April 7, 2017

Scripture: John 12:12-19 & Matthew 26:1-27:66

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.

Pray for proper sorrow over you sin and full confidence in Christ’s sacrifice for you.
Pray for pastors who will, this week, be preaching and teaching about these most holy events; that they preach the Word in truth and purity to help people know Jesus’ salvation.
Pray for the many visitors who will come to church across the upcoming week that the Spirit of God would work in them to create faith in them.
Pray for music directors, musicians, and all who will participate in worship services this week that their service would be a joy to them and a blessing to those whom they serve.
Pray for our hearts to be receptive to the Passion of Christ, that our ears would be open to hear the account again, that our minds would be attentive, and our souls filled with faith and hope.
Pray for our brothers and sisters who will celebrate Holy Week under persecution, in prison, in the military, and are otherwise far from their brothers and sisters in Christ and their loved ones.

Pray the Lord’s Prayer.  

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