PSALM 146:9 (MSG)
GOD loves good people, protects strangers,
takes the side of orphans and widows...
HEBREWS 13:12 (NRSVUE)
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
THE ESSENCE
God advocates for strangers (aliens, foreigners). We need to be on the same page with him.
DAILY FODDER
Why are foreigners so often the subjects of abuse, even today? How does the individual believer side with such people?
PRAYER
Gracious God, thank you for siding with marginalized people such as the poor and the immigrant. I confess that I'm not as sensitive to the needs of these people as I'm called to be. It's so easy to think that some agency is dealing with their issues. Show me how to intervene on their behalf — even when it’s an unpopular thing to do. Christ died and rose for all of us. 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.
