Scripture: John
3:1-17
Having had this reading earlier in the week, please resist
the temptation to skim it over (although if you have time for nothing more,
please skim!) and take your devotion time to re-read the Gospel lesson slowly.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to teach you as you read the
Scripture lesson, and ask him to teach you to pray, opening your heart and mind
to pray according to God’s will.
Prayer
On Fridays you will be encouraged to pray for a variety of
prayer requests. The hope is that through these prayer requests we will,
obviously, intercede for those need prayer, and that we will learn to think
more broadly in our prayers. If time is short, you could simply pray the Lord’s
Prayer.
For faith that receives God’s righteousness the same way
Abraham did – by grace.
For the Holy Spirit to help us receive God’s love and to be
in awe of how much he loves us.
For God to make his people a blessing to the world and that
he would make us bold to hold tightly to his promises, to share his promises
with others, and to live according to his Word.
For deeper appreciation of the message that God did not send
Jesus into the world to condemn the world but to save the world through him,
and for that appreciation to make us more merciful and patient with others.
For our brothers and sisters in Christ who dwell in contexts
where they are surrounded by people who do not believe – that they might be
protected, be a blessing to their neighbors, and remain faithful.
For truth and justice to prevail in government, and for
deception and excuses to end.
For those who fear what is happening in the world, that
their hope and confidence for the future would be in Jesus.
For the poor, the marginalized, and the under employed, that
they receive help and improvement in their situation.
Pray the Lord’s Prayer.
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