15th. January. 2022. Daily Devotion.
8 The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. 9 The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made. Psalm 145:8-9
Who in the past hasn’t been encouraged by those ‘quality of mercy’ words? ‘The Lord upholds all who fall. And raises up all who are bowed down.’ He is a discerner, he can see into the heart of man (overwhelmed by the trials and tribulations of this life), reach out to him, lift his head and whisper words of hope and encouragement to revitalise him.
It gives us a spring in our step, and we move forward in confidence when we know deep inside another human being loves us and is star struck (often mistakenly) by our personality; so when we encounter the unconditional love of the Lord it is almost inconceivable and hard to understand the undeserved favour and grace of it all. But it is most welcome all the same and the best of all possible best news!
What a wonderful Lord and God, how privileged we are He allows us to draw near Him. ~ Elizabeth Lilly
Lord, thank you with all my heart for Your love and mercy. Amen.
Odes of Solomon
Grant us grace, O God, to be interpreters of your beauty, narrators of your glory, confessors of your purpose, preachers of your mind and teachers of your works; through Christ our Lord. Amen. (1st century)
A prayer remembering God is with us
Lord God, you are always with me.
You are with me in the day and in the night.
You are with me when I’m happy and when I’m sad.
You are with me when I’m healthy and when I am ill.
You are with me when I am peaceful and when I am worried.
Today I am feeling (name how you are feeling) because (reasons you are feeling this way). Help me to remember that you love me and are with me in everything today.
Amen.
For those who are lonely
O God, our sovereign and our shepherd, who brought again your Son Jesus Christ from the valley of death, comfort us with your protecting presence and your angels of goodness and love, that we also may come home and dwell with him in your house for ever. Amen.
Abide with us, Lord, for it is evening, and day is drawing to a close.
Abide with us and with your whole Church, in the evening of the day, in the evening of life, in the evening of the world; abide with us and with all your faithful ones, O Lord, in time and in eternity. Amen.
