Christian Reflection and Prayer

The wicked band together against the righteous
     and condemn the innocent to death.
But the LORD has become my fortress,
     and my God the rock in whom I take refuge.
     — Psalm 94:21–22

 

It’s one thing to have faith when everything is
going well in our lives. Sure, things can change
on a dime, but who stays up at night worrying
about putting food on the table, when they have
a stable job? It’s another thing to have faith in
God when there is no money in the bank and
no bread in the basket. This psalm reminds us
that in even the most hopeless of situations,
we are not allowed to lose our faith in God. In
fact, it is our very faith that has the power to
turn around the worst situation and to bring
about the greatest miracles.

 

Let our faith be our fortress. When life rains
down all kinds of problems on us, when it
thunders and pours, let us take refuge in our
faith. We don’t need to know how God will take
care of us; we only need to believe that He can.

 

With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein

(section taken from Holy Land Moments)

 Verse

 

Therefore the land mourns,
and all who live in it languish;
together with the wild animals
and the birds of the air,
even the fish of the sea are perishing.
Hosea 4:3

 

Voice

 

We must not, in trying to think about
how we can make a big difference,
ignore the small daily differences we
can make which, over time, add up to
big differences that we often cannot
foresee.
Marian Wright Edelman
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Prayer

 

Lord, be with the Standing Rock Sioux
today, and with anyone working today
to move us toward forward, toward
freedom, justice, and the peace you
envision.

Sojourners <sojourners@sojo.net

Scripture:

 

It is far better and far wiser to hold on to Him who has
promised never to leave you or forsake you
(see Hebrews 13:5)

 

Hold on to Jesus, true Man and true God, who was born
one of us so He might resist the evil which corrupts us
so completely.

 

* Hold on to Him who spent His entire life fulfilling God's
Law and refusing Satan's temptations.

 

* Hold on to Him who, with His cry from the cross,
brought you back from damnation.

 

* Hold on to Him who shows in resurrection victory that
all who believe on Him will not perish but have life everlasting.

 

* Hold on to Him who has brought us back to God. Hold
on to Him who is God's Good News, bringing hope in birth,
forgiveness throughout life, and deliverance from death.

 

                    HOLD ON TO HIM!.

THE PRAYER:

 

Dear Lord, I give thanks my life is not empty or futile. My
risen Savior has granted me joy not just in the next world,
but in this one as well. Grant that I may rejoice evermore.
This I ask in the Savior's Name. Amen.

(Lutheran Hour Ministries)