Myanmar Gospel songs

For now, I have only a few Myanmar Gospel Songs. I am sharing some Myanmar Gospel Songs here...I am planing to post more Myanmar Gospel songs, Praise and worship musics...etc,... I am also planing for you to download free any song you like here..... thank you.....

Praise And Worship Songs

BirthDay Song

Another Birthday Song! :)

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BirthDay Wish

Happy BirthDay!

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Power Of Your Love MV

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Do You Know Jesus?

23 April 2008

April 23, 2008
Driven By Gratitude

READ: Acts 20:22-24
Be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. —1 Corinthians 15:58What's the greatest novel ever written? Many readers would vote for Leo Tolstoy's War and Peace, which, depending on the edition, can run well over 1,000 pages. Even after his novel was finished, Tolstoy continued to write—often until he was on the brink of exhaustion, unable to sleep, and on the verge of a breakdown.

One day a friend asked him why he kept writing and driving himself to the edge of exhaustion. He reminded Tolstoy that he was a wealthy Russian count with servants at his beck and call, and that he had a secure future.

Tolstoy explained that he kept writing because he was the slave of an inner compulsion and had a consuming desire deep within his bones. He felt that he had to keep writing or else he would go mad.

The apostle Paul experienced a similar compulsion, except that his drive was God-motivated. As he explained to his friends in Corinth, "the love of Christ compels us" (2 Cor. 5:14). His was a burning passion, an emotional fire, a spiritual force that made him share the good news of Jesus and His death and resurrection.

Such dedicated zeal has characterized many of our Lord's followers throughout the years. May a spark of that fire burn in our own hearts. — Vernon C. Grounds

Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God,
In every part with praise,
That my whole being may proclaim
Thy being and Thy ways. —Bonar


The good news is too good to keep to yourself

Live Your Life...

Enjoy Your Time

Think Twice.. , Act Wise

Care for who care for us..

Dream come true only if.....

Our Daily Bread, 22 April 2008

April 22, 2008
Happy Earth Day
READ: Psalm 148
His name alone is exalted; His glory is above the earth and heaven. —Psalm 148:13
You don't have to tour Resurrection Bay in Alaska to appreciate the natural marvels of our earth, but it helps. You don't have to snorkel the warm waters of Jamaica to be impressed with the hidden beauty of our planet's seas, but it helps. You don't have to view the Rockies, experience the Rock of Gibraltar, or gaze at Mount Fuji to realize how awe-inspiring are the vistas of our globe, but it helps.
Experiencing firsthand the majesty of the mountains and the glory of the oceans can leave us breathless as we ponder how spectacular our big blue marble really is.
Today is Earth Day, a commemoration of our global home and a reminder of our responsibility to be careful stewards of this orb. But celebrating the greatness of our unique home among the planets can take on a dangerous slant if we leave out one key element. Contemplating the grandeur of earth should remind us that we are merely "the people of His pasture" (Ps. 95:7), and we must worship "our Maker" (v.6). The creation was flung into space to point to God and His greatness, power, and majesty. He alone deserves our praise and worship (Ps. 148:5). Thank You, Lord, for such an awe-inspiring reminder to worship You! — Dave Branon
For Further StudyWhat does it mean to "have dominion" over the earth? (Gen. 1:26). How foolish to worship the creation, when the Creator is so much greater.

Don't Say Negative words

Never explain yourself

Best Relationship

Jusus In Heaven

Jesus

Christian Jokes Of The Day,21 April 2008

To My Loving Wife
A couple from Minneapolis decided to go to Florida for a long weekend to thaw out during one particularly icy winter. Because both had jobs, they had difficulty coordinating their travel schedules. It was decided that the husband would fly to Florida on a Thursday, and his wife would follow him the next day. Upon arriving as planned, the husband checked into the hotel. There he decided to open his laptop and send his wife an e-mail back in Minneapolis. However, he accidentally left off one letter in her address, and sent the e-mail without realizing his error.

In Houston, a widow had just returned from her husband's funeral. He was a minister of many years who had been 'called home to glory' following a heart attack. The widow checked her e-mail, expecting messages from relatives and friends. Upon reading the first message, she fainted and fell to the floor. The widow's son rushed into the room, found his mother on the floor, and saw the computer screen which read:

To: My Loving Wife
From: Your Departed Husband
Subject: I've Arrived!
I've just arrived and have checked in. I see that everything has been prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Looking forward to seeing you then! Hope your journey is as uneventful as mine was.

(P.S. Sure is hot down here!)

Shelly

April 21,2008

April 21, 2008
Return On Investment

READ: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20
You were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit. —1 Corinthians 6:20Long before the US professional baseball season begins each spring, team owners and managers are busy negotiating trades and contracts. They'll pay large sums of money to get the athlete who will help them win the championship. When the season starts, all eyes are on the newly acquired talent to see if he was worth the cost. The ultimate measure of the player's success is whether his contribution to the team is a good return on the investment.

In 1 Corinthians 6:20, Paul reminds us that we too have been "bought at a price." The context paints a compelling picture of Christ's great sacrifice. He liberated us from the cruel slavemaster of sin by buying us with the high price of His own life.

Getting a grip on God's great and loving investment in us should motivate us to gladly consider making His sacrifice rich in dividends. How is that return on His investment measured? By living to bring glory to Him! Our eyes, hands, feet, thoughts, dreams, and desires have been purchased to reflect the wondrous glory of God's will and wisdom. In other words, we are no longer our own.

Paul concluded, "Therefore glorify God in your body" (v.20). Living to reflect His glory is the return on investment that makes the Owner of our lives look good! — Joe Stowell

Redemption's price our Savior paid
When all our sins on Him were laid;
He took our guilt, He bore our shame
That we may glorify His name. —D. De Haan


Our choice to bring glory to God yields a great return on Christ's investment.

