April 26 - May 2, 2015

Lord, Peter walked on water to You because he believed, but when he took his eyes off of You and paid attention to the wind and waves he began to sink. Give us faith to follow You even though it seems impossible in a world that tries to pull us from You every minute of the day. Help us to remain focused on You because we too can drown if we let the winds of life cause us to be afraid. Help us Lord! Pull us out of the deep waters of fear, stretch out Your hands and catch us for we put our trust in You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

"And Peter answered Him and said 'Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.' So He said, 'Come.' And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous he was afraid; and beginning to sink he cried out, saying, 'Lord, save me!' And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him, and said to him, 'O you of little faith, why did you doubt'?"
Matthew 14:28-31 (NKJ)

April 19 - 25, 2015

Come Holy Spirit, and teach me ways that I can have a servant’s heart. Fill me Lord with Your love and grace to surrender all. Jesus, change my heart to be more like Yours. I want to serve rather than be served and to love rather than be loved. Let me be last so that You and Your gospel may be first in my life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

"even as the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve..."
Matthew 20:28a (ESV)

April 12 - 18, 2015

My Savior and Redeemer, let me not dread to carry the cross You have chosen for me. Let my cross be joined with Yours, Lord. Alleluias will echo and resound because death has been conquered and victory has been revealed in the cross! In You is health, in You is life, in You is strength of mind, joy of spirit, hope for salvation and everlasting life. In Your precious and Holy Name I pray, Amen.

"Then He said to them all, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me'."
Luke 9:23 (NRSV)

April 5 - 11, 2015

Jesus, You are risen from the dead, You are alive! Because You live, my Lord, I can face tomorrow. Because You live, my Lord, all fear is gone. You have my future in Your Hands and I thank You. Help me to know and appreciate the awesome mysteries of the redemption you have won for me. Instill Your Divine love in me that I might love others with the love You have shown me by the power of Your Holy Spirit to the glory of my heavenly Father. Alleluia! Alleluia!.

"Therefore, we have been buried with Him by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life."
Romans 6:4 (NRSV)

March 30 - April 4, 2015

Almighty and Eternal God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, Source of all goodness I thank You for the different seasons in my life. May I be reminded that after winter comes spring; after the night comes the day; after the great storm, clear and pleasant weather shines through again; after Good Friday, Easter Sunday! Lord, let me hold on to Your promise that ‘joy cometh in the morning.’ In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

"For you shall go out in joy and be led back in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall burst into song, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."
Isaiah 55:12 (NRSV)