Daily Bible Time 

The selections below are adapted from "A Guide to Prayer for All God's People"
by Reuben P. Job and Norman Shawchuck, published by Upper Room Books.

For the week of March 8-14
(Preparing for the Fourth Sunday in Lent)

THEME: The God Who Seeks

1. Daily Opening Prayer (Invocation)

O God, whose love is forever seeking communion with us, help us not to hide from you in this appointed encounter but to present ourselves open-faced before you. Through Jesus Christ. Amen.

2. Daily Reading

3. Reflection on the Daily Readings (optional journaling)

“God's word is not separable from God's being. God's action is not separable from God's being. So where God's word and action are, there God is." 
-- From  Picturing God by Ann Belford Ulanov

4. Prayers for the Church, for Others, for Myself

5. Reading or Singing of a Hymn or Chorus

6. Daily Closing Prayer (Benediction)

In this moment, my Lord, I have struggled to be honestly present to you. Thank you for staying with me, go with me, stay with me the whole day through. Amen.

For the week of March 15-21
(Preparing for the Fifth Sunday in Lent)

THEME: Power to Give Life

1. Daily Opening Prayer (Invocation)

Jesus, who has come that we may expereince life in its fullest dimensions, give us now that life, and let it ever be in us a river rushing forth to life eternal. Through Christ. Amen.

2. Daily Reading

3. Reflection on the Daily Readings (optional journaling)

“The powers are strong, but Christ is stronger still. The defeat of the powers is sure. We live in that life that overcomes the world, and we should expect to see the overthrow of the kingdom of darkness and the inauguration of the Lamb's rule of righteousness wherever we go." 
-- From  Money, Sex and Power by Richard J. Foster

4. Prayers for the Church, for Others, for Myself

5. Reading or Singing of a Hymn or Chorus

6. Daily Closing Prayer (Benediction)

And now, my Lord, may the same power displayed in your resurrection reside always in me, raising me up to immortality, now and forever. Amen.

For the week of March 22-28
(Preparing for Palm Sunday)

THEME: The Cost of Right Choices

1. Daily Opening Prayer (Invocation)

O God, whose very presence causes us to choose whom we will serve, help us to joyfully choose always for you. Let us not be tossed about by conflicting motives but live solely for you. In the power of Christ's name. Amen.

2. Daily Reading

3. Reflection on the Daily Readings (optional journaling)

“Reverence is a gentle virtue; it is also strong. Reverence is tender and also tough. Reverence is patient but also persistent. Reverence bears no ill will toward others, but it is able to bear the ill will of others when necessary. When we approach others with gentle reverence we bring gifts." 
-- From  Growing Strong at Broken Places by Paula Ripple

4. Prayers for the Church, for Others, for Myself

5. Reading or Singing of a Hymn or Chorus

6. Daily Closing Prayer (Benediction)

As I go now to face the confusion and allurements of the world's systems, help me to separate the precious from the worthless, that I may be your worthy disciple. Amen.

Fix yourself a good cup of coffee,
find a comfy chair,
and let's spend a few moments together
in God's word.

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"Our Daily Bread"

Billy Graham Daily Devotional

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