Christian Jokes Of The Day,20 April 2008

The New Pastor
A new pastor moved into town and went out one Saturday to visit his community. All went well until he came to one house. It was obvious that someone was home, but no one came to the door even after he knocked several times. Finally, he took out his card, wrote on the back "Revelation 3:20" and stuck it in the door. The next day, as he was counting the offering he found his card in the collection plate. Below his message was a notation "Genesis 3:10." Upon opening his Bible to the passage he let out a roar of laughter.

Revelation 3:20 reads: (Pastors note) "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hear my voice, and opens the door, I will come into him, and will dine with him, and he with me."

Genesis 3:10 reads: "And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked."

Christian Jokes Of The Day,19 April 2008

The dying man
A priest was preparing a man for his long journey into the night.

Whispering firmly, the priest said, "Denounce the devil! Let him know how little you think of his evil."

The dying man said nothing.

The priest repeated his order. Still the dying man said nothing.

The priest asked, "Why do you refuse to denounce the devil and his evil?"

The dying man said, "Until I know where I'm heading, I don't think I ought to aggravate anybody."

April 18, 2008 .. Our Daily Bread

April 18, 2008
Forgiven!
READ: Psalm 103:1-12
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. —Psalm 32:1
A little boy had just been tucked into bed by his mother, who was waiting to hear his prayers. But he had been naughty that day, and now it was bothering him. So he said, "Mama, I wish you'd go now and leave me alone. I want to pray by myself."
Sensing that something was wrong, she asked, "Bobby, is there anything you ought to tell me?" "No, Mommy," he replied. "You would just scold me, but God will forgive me and forget about it."
That little boy understood one of the greatest salvation benefits of all—the reality of sins forgiven. The Bible indicates that in Christ "we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins" (Col. 1:14). We who have received the Lord Jesus as Savior enjoy freedom from sin's eternal condemnation (Rom. 8:1), and we can also have daily forgiveness and cleansing (1 John 1:9).
The apostle Paul said that salvation provides these added benefits: we are justified (Rom. 3:24), and we are at peace with God (5:1).
We should never get the idea that our sins are taken lightly by the Lord. But when we acknowledge our guilt with true repentance, God is ready to forgive because of what Jesus did on the cross. It's up to us to accept it. — Richard De Haan
Were the whole realm of nature mine,That were a present far too small:Love so amazing, so divineDemands my soul, my life, my all. —Watts
When God forgives a sin, He never brings it up again.

You might be a preacher if...

You might be a preacher if...
You might be a preacher if...

You've waded in a creek wearing a necktie.

You've ever dreamed you were preaching only to awaken and discover who you were.

You'd rather negotiate with terrorists than the church organist.

A church picnic is no picnic.

You've ever wanted to fire the church and form a congregation search committee.

You've been tempted to take up an offering at a family reunion.

You've ever wanted to give the soundman some feedback of your own.

You've ever wanted to lay hands on a deacon, and you weren't thinking of praying for him.

You often feel like you're herding mules rather than shepherding sheep.

Your sermons have a happy ending; everyone's happy when it ends!

You've never preached on TV, but your wife made you get down before you break something.

It's your job to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.

Christian Jokes of the day

Where is God?
A couple had two little boys, ages 8 and 10, who were excessively mischievous. They were always getting into trouble and their parents knew that, if any mischief occurred in their town, their sons were probably involved.

They boys' mother heard that a clergyman in town had been successful in disciplining children, so she asked if he would speak with her boys. The clergyman agreed, but asked to see them individually. So the mother sent her 8-year-old first, in the morning, with the older boy to see the clergyman in the afternoon.

The clergyman, a huge man with a booming voice, sat the younger boy down and asked him sternly, "Where is God?".

They boy's mouth dropped open, but he made no response, sitting there with his mouth hanging open, wide-eyed. So the clergyman repeated the question in an even sterner tone, "Where is God!!?" Again the boy made no attempt to answer. So the clergyman raised his voice even more and shook his finger in the boy's face and bellowed, "WHERE IS GOD!?"


The boy screamed and bolted from the room, ran directly home and dove into his closet, slamming the door behind him. When his older brother found him in the closet, he asked, "What happened?"

The younger brother, gasping for breath, replied, "We are in BIG trouble this time, dude. God is missing - and they think WE did it!"

Christian Joke of the Day,18 April 2008

A man arrived at the gates of Heaven.
A man arrived at the gates of Heaven.

St. Peter asked, "Religion?"

The man said, "Methodist."

St. Peter looked down his list and said," Go to Room 24, but be very quiet as you pass Room 8."

Another man arrived at the gates of Heaven.

"Religion?"

"Catholic."

"Go to Room 18, but be very quiet as you pass Room 8."

A third man arrived at the gates.

"Religion?"

"Jewish."

"Go to Room 11 but be very quiet as you pass Room 8."

The man said, "I can understand there being different rooms for different religions, but why must I be quiet when I pass Room 8?"

St. Peter told him, "Well, the Baptists are in Room 8, and they think they're the only ones here."

No Pain No Gain

Very meaningful. Please see until the last picture！

No Pain No Gain… Accept the Pain, Future will be Fruitful… Don't feel the work you are doing is pain, because there will be always a reason for that pain or work.

Christian Jokes Of The Day,17 April 2008

Mice In The Church
Three Pastors were having lunch together at a diner.

The first Pastor said, "Ya know, since summer started I've been having trouble with mice in my church. I've tried everything--noise, spray, cats--nothing seems to scare them away.

