19th.October. 2021. Daily Devotion.
12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?
He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.
13 They will spend their days in prosperity,
and their descendants will inherit the land.
14 The Lord confides in those who fear him;
he makes his covenant known to them. Psalm 25:12-14
Palaeontologists study prehistoric life—that is, life that came before recorded history. They labour under harsh conditions, digging up ancient bones and fossils that help scientists understand more about God’s amazing diversity of creatures. This work isn’t easy: palaeontologists work in the dust and the heat, digging slowly and carefully so they won’t damage any specimens. Because of this painstaking work, we have learned a great deal about life that came before us.
There are wonders and mysteries about God that we only get to know by being determined to learn about him. Those who fear God, dig deep into study about him, and pray and listen for his voice are the ones who get to know those secret mysteries and wonders. It’s like uncovering ancient bones or fossils that we didn’t even know existed until we started searching for them. Often people learn the most about God in hard times. What would you like to know about God and his great love? ~ From Streams in the Desert for Kids
Dear Lord, As I grow older, I want to know more about you. Please share your secrets, mysteries, and wonders with me. Amen.
Prayer of Purpose
Lord, I believe you have placed me on this earth for your own divine purpose. Father, open my eyes to see it, let me walk in your plans for me. Show me this purpose, oh Lord, and let me daily live in it. Just as a stone does not see the ripples it makes when it is cast into a pond, we may not see the fruit of our devotion in our lifetime; so do not let me wallow in the illusion of despair, mighty God, for to believe that my life is without purpose is to doubt Your wisdom. Amen.
God’s Healing Presence
At a time like this, the prayer, “hearken to our prayer
and attend to the sound of our pleading”, is most appropriate.
We are praying that we be relieved of the effects
of the pandemic and the stress it has caused.
We are pleading for Your healing presence in the lives
of all of us especially those who have sacrificed
so much by their service to the suffering. Amen. ~ By a Columban Missionary
Healing our memories
Penetrate these murky corners where we hide our memories and tendencies on which we do not care to look, but which we will not yield freely up to you, that you may purify and transmute them. The persistent buried grudge, the half-acknowledged enmity, which is still smouldering, the bitterness of that loss we have not turned into sacrifice, the private comfort we cling to, the secret fear of failure which saps our initiative and is really inverted pride, the pessimism which is an insult to your joy. Lord, we bring all these to you, and we review them with shame and penitence in your steadfast light. ~ Evelyn Underhill.
