ISAIAH 25:8 (ABP)
God will transform the humiliation his people around the world have suffered, turning it into honor.
1 JOHN 4:9 (MSG)
This is how God showed his love for us: God sent his only Son into the world so we might live through him.
THE ESSENCE
Through the love fleshed out in Christ Jesus, God reveals the love that forever transforms our lives.
DAILY FODDER
Consider making the TRANSFORMATIVE LOVE OF CHRIST your theme for 2026. Use the next twelve months to study and ponder what this key idea means.
PRAYER
Glorious God, I'm grateful for the transforming presence and sacrifice of Christ Jesus. All my guilt and shame have been dismissed and I'm free to live a new life associated with him. Forgive me for wasting my energy on lesser pursuits. Help me to understand and embrace the new life he gives. My goal this year is to live into the transformative love of Christ. 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.