The second Pastor then said "Yea, me too. I've got hundreds living in the basement of the church. I've set traps and even called an expert to get rid of them, yet they still won't go away."

With a grin on his face, the third Pastor said, "I had the same problem so I baptized all mine and made them members of the church... Haven't seen one back since!!!"

Christian Joke of the Day,16 April 2008

Sunday Morning
Picture it: rural area, Sunday morning, church is packed and the devil decides to pay a visit.

The doors burst open, and a roiling black cloud rolls in with the devil in its midst. People jump out of the pews and run outdoors, screaming - all except for two. One is the Pastor, the other is an elderly farmer.

Satan is a bit perplexed. He points to the Pastor and says, "You! I can understand why you didn't run away, you are in your Lord's house, you preach against me everyday and you aren't afraid of me. But YOU (points to the farmer), why didn't you run out scared like everyone else?"

The farmer crosses one leg over the other and drawls, "Why, I'm surprised you don't recognize me...I've been married to your sister for 36 years!"

April 16,2008

April 16, 2008

Defining Moment

READ: Genesis 50:15-21

You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good . . . to save many people alive. —Genesis 50:20

One year ago, people around the world were stunned by a shooting rampage that left 32 victims dead on the campus of Virginia Tech University. In the aftermath, the mother of one critically wounded student who survived said she did not want the ordeal to become the defining moment in her son's life. Instead, she hoped it could be "something positive, some great celebration of his life."

When the unthinkable happens, it may seem impossible to believe that anything can overcome the emotional scars. Yet, the life of Joseph offers a powerful illustration of God's transforming power (Gen. 37–50). The brothers who sold him into slavery were sure he would take revenge on them (50:15-17). But Joseph told them, "You meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive" (v.20).

When we place our desire for revenge in God's hands, we become participants in the remarkable process described by Paul: "Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good" (Rom. 12:21).

The defining moments of our lives are not determined by the evil done to us, but by our response through the grace and power of God. — David C. McCasland

When rough the path from day to day,
When sorrows fill our eyes with tears,
Our choice to find our hope in Christ
Can lift our soul and calm our fears. —D. De Haan

Let danger drive you to Jesus.

Christian Jokes Of The Day,15 April 2008

Mark 17
A minister told his congregation, "Next week I plan to preach about the sin of lying. To help you understand my sermon, I want you all to read Mark 17."

The following Sunday, as he prepared to deliver his sermon, the minister asked for a show of hands. He wanted to know how many had read Mark 17.

Every hand went up.

The minister smiled and said, "Mark has only 16 chapters. I will now proceed with my sermon on the sin of lying."

Christian Jokes Of The Day,14 April 2008

Church Signs
1. CHURCH CAR PARK - FOR MEMBERS ONLY! Trespassers will be baptised!

2. "No God - No Peace. Know God - Know Peace."

3. "Free Trip to Heaven. Details Inside!"

4. "Try our Sundays. They are better than Baskin-Robbins."

5. An ad for one Church has a picture of two hands holding stone
tablets on which the Ten Commandments are inscribed and a
headline that reads, -"For Fast Relief, Take Two Tablets."

6. "People are like tea bags - you have to put them in hot water
before you know how strong they are."

7. "Come in and pray today. Beat the Christmas rush."

8. "Fight truth decay - study the Bible daily."

9. "How will you spend eternity - Smoking or Non-Smoking."

10. "Dusty Bibles lead to Dirty Lives."

11. "Come work for the Lord. The work is hard, the hours are long
and the pay is low. But the retirement benefits are out of this world."

12. "It is unlikely there'll be a reduction in the wages of sin."

13. "If you're headed in the wrong direction, God allows U-turns."

14. "If you don't like the way you were born, try being born again."

15. "Looking at the way some people live, they ought to obtain
eternal fire Insurance soon."

16. " A ch__ch is a church when (U R) in it.

17. "In the dark? Follow the Son."

18. "Running low on faith? Stop in for a fill-up."

19. "If you can't sleep, don't count sheep. Talk to the Shepherd."

Christian Jokes Of The Day,13 April 2008

Pearly Gates
A minister dies and is waiting in line at the Pearly Gates.

Ahead of him is a guy who's dressed in sunglasses, a loud shirt, leather jacket, and jeans.

Saint Peter addresses this guy, "Who are you, so that I may know whether or not to admit you to the Kingdom of Heaven?"

The guy replies, "I'm Joe Cohen, taxi driver, of Noo Yawk City."

St. Peter consults his list.

He smiles and says to the taxi driver, "Take this silken robe and golden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

The taxi driver goes into Heaven with his robe and staff, and it's the minister's turn.

He stands erect and booms out, "I am Joseph Snow, pastor of Calvary for the last forty-three years."

St Peter consults his list.

He says to the minister, "Take this cotton robe and wooden staff and enter the Kingdom of Heaven."

"Just a minute," says the minister. "That man was a taxi driver, and he gets a silken robe and golden staff. How can this be?"

"Up here, we work by results," says Saint Peter. "While you preached, people slept; while he drove, people prayed."

Christian Jokes Of The Day,12 April 2008

The Pope and the Jew
Several centuries ago, the Pope decided that all the Jews had to leave the Vatican. Naturally there was a big uproar from the Jewish community. So the Pope made a deal. He would have a religious debate with a member of the Jewish community. If the Jew won, the Jews could stay. If the Pope won, the Jews would leave. The Jews realized that they had no choice. So they picked an elderly aged man named Moishe to represent them. Rabbi Moishe's Latin wasn't very good - in fact, he knew very little--but he was a man of great faith and well respected in the Jewish community. The pope agreed. What could be easier than a silent debate?

