PSALM 105:3 (NRSV)
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
ROMANS 15:13 (MSG)
Oh! May the God of green hope fill you up with joy, fill you up with peace, so that your believing lives, filled with the life-giving energy of the Holy Spirit, will brim over with hope!
SUMMARY SENTENCE
Let Jesus fill you with so much joy, life-giving energy, hope, and peace that you overflow.
DAILY FODDER
So many people claiming to be Christians overflow with self-righteousness and self-confidence that it would seem the book of Romans must be on the do not read list.
PRAYER
Lord, thank you for filling my life with your Holy Spirit. I confess, though, that I sometimes allow the insanity of this world to drain me. I'm going to trust that you'll fill me faster than the world can drain me. Fill me with your joy, life-giving energy, hope, and peace until I overflow—even in these crazy times. Amen.
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.
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 will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
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 will protect us from all forms of evil. Amen.
