In adoration we enter the rarefied air of selfless devotion. We ask for nothing but to cherish God. We seek nothing but his exaltation. We focus on nothing but his goodness. 'In the prayer of adoration we love God for himself, for his very being, for his radiant joy.'"
+ Richard Foster; Prayer
God in my living, there in my breathing
God in my waking, God in my sleeping
God in my resting, there in my working
God in my thinking, God in my speaking
Be my everything, be my everything
Be my everything, be my everything
Christ in me, Christ in me
Christ in me the hope of glory, You are everything
+ Tim Hughes; Everything
close
O God, make clear to us each road.
O God, make safe to us each steep;
when we stumble, hold us;
when we fall, lift us up.
When we are hard-pressed with evil,
deliver us;
and bring us at last to your glory.
+ Celtic Daily Prayer
*community prayer, worship, and Bible study tonight at 6:50pm (wednesday 4/13)
