Reuben heard the brothers talking and intervened to save him, "We’re not going to kill him. No murder."
1 THESSALONIANS 5:15 (CEB)
...always pursue the good for each other and everyone else.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Sometimes doing good involves intervening on behalf of the powerless.
DAILY FODDER
Who in your community is relatively powerless and in need of an advocate?
PRAYER
Gracious and forgiving God, you've shown us what is good. Too often, though, I struggle to get outside my personal world with my small problems to be there for the powerless. Open my eyes to the needs around me that I can do something about. And keep them open until I muster the energy to do the good and right thing. As Jesus instructed, I'm going to love my neighbor with the same energy that I put into loving myself. Amen.
Our Father in Heaven,
We hold your name in the highest regard.
Please come and establish your reign here on earth
so that everything that happens here will align
with what is happening there.
Give us enough food for today.
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil.
Amen!
Forgive us our wrongdoing,
and we’ll forgive those who have wronged us.
Shield us from the trials and temptations that come our way.
Lastly, we pray that you would protect us from all forms of evil.
Amen!
