Daily Prayer for Monday, March 30, 2020

Monday, March 30, 2020 - Daily Prayer
God of grace and God of glory, On Thy people pour Thy power…
                             Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1930
Preparation for worship
Sit in a relaxed position. Take a slow, deep breath (or 2 or 3 or as many as needed) until you feel your body, mind, and soul begin to relax and rest in the Spirit.  Take time to reflect as you move through this time of worship…

Opening Sentences—                                                                                Psalm 124: 8
  Our help is in the name of the Lord, who made heaven and earth.

Prayer                     
Startle us, O God, with your truth, and open our minds to your spirit, that we may be one with Christ our Lord, and serve as faithful disciples, through Jesus Christ. Amen.

Hymn of the Day –
The Servant Song  (Glory to God #727)
Listen and pray along with this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryHm5ZLyFsc


Reading of the Day:  Mark 9: 30-41
30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” 32 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
33 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” 34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest. 35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” 36 Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”
38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40 Whoever is not against us is for us. 41 For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward.


Prayers for self and others
Use this time to lift your joys, concerns, and hopes to God.


Benediction
May the God of love, who shared his love, strengthen us in our love for others.
May the Son who shared his life grant us grace, that we might share our life.
And may the Holy Spirit dwelling in us empower us to be only and always for others.  Amen.