Christian Reflection and Prayer

Verse

Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds
of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the
oppressed go free, and to break every yoke?
Isaiah 58:6

Voice

When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint.
When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me
a communist.
Dom Helder Camara

Prayer

O Lord, may we never stop asking why the poor
have no food. Amen.

"My daughter. . . your faith has restored you to health;
go in peace and be free from your complaint" (Mark 5:34).

That comic genius Jerry Lewis once said that the best
wedding gift he received was a film of his entire wedding
ceremony -- start-to-finish. He explained that when things
get really bad in his marriage, he can go into a room,
close the door, run the film backward, and walk out a free
man.

If some of you are feeling that things are really bad in your
life right now, Jesus is inviting you to go into a room, close
the door, and run the film of your life backward, so to speak.
He wants you to go all the way back to the moment you
came into this world. He wants you to know that from the
very beginning .

The Staff and editors of Sunday Sermons Online

Scripture:

But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and,
beginning to sink, cried out, "Lord, save me!"
(Matthew 14:30)

Reflection:

No doubt you have turned to the Lord in moments of
crisis, just as  Peter did. But what about the times
when your life was relatively trouble-free?

"Lord, rescue me!" An honest, brief prayer from a
child in need.

"Lord, renew me!" An honest, brief prayer you may
wish to pray right now. Neither prayer will your Father
in heaven ignore.

Prayer:

LORD RENEW ME!  AMEN