Meditation for Sunday morning 3/15/2020
As Lent is the time for greater love,
listen to Jesus' thirst...'Repent and believe' Jesus tells us. What are we to
repent? Our indifference, our hardness of heart. What are we to believe? Jesus
thirsts even now, in your heart and in the poor -- He knows your weakness. He
wants only your love, wants only the chance to love you.
Embrace, Meditate, Breathe in The
Spirit of God! Take several deep breaths
and let them out as you prepare yourself to worship God.
Sing Amazing Grace or any song that
bring you close to the Lord, or calms your spirit
Prayer of Confession
God of mercy, hear the
prayers of your thirsting people.
For every time we
have attributed your miracles in our lives
to our own hands
alone,
Forgive us, we pray.
For every time we promised to trust you but turned to our own way
when your response did not come soon enough
or in the way we expected,
Grant us mercy, O
God.
For the many opportunities to extend forgiveness
that we have refused,
Show us what it
means to love, again, dear Lord.
For each way we put our own understandings above your wisdom,
For each time we resist your command to be reconciled with those
who believe differently from us,
Direct us in the way
of peace, we pray.
For our silent sins, our quiet acts of violence,
and our indifference to the suffering round us,
Forgive us, Loving
One, and quench our thirst with your grace;
Remake us into
vessels of tenderness and compassion.
For Christ’s sake we
pray. Amen. And Jesus taught us to pray. . . Our
Father. . .
Scripture: Psalm 95 As you read, here are some questions
to consider:
1. What action does the writer ask of the
reader?
2. How is God described by the writer?
3. How does the writer describe the
people of God?
4. What is the warning the writer warns
the people about?
5. Are you thirsty for healing, wholeness
in your spirit? Sing, shout to the Lord, receive a new gift of restoration of compassion
through forgiveness.
Gracious Lord, I am so thankful for Your
love. So thankful, You love me in spite
of my failings and feelings. You have promised to walk with me and never to
leave me. I want to be used by You as an
instrument of Your peace, love, forgiveness, mercy and kindness everywhere I
go. Spirit of the Living God fall afresh
on me. Amen
Go now out into your day with courage and
love filled with more of God than you had yesterday and love more.
Our condolences for Sam Kelley and
family as Ann passed this past Thursday.
Continued prayer for Peggy Kofer as she
recovers from surgery. Continued prayers for Spencer and Ruth Bencal. Pray for
all in our state impacted by the Coronavirus.
Prisoners and their families, Military abroad and their families, our
first responders and their families. All
thoses traveling.
Our students coming home from college
early, our students who are out of school over the next two weeks who are food
insecure in Northwood and our surrounding communities.
All those living in Nursing home facilities
and our mentally ill facilities.
