May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. [...]
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A Prayer for Eating and Drinking with Tax Collectors and Sinners
September 17, 2012 – 4:38 am
Levi [Matthew] held a great banquet for Jesus at his house, and a large crowd of tax collectors and others were eating with them. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law who belonged to their sect complained to his disciples, “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” [...]
A Prayer for a Welcoming and Accepting Heart
June 30, 2011 – 5:05 am
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Rom. 15:7 Dear Lord Jesus, to begin this day with the assurance of your acceptance brings great peace and joy to my heart. You know everything about me, and yet you gladly and fully accept me. You know my [...]
A Prayer About Being Completely Known
September 11, 2010 – 3:29 am
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Christ?” John 4:29 Jesus, it would’ve been a holy joy to have been present when this Samaritan woman reenacted her collision with the gospel (John 4:1-42). Though she’d been on a mission to get water from Jacob’s well, you [...]
A Prayer About Accepting Others
July 1, 2010 – 5:30 am
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Romans 15:7 Dear Lord Jesus, it’s both settling and centering to begin this day with the assurance of your acceptance. You know everything about me, and still I’m fully and eternally accepted by God in you. You [...]
