Christian Reflection and Prayer

Scripture:

"The unfailing love of the Lord never ends!
By His mercies we have been kept from
complete destruction. Great is His
faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh
each day. I say to myself, 'The Lord
is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope
in Him!" (Lamentations 3:22-24) NASB

"Praise be to the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He
has given us new birth into a living hope
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ
from the dead." (1 Peter 1:3) NIV

Reflection:

Please remember these verses throughout 2008.
Remember that Gods love never ends. He
is there for you and me always. Each and
every day is special because our merciful
God is our inheritance.
My hope comes in my new birth in Jesus Christ
and His resurrection. God's Son died for you and
me. This God, who through His Son, taught
me the real meaning of my life. He taught and gave
me true love, peace, compassion, understanding,
and what is meant to serve. On top of all this,
He sacrificed His life so I can be free from the
bondage of sin, and I will live forever in Him. This
is how I begin the new year reaffirming my love
and faith in God. You see this is my reality,
I believe in Jesus Christ. Do You?

Let St. Francis Prayer be your Prayer for the Coming Year:

Prayer:

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred . . . let me sow love
Where there is injury . . . pardon
Where there is doubt . . . faith
Where there is despair . . . hope
Where there is darkness . . . light
Where there is sadness . . . joy
O, Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled . . . as to console
To be understood . . . as to understand,
To be loved . . . as to love
For it is in giving . . . that we receive,
It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned,
It is in dying . . . that we are born to eternal life.

In Jesus Name Amen

Let St. Francis Prayer be my Prayer for the Coming Year:

Prayer:

Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred . . . let me sow love
Where there is injury . . . pardon
Where there is doubt . . . faith
Where there is despair . . . hope
Where there is darkness . . . light
Where there is sadness . . . joy
O, Divine Master,
Grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled . . . as to console
To be understood . . . as to understand,
To be loved . . . as to love
For it is in giving . . . that we receive,
It is in pardoning, that we are pardoned,
It is in dying . . . that we are born to eternal life.

In Jesus Name Amen

Christmas Prayer


Loving Father,
Help us remember the birth of Jesus, that we may share in the song of the angels, the gladness of the shepherds, and worship of the wise men.

Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world. Let kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting. Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings, and teach us to be merry with clear hearts.

May the Christmas morning make us happy to be Thy children, and Christmas evening bring us to our beds with grateful thoughts, forgiving and forgiven, for Jesus' sake. Amen.


- Robert Louis Stevenson