Friday, May 19








Acts 1 : 8
KJV


6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying,
Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?
7 And he said unto them,
It is not for you to know the times or the seasons,
which the Father hath put in his own power.
8 But ye shall receive power,
after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be
witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria,
and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld,
he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up,
behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee,
why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner
as ye have seen him go into heaven.
12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet,
which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room,
where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip,
and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus,
and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
14 These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication,
with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.
15 And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples,
and said, (the number of names together were about an hundred and twenty,)
16 Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled,
which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas,
which was guide to them that took Jesus.
17 For he was numbered with us,
and had obtained part of this ministry.



Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

We thank You that we have often felt You close to us.
We thank You that You are near us and that
You strengthen the weak.
Remember us and give each one the help he needs
to be true to his calling.
Remember all humankind and grant that we may
go forward in spirit and in truth.
Give new light to the peoples who are still in
great darkness.
Let Your kingdom and Your reign
be revealed and Your name at last
be honored by all.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Saturday, May 20








Ezekiel 38 : 17-23
KJV


17 Thus saith the Lord God;
Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants
the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many
years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog
shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord God,
that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath
have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great
shaking in the land of Israel;
20 So that the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the heaven,
and the beasts of the field, and all creeping things that creep upon
the earth, and all the men that are upon the face of the earth,
shall shake at my presence, and the mountains shall be thrown down,
and the steep places shall fall, and every wall shall fall to the ground.
21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains,
saith the Lord God: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
22 And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood;
and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people
that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.
23 Thus will I magnify myself, and sanctify myself;
and I will be known in the eyes of many nations,
and they shall know that I am the Lord.



Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

Give us Your Spirit, we pray,
that we may learn to understand what we are
and what tasks You have set for us.
We thank You for all the light You give us.
Grant that we and many others may come
closer to knowledge of the truth and be at peace
about all that belongs in Your hands,
our Father in heaven.
Keep us now and forevermore in Your almighty hand.
May we know Your goodness and the blessing it brings.
For through Your goodness we can endure even
the hardest days and be victorious in the battle of life.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen

Sunday, May 21








Psalm 105 : 1-8
KJV


1 O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon his name:
make known his deeds among the people.
2 Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him:
talk ye of all his wondrous works.
3 Glory ye in his holy name:
let the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord.
4 Seek the Lord, and his strength:
seek his face evermore.
5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done;
his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;
6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant,
ye children of Jacob his chosen.
7 He is the Lord our God:
his judgments are in all the earth.
8 He hath remembered his covenant for ever,
the word which he commanded to a thousand generations.



Today's Prayer...


Lord our God,

You have revealed Your righteousness to us in the gospel,
Your righteousness that comes to us through faith
and continues in faith.
Grant that we may understand Your righteousness
and live by it even in a crooked generation.
Then to our joy the gospel will bear fruit.
Protect us in the midst of temptation and conflicting
opinions so that we are raised above them and remain free,
with our thoughts on You and Your true and loving righteousness.
Your righteousness gives us hope for the many,
many people who still need help to realize that their
lives are not of passing value but of eternal worth.


In the Name of the Most Holy we
pray in Jesus' Name

Amen