The 12th Sunday after Pentecost
GENESIS 1:3 (CEV)
God said, “I command light to shine!” And light started shining.
EPHESIANS 5:9 (CEB)
Light produces fruit that consists of every sort of goodness, justice, and truth.
SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is the source of the light that makes the world wonderful.
DAILY FODDER
Practically speaking, how does the light of Christ in your life improve your life?
PRAYER
Jesus, you are the light of the world and you've called us to be light to the world around us. Forgive us for our failure to recognize the importance of light. We let our neighbors stumble around in the dark and think little of it. Crank up the lumens in our lives so that your light shines through us and follows us wherever we go this week. Might the world around us experience every sort of goodness, justice, and truth because you are shining through us! 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 in heaven.
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!
