Christian Reflection and Prayer

 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)

Scripture:

 

Your throne was established long ago;
     you are from all eternity. — Psalm 93:2

 

How can we, who live in a finite world where everything
is temporary, understand the concept of infinity?

Our lives are only a wave in the vast and endless sea of
eternity. Sure, we can make a lot of noise with our
voices and pound the pavement with our feet, but very
quickly, we will return to the quiet stillness of the sea
from which we came. What’s a wave in comparison to
the great ocean? That’s our lives in contrast to eternity.

 

I used to have a teacher that would often preface our
Bible study by reminding us that we were “turning
moments into eternity.” When we do good deeds and
study God’s Word, we create moments that last forever.
Most of what we do in our brief lives is gone and
meaningless once we leave the world. But our good
deeds last forever. They live on for eternity.

Considering that truth, how will we spend our time
today? Will the hours be lost once they pass, or can
we make them last forever? What can we do today that
will turn our moments into eternity?

 

With prayers for shalom, peace,
Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein