Sunday, October 1, 2023

GOD'S PRIORITIES

The 18th Sunday after Pentecost

JEREMIAH 9:24 (CEB)
I am the LORD who acts with kindness,
justice, and righteousness in the world,
and I delight in these things,
declares the LORD


JAMES 3:18 (CEB)
Those who make peace sow the seeds of justice by their peaceful acts.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
God is pleased when we work alongside him to generate kindness, peace, justice, and righteousness.

DAILY FODDER
How have you benefted from God's kindness, peace, justice, and righteousness?

PRAYER
Lord, I have found you to be abidingly attractive and irresistible in your ways with me.  Your unique and beautiful nature abounds with peace and "rightness" in everything you say and do. Change me into that kind of person, a trophy of your grace, that others may find peace with you and one another. Amen. (Daily Texts, Ground Up Grace edition)

THE LORD’S PRAYER (ABP)
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.
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!