Sunday, February 25, 2024

TUNING INTO THE SPIRIT

The Second Sunday in Lent

DEUTERONOMY 6:6-7 (MSG)
Write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night.

JOHN 14:26 (CEB)
The Companion, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I told you.

SUMMARY SENTENCE
Let God be your teacher as you chew on all that he's already said.

DAILY FODDER
What has God been saying to you recently? Are you listening or tuning out? How do we overcome the tuning-out behavior?

PRAYER
Thanks, Lord, for the Spirit that fills my heart and informs my sharing. Remind me to care when I share. Grant me an accepting perspective when I'm tempted to be directive. Forgive my anxiety when your timing and grace are not at my pace. Teach me to live in the sunshine of your face. Amen. (Daily TextsGround 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.