The day of the great debate came. Moishe and the Pope sat opposite each other for a full minute before the Pope raised his hand and showed three fingers. Moishe looked back at him and raised one finger. The Pope waved his fingers in a circle around his head. Moishe pointed to the ground where he sat. The Pope pulled out a wafer and a glass of wine. Moishe pulled out an apple. The Pope stood up and said, "I give up. This man is too good. The Jews can stay."

An hour later, the cardinals were all around the Pope asking him what happened. The Pope said: "First I held up three fingers to represent the Trinity. He responded by holding up one finger to remind me that there was still one God common to both our religions. Then I waved my finger around me to show him that God was all around us. He responded by pointing to the ground and showing that God was also right here with us. I pulled out the wine and the wafer to show that God absolves us from our sins. He pulled out an apple to remind me of original sin. He had an answer for everything. What could I do?"

Meanwhile, the Jewish community had crowded around Moishe. "What happened?" they asked. "Well," said Moishe, "First he said to me that the Jews had three days to get out of here. I told him that not one of us was leaving. Then he told me that this whole city would be cleared of Jews. I let him know that we were staying right here." "And then?" asked a woman. "I don't know," said Moishe. "He took out his lunch and I took out mine."

Gospel Songs

Christian Jokes Of The Day,11 April 2008

Kids on the Old and New Testaments
This comes from a Catholic elementary school. Kids were asked questions about the Old and New Testaments. They have not been retouched or corrected (i.e., incorrect spelling has been left in.)... Enjoy!

* In the first book of the bible, Guinessis, God got tired of creating the
world, so he took the Sabbath off.

* Adam and Eve were created from an apple tree. Noah's wife was called
Joan of Ark. Noah built an ark, which the animals come on to in pears.

* Lot's wife was a pillar of salt by day, but a ball of fire by night.

* The Jews were a proud people and throughout history they had trouble with
the unsympathetic Genitals.

* Samson was a strongman who let himself be led astray by a Jezebel
like Delilah.

* Moses led the hebrews to the Red Sea, where they made unleavened bread
which is bread without any ingredients.

* The Egyptians were all drowned in the dessert. Afterwards, Moses
went up on Mount Cyanide to get the ten ammendments.

* The seventh commandment is thou shalt not admit adultery.

* Moses died before he ever reached Canada. Then Joshua led the
hebrews in the battle of Geritol.

* The greatest miracle in the Bible is when Joshua told his son to stand
still and he obeyed him.

* David was a hebrew king skilled at playing the liar. he fought with the
Finklesteins, a race of people who lived in Biblical times.

* Solomon, one of David's sons, had 300 wives and 700 porcupines.

* When Mary heard that she was the mother of Jesus, she sang the
Magna Carta.

* When the three wise guys from the east side arrived, they found Jesus in
the manager.

* Jesus was born because Mary had an immaculate contraption.

* Jesus enunciated the Golden Rule, which says to do one to others before
they do one to you. He also explained, "a man doth not live by sweat alone."

* It was a miracle when Jesus rose from the dead and managed to get the
tombstone off the entrance.

* The people who followed the lord were called the 12 decibels. The epistles
were the wives of the apostles.

* One of the oppossums was St. Matthew who was also a taximan.

* St. Paul cavorted to Christianity. He preached holy acrimony, which is
another name for marriage.

* Christians have only one spouse. This is called monotony.

HANDY LITTLE CHART
God has a positive answer: God has a positive answer:
YOU SAY
GOD SAYS
BIBLE VERSES
You say: "It's impossible"
God says: All things are possible
(Luke 18:27)
You say: "I'm too tired"
God says: I will give you rest
(Matthew 11:28-30)
You say: "Nobody really loves me"
God says: I love you
(John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 )
You say: "I can't go on"
God says: My grace is sufficient
(II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
You say: "I can't figure things out"
God says: I will direct your steps
(Proverbs 3:5- 6)
You say: "I can't do it"
God says: You can do all things
(Philippians 4:13)
You say: "I'm not able"
God says: I am able
(II Corinthians 9:8)
You say: "It's not worth it"
God says: It will be worth it
(Roman 8:28 )
You say: "I can't forgive myself"
God says: I Forgive you
(I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
You say: "I can't manage"
God says: I will supply all your needs
(Philippians 4:19)
You say: "I'm afraid"
God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear
(II Timothy 1:7)
You say: "I'm always worried and frustrated"
God says: Cast all your cares on ME
(I Peter 5:7)
You say: "I'm not smart enough"
God says: I give you wisdom
(I Corinthians 1:30)
You say: "I feel all alone"
God says: I will never leave you or forsake you
(Hebrews 13:5)

Christian Joke of the Day,10 April 2008

An Atheist
A young woman teacher with obvious liberal tendencies explains to her class of small children that she is an atheist. She asks her class if they are atheists too. Not really knowing what atheism is but wanting to be like their teacher, their hands explode into the air like fleshy fireworks.

There is, however, one exception. A beautiful girl named Lucy has not gone along with the crowd. The teacher asks her why she has decided to be different.

"Because I'm not an atheist."

Then, asks the teacher, "What are you?"

"I'm a Christian."

The teacher is a little perturbed now, her face slightly red. She asks Lucy why she is a Christian.

"Well, I was brought up knowing and loving Jesus. My mom is a Christian, and my dad is a Christian, so I am a Christian."

The teacher is now angry. "That's no reason," she says loudly.

"What if your mom was a moron, and your dad was a moron. What would you be then?"

She paused, and smiled. "Then," says Lucy, "I'd be an atheist."

PRAYERS WITH BIBLE READINGS FOR THIRTY DAYS

THE FOLLOWING ARE THE DAILY PRAYERS FOR THIRTY DAYS. THERE ARE MORNING PRAYERS AND EVENING PRAYERS WITH DAILY BIBLE READING.

