Monday, March 28, 2016
(Meditation: Psalm 23:4-6)
God, as a child I prayed at bedtime, "Now I lay me down to sleep; I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to keep. And if I die before I wake; I pray Thee, Lord, my soul to take." Then, after I grew up, I thought, "What a morbid prayer!" But now, after many more years have gone by, this is still my prayer today. God, if this day is my last, then I face death without dread. Death is without sting because I will be with You, because Your Son died for me. In Your Son's name, Amen.

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
(Meditation: I John 5:19-20)
God, I'm a logical person. I understand cause and effect. I understand proof. Yet, my intellectual assets can become spiritual liabilities. I often want to settle for knowing ABOUT Christ, rather than KNOWING Christ. God, forgive me when I want information rather than relationship. Forgive me when I expect that my finite, limited mind can comprehend the full radiance of Your glory and the full immensity of Your creation and redemption. Enlarge my spirit, O God. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
(Meditation: Psalm 66:1-4)
Lord, I raise my voice in prayer and praise, for my heart is full with love. I reach out to You in joy and thanksgiving, for my soul is at peace in You. I reach out my hands to Your nail-pierced hands, for my life has been redeemed. I kneel before You in surrender and gratitude, for I am Your own. In Jesus' name, I offer my prayer of praise! Amen.

Thursday, March 31, 2016
(Meditation: Ephesians 5:31-33)
So many people have a shaky marriage. God, help them to respect each other. Help them to learn how to compromise. Help them to share their true feelings. Help them to forgive each other. Help them to re-commit to their marriage vows and to each other. Help them to think less about getting their own needs met and more about meeting the other's needs. Help them to feel, again, the joy of loving and needing each other. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Friday, April 1, 2016
(Meditation: I Corinthians 13:4-7)
Our culture teaches that women are not thin enough . . . that men are not rich enough . . . that all of us should look younger . . . that we do not have enough stuff . . . that TV is not violent enough . . . that pictures are not dirty enough. God, help me to see our culture for what it is. Help me to avoid going along with every trend. Help me to name the values I will live by, like family and friends, and giving, and listening, and sharing, and contentment. Help me to live by the values of Your Word. In Jesus' name. Amen.