I am sharing these Prayers after I had read the book "PRAYERS WITH BIBLE READINGS FOR THIRTY DAYS". This book is a good book for Christian especially for youth. Sometimes I nearly Pray to God like " Dear God, I pray to You as the same prayer as yesterday" :)... But after reading this book, I feel like I shouldn't do like this. This daily prayer also show me the way how to live my daily life. Starting the day with God and ending the day with God make us closer to Him and give us strength to live in our daily life..... May God Bless you always.

• Day One
• Day Two
• Day Three
• Day Four
• Day five
• Day six
• Day seven
• Day eight
• Day nine
• Day ten
• Day eleven
• Day twelve
• Day thirteen
• Day fourteen
• Day fifteen
• Day sixteen
• Day seventeen
• Day eighteen
• Day nineteen
• Day twenty
• Day twenty one
• Day twenty two
• Day twenty three
• Day twenty four
• Day twenty five
• Day twenty six
• Day twenty seven
• Day twenty eight
• Day twenty nine
• Day thirty

I will add daily reading in the post when I have all.... thank you. If you found some spelling mistakes kindly please leave comment. God be with ye....

Biggest Church in the world

Our Daily Bread ....April 8, 2008

April 11, 2008

Listen To His Promptings

READ: Acts 16:6-10

After they had come to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them. —Acts 16:7

On Friday, my day of rest as a pastor, the Holy Spirit prompted me to call a young single mother in our faith community to see if her car had been repaired. I had some reservations about making the call, but I obeyed.

Little did I know that my obedience would help save her life. She said later: "Friday at work I was planning on taking my life; but in a time of need, I believe God was there for me. He had Pastor Williams call me, and just by listening to his voice, I knew that God loved me."

The apostle Paul must have had reservations when the Holy Spirit prompted him and his team not to go into the provinces of Asia and Bithynia. Instead, they felt the Spirit's call to go into Macedonia to preach the good news. In each situation, they obeyed the Spirit's promptings. As a result, Paul and his team were instrumental in giving birth to a new faith community in Philippi (Acts 16:11-15).

As believers in Christ who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit (Eph. 2:22), our desire should be to please Him. May we not grieve the Holy Spirit (Eph. 4:30) by ignoring His gentle promptings. When we obey Him, we might be used by God to lead someone to Christ, to disciple new believers—or even to help save somebody's life. — Marvin Williams

Holy Spirit, we would hear
Your inner promptings, soft and clear;
And help us know Your still, small voice
So we may make God's will our choice. —D. De Haan

Make the right choice: Obey the Spirit's voice.

Thirtieth Day

Daily Reading
Isaiah 1:16-18




In the morning

O God, our Father, equip us with these gifts of Thine which will enable us to live aright today and every day. Grant unto us the faith which can accept the things which it can not understand, and which will never turn to doubt. Grant unto us the hope which still hopes on, ever in the dark, and which will never turn to despair. Grant unto us the loyalty which will be true to Thee, even though all men deny Thee and which will never stop to compromise. Grant unto us the purity which can resist all the seductions of temptation, and which can never be turned from the straight way. Arm our wills with Thy strength, and fill our hearts with Thy love, so that we may be strong to obey Thee and loving to serve our fellow-men, and so be like our Master, This we ask fro Thy love's sake. AMEN

In the evening

O God, our Father, we remember all the failures of today. Forgive us for any promises we broke today, or any resolution we failed to keep. Forgive us for any friends we failed today, or any people we hurl. Forgive us for any carelessness in our work today, or any neglect of duty. Forgive us for nay mean, ungenerous, or dishonorable deed today, for any false, impure, or angry word. O God, our Father, we remember all who have helped us today. We thank Thee for those who helped us to resist our temptations. We thank Thee for those who helped us with our work. We thank Thee for anyone who gave us a word of thanks of encouragement of praise, or of appreciation. We thank Thee for those who sent us happier on our way, because we met them. More than anything else we thank Thee for Jesus, our Saviour and our Friend. Grant that we may show our penitence for our failures, and our gratitude for Thy gifts by waking to do better tomorrow, and walk more closely with Thee. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Twenty-Nineth Day

Daily Reading
Romans 12: 10-16





In the morning

O God, our Father, help us to learn the lessons that life is seeking to teach us. Save us form making the same mistakes over and over again. Save us from falling to the same temptations time an time again. Save us from doing things that we should not do, until the doing of them has become a habit which we can not break. Save us from failing to realize our own weaknesses, and from refusing to see our own faults. Save us from persisting in courses of action which we ought to have learned long ago can lead to nothing but trouble. Save us from doing things which we know annoy other people. Help us daily to grow stronger, purer, kinder. Help us daily to shed old faults and to gain new virtues, until, by Thy grace, life becomes altogether new. Hear this our morning prayer for Thy love's sake. AMEN

In the evening

O God, our Father, we thank Thee for this day. We thank Thee for those we have given us guidance, counsel, advice and good example. We thank Thee for those in whose company the sum shone even in the rain and who brought a smile to our faces even when things were grim. We thank Thee for those in whose company the frightening things were not so alarming, and the hard things not so difficult. We thank Thee for those whose presence saved us from falling to temptation and enabled us to do the right. We thank Thee for those whom it is joy even to be with, and in whose company the hours pass all too quickly. We thank Thee for happy times to be to us for ever happy memories. We thank Thee for times of failure to keep us humble, and to make us remember how much we need Thee. Most of all we thank Thee for Jesus Christ, who in the daytime is our friend and our companion and who in the night is our pillow and our peace. Hear this our evening thanksgiving for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Twenty-Eighth Day

Daily Reading
Psalm 24:1-5




In the morning



O God, our Father, grant unto us all through this day to do not what we like but what we ought. Grant unto us all through this day to follow Thy will and not our own desires. Help us to do with diligence the tasks we don not wish to do. Help us to meet with graciousness the people we do not like to meet. Help us in all things well enough to take them and to show them unto Thee. Grant unto us never to seek to do as little as possible and to get as much as possible; never to seek to evade our work; never to leave to others that which we ourselves should do never to avoid the decisions we ought to make or to shirk the responsibilities we ought to shoulder. So grant that at the evening time we may know the deep contentment of work completed of work completed and of duty done: through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN



In the evening


O God, our Father, forgive us for everything in this day which has grieved Thee to see. Forgive us if we have made the work of others harder instead of easier. Forgive us if we have discouraged others instead of encouraging them. Forgive us if our presence has depressed others instead of making them happier. Forgive us if we have grumbled and complained, and so made things unhappy for ourselves and for everyone else. Forgive us if we have been cross, irritable, bad-tempered, fault-finding , and difficult to live with. Forgive us if we have been ungracious and ungrateful. Forgive us if we have worried our friends, or hurt our loved ones. Forgive us for all the things of which we are now ashamed, and give us grace tomorrow to walk more close to Thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Twenty-Seventh Day

Daily Reading
John 3:14-17





In the morning

O God, our Father, help us all through this day to obey Thy law, and to do unto others all that we would wish them to do unto us. Grant unto us to help others, as we would wish them to help us, when we are in difficulty or in distress. Help us to forgive others as we would wish them to forgive us, when we make mistakes. Help us to make the same allowances for others as we would wish them to make for us. Help us to have the same sympathy for others as we would wish them to have for us, when we are sad. Help us to have the same respect and tolerance for the views and for the beliefs of others as we would wish them to have for ours. Help us to try to understand others as we would wish to be understood. Help us so to try to understand others as we would wish to be understood. Help us so to enter into others that we may see things with their eyes,and think things with their minds and feel things with their hearts; and so grant that we may be as kind to others as we would wish them to be to us: through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN



In the evening



O God, our Father, bless those for whom life is unhappy. Bless those who are underpaid and over worked, those who are never have enough, and who are always tired. Bless those who are always taken for granted, and who are never thanked and praised, and appreciated, as they ought to be. Bless those who have been hurt by life, those who have been wounded by the malice of their enemies or by the faithlessness of their friends. Bless those who have been disappointed in something on which they had set their hearts. Bless those for whom life is lonely and empty, because some one they has been taken away. Bless those whom illness or weakness has handicapped or laid aside. Bless those who are worried about those they love. Thou knowest the needs of each one of us, and Thou knowest the secrets of our inmost hearts. Help us this night to cast all our burdens upon Thee, certain that Thou carest for us, and sure that Thou wilt help. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Twenty-Sixth Day

Daily Reading
Isaiah 2:2-4



In the morning


O God, our Father, grant us Thy blessing as we go out to meet this day. Grant unto this day lips which speak the truth, but which ever speak the truth in love. Grant unto us minds which seek the truth, and grant that we may face the truth even when it hurts and condemns us, and that we may never shut our eyes to that which we do not wish to see. Grant unto us hands which work with diligence, and which yet have time to help another with his task. Grant unto us resolution to stand for principle, but save us from stubbornness and from magnifying trifles into principles. Grant unto us grace to conquer our temptations and to live in purity, but save us from the self-righteousness which would look down on anyone who has fallen by the way. All through this day grant unto us the strength and the gentleness of our blessed Lord. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN



In the evening


O God, our Father, there are things today which make us ashamed when we remember them. Forgive us if we have lost our temper with the people who get on our nerves. Forgive us if we have been cross and irritable with those who are nearest and dearest to us. Forgive us if at any time we were discourteous and impolite to those with whom we came in contact in our work. Forgive us if we have thoughtlessly or deliberately hurt anyone's feelings today. O God, our Father, there are things in today which make us glad when we remember them. We thank Thee for any lovely things that we have seen, for any wise thing that we have heard, and for any good thing that we have been enabled to do. We thank Thee for the time we have spent with our friends and comrades, and with those we love. O God, our Father, accept our sorrow for our sins and our gratitude for Thy gifts before we sleep this night: through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Twenty-Fifth Day

Daily Reading
Matthew 7:16-20




In the morning


Our Father, who art in heaven, thank you for this blessed morning. As we go out this morning to the world and our work, we ask Thee to bless all classes and conditions of men and women every where. Bless those who are servants, and help them to serve with diligence, and bless those who are masters and help them to direct and to control with justice and with mercy. Bless those who are rich, and help them to remember that they must hold all their possessions in stewardship for Thee, and bless those who are poor and grant that they may find others kind. Bless those who are strong and fit, and grant that they may never use their good health selfishly, and bless those who are weak and ailing , and keep them from all discouragement and discontent. Bless those who are happy, and help them not to forget Thee in the sunny weather, and bless those who are sad, and ease the pain and comfort the loneliness of their hearts. Bless the animals who are the friends and the servants of men, and grant that none may treat them with cruelty, but that all may be kind to them. Bless each one of us, and grant that we may go out to live as those who have been with Jesus. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN



In the evening


O God, our Father, who art plenteous in mercy, forgive us for all the wrong things which have spoiled today. Forgive us for any moment when the voice of conscience spoke to us, and we heard it, but went our own way. Forgive us for any moment when forgot Thee; when we were so immersed in the affairs and the pleasures of this world that we had no thought to spare for Thee. Forgive us any moment when we grieved Thee; for any word or action or conduct which mad men think less of the name we bear. Forgive us if today we have neglected duty, failed in witness, wavered in faith, fallen away from love. When we think of our own failure we thank Thee most of all for Jesus Christ, who gave His life a ransom for many, and who is the Lamb of God who take away the sin of the world, and our sin. Grant that before we sleep we may find in Him Thy' pardon and Thy peace. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Twenty-Fourth Day

Daily Reading
Psalm 139:7-14



In the morning



O God, our Father, who hast made all things and made them well, we thank Thee for sleep by night and for work by day. We thank Thee for this world which Thou hast made, for night and day, for light and dark for sunset and for dawn. We thank Thee that Thou hast made us as we are. We thank Thee for hands to work and feet to walk, for eyes to see and ears to hear, for minds to think and plan, for memories to remember,and for hearts to love. We thank Thee for those who today will teach us, for those to whom we will go for advice, and for those on whose wisdom and experience we will draw to help us to do our work, and solve our problems. We thank Thee for those whose friendship every day gives strength and whose love gives glory to our lives. Above all else, we thank Thee for Jesus Christ, our blessed Lord. Grant that all through today we may never forget His presence always with us. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN



In the evening


O God, our Father, we remember before Thee those who dread and fear the night. Bless those in pain and in distress of body, those who, although they are tired, cannot sleep, those whom worry has robbed of rest, those for whom the world seems very empty and very lonely at the evening time, little children who are lonely and afraid of the dark. Forgive us this night for all the wrong that we have this day done, even for the things for which we find it hard to forgive ourselves. Grant us this night the mind at rest in the peace that passeth understanding, the heart content in the love from which nothing can separate us, and the life which is hid with Christ in Thee. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Twenty-Third Day

Daily Reading
Matthew 7:7-12



In the morning


O God, our Father, help us this day to work faithfully and to work well. Grant that we may put off until tomorrow no task which should be done today. Grant that we may not do with a grudge that which should be done with a smile. Grant that we may never be content to render to anyone else that which is less than our best. Help us all through this day to be as kind to others as we would wish them to be with us. Help us always to be honest, never to be guilty of nay mean action or any sharp practice, and never to seek an unfair advantage over others. Help us all through this day to work in such a way that when the evening comes we shall hear These say, ''well done''. Hear this our prayer for Thy love's sake. AMEN


In the evening


O God, our Father, be with us as this day ends. If we are feeling depressed, if we have honestly done our best and yet feel that we are a failure help us to know that Thou dost understand. If we are well aware that we have done something wrong today, save us from the foolishness of trying to hide it from Thee, and help us to tell Thee about it, knowing that, if we are truly sorry, Thou wilt forgive. If things have hurt us today, if people have been unkind and friends have been unfaithful, help us to remember that Jesus too knows what it is like, because He went through it. If today has been a happy day, and life has been sweet, help us not to forget now to give Thee thanks. Before we sleep, we give Thee thanks for all Thy goodness, we ask Thy pardon for all our sins and our mistakes, and we ask Thy blessing on ourselves and on those we love, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Twenty-Second Day

Daily Reading
Joshua 3:6-9



In the morning

O God, our Father, help us this day to treat all men aright. Help us to be a good example to those who are younger than we are; to be respectful to those who are older then we are; and to be at all tunes courteous to our equals. Help us to be obedient to those who are set in authority over us; and to be just and fair and kind to any over whom we have control. Help us to be sympathetic to those in distress, to be helpful to those in trouble, and to be kind to those in need. So make us all this day to go about doing good as our Master did. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN


In the evening


O God, our Father, if we have hurt anyone today, give us grace to say that we are sorry. If we have been wrong in anything today, give us grace to admit our error. If we have been resentful today, help us in the time to come to accept rebuke in the spirit of humility, even if we think that we do not deserve it. If we have parted with anyone in anger today, or if there has been a misunderstanding between us and anyone else, give us grace to take the first step to put things right. If we have been unjust or unfair, or, if we have said things in the heat of the moment which we would not have said if we had stopped to think, give us grace to apologize. Help us this night, before we lay ourselves to sleep, to make up our minds that we will leave no breach between us and anyone else unhealed. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Twenty-First Day

Daily Reading
Philippians 4-8


In the morning


O God, our Father grant that whatever happens to us today we may take it to Thee. If we shall have decisions to make, help us to ask Thy guidance, and grant us humility and obedience to take it when Thou dost give it to us. If we shall have problems to solve, help us to ask Thy light upon them, so that we may see a clear way through them. If we shall have hard and difficult things to do, help us to ask for Thy strength, so that we may be enabled to do the things which we could not do ourselves. If we shall have temptations to face, help us to seek Thy grace, remembering that Jesus, because He was tempted, is able to help others who are tempted. Help us all through today to decide everything by Thy will, and to test everything by Thy presence, so that we may come to the day's ending without mistakes and without regrets: through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN



In the evening


O, God, our Father, we give Thee thanks for every part of the day which is coming to an end. We thank Thee for the morning light to call us from our resting beds. We thank Thee for the midday hours filled with work and with many activities in the company of our fellow-men. We thank Thee for the evening time to sit at home amidst our family circle, or to go out upon our pleasures with our friends. And now we thank Thee for the night and for kindly sleep. We thank Thee for every happy thing which has come to us this day, and for all things which bring us joy when we remember them. We ask Thy forgiveness for everything in today which hurts us and shames us when we remember it. Grant unto us now to lay ourselves down, and to sleep in peace, because we are at peace with Thee, and at peace with our fellow-men: through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Twentieth Day

Daily Reading
Psalm 116:1-8


In the morning


O God, our Father, who hast given unto us the rest of the night, and who dost now send us forth to the work of the day, guide us and direct us all through today. Help us to work aright, so that every task may be so well done that we can take it and show it unto Thee. Help us to speak aright, and preserve us alike from too hasty speech and from cowardly silence. Help us think aright, and so guard our minds and hearts that no evil and no bitter though may gain an entry in to them. Help us to live as befits those who have begun this day with Thee, and who go out to live every moment of it in Thy presence. Grant that today our lives may shine like lights of love and goodness in the world, that we may bring credit to the name we bear, and honour to the Master whose we are and whom we seek to serve. This we ask fro Thy love's sake. AMEN



In the evening


O God, our Father, we thank Thee for today. We thank Thee that Thou hast given us strength and health of body and of mind to do our work and to earn a living. We thank Thee for our loved ones, and for all our comrades and our friends, without whom life could never be the same. O God. Our Father, grant us Thy forgiveness for today. Forgive us if today we failed a friend, or hurt and disappointed anyone who loves us. Forgive us if today our work was badly done, no better than our second best. And now, as we go to rest, grant us the peace of those who have cast all their burdens upon Thee, and who know that their times are always in Thy hand. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Nineteenth Day

Daily Reading
Mark 10:13-16


In the morning


O God, our Father, deliver us this day from all that would keep us from serving Thee and from serving our fellowmen as we ought. Deliver us from all coldness of heart, and grant that neither our hand nor our heart may ever remain shut to the appeal of someone's need. Deliver us from all weakness of will, from the indecision which cannot make up its mind, from the irresolution which cannot abide by a decision once it is made, from the inability to say no to the tempting voices which come to us from inside and from outside. Deliver us from all failure in endeavor, from being too easily discouraged, from giving up and giving in too soon, from allowing any task to defeat us, because it is difficult. Grant unto us this day the love which is generous in help, the determination which is steadfast in decision, the perseverance which is enduring unto the end, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN


In the evening


O God, our Father, take from our minds this night the worries and anxieties which would keep us from sleeping. Help us to make up our minds bravely to deal with the things which an be dealt with and not to worry about the things about which we can do nothing. Take from our hearts this nigh the feelings which would keep us from resting, take from us all discontent, all envy and jealousy, all vain and useless longings for the things which are not for us. Take from our bodies the tension which would keep us from relaxing, and help us to lean back in the clasp of the everlasting arms. Into Thy hands we commit our loved ones, knowing that, even if they are absent from us, they are for ever present with Thee. Into Thy hands we commit ourselves that in Thy keeping, in light and in dark, in life and in death, we may safe. Hear these our prayers, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Eighteenth Day

Daily Reading
Psalm 19:7-11


In the morning


O God, our Father, we know that every day comes to us from Thee filled with new opportunities and we know that today will be like that. We know that today will bring us the opportunity to do some useful work, and to justify our existence in the world, help us to do that work with all our might. We know that today will bring us the opportunity to learn something new, and to add something to the store of our knowledge; help us to seize that opportunity. We know that today will bring us the opportunity to witness for Thee, and to show on whose side we are; help us fearlessly to beat that witness. We know that today will bring us an opportunity to lend a helping hand to those whose need is greater than our own; help us to be among our fellowmen as they who serve. We know that today will bring us the opportunity to come closer to each other and nearer to Thee grant that we may so take that opportunity that, when the evening come closes, we may be bound more firmly in comradeship to one another, and in love to Thee: through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN


In the evening


O God, our Father, forgive us if we have been too lazy today. Forgive us if we have left undone tasks which should have been done; if we have left untaken decisions which should have been taken; if we gave not kept the promises we should have kept. O God, our Father, forgive us if we have allowed our selves to be too busy today. Forgive us if we have been too busy to help a friend, even if it was only by patiently listening to his troubles; if we have been too busy to fulfill our duties to our family and to our home. Forgive us if moment has added itself to moment, and hour to hour, and we were too busy to think of Thee. Grant unto us this night to sleep well, and , on the morrow, grant unto us to wake and to work without haste and without rest, so that, like our Master, we may finish the work which Thou hast given us to do. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Seventeenth Day

Daily Reading
Luke 15:3-10



In the morning

O God, our Father, help us to walk with wisdom all this day. Help us never to flirt with temptation, and never to play with fire. Help us never needlessly or thoughtlessly to put ourselves into a poison in which temptation has the opportunity to exert its power over us. Help us never to allow our eyes to linger, or our thoughts to dwell, on the forbidden things, lest their fascination be too strong for our resistance. Help us to walk every step of today looking ever unto Jesus, that His light may be our guide that His presence may be our defence, and that His love may be our strenght and inspiration. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

In the evening

O God, our Father, giver of every good and perfect gift, put into our hearts gratitude for all that Thou hast done for us today. Help us not to forget that today Thou hast kept us in our going out and our coming in, and hast brought us to this evening hour, that today Thou hast fed us and clothed us and given us life and kept us alive, that today Thou hast preserved us in body, mind and spirit, and hast surrounded us with love both human and divine. O God, our Father, who dost ever accept the offering of the humble and the contrite heart, put into our hearts penitence for all the failures, the faults, the mistakes, the sins of this day. Make us to see ourselves and our sins in the light of Thy pure countenance. So make us truly sorry for every wrong thing which has shamed ourselves and grieved Thee, and then grant us, before we sleep, Thy kiss of pardon and the peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Sixteenth Day

Daily Reading
Psalm 103:8-13



In the morning

O God, our Father, we are ashamed when we remember how so often we hurt most of all those whom we ought to cherish most of all, and how we treat our nearest and dearest in a way in which we would never dare to behave towards strangers. Grant that it may not be so today. Take from us the carelessness, the selfishness, the inconsiderateness, the untidiness, which make the work of others harder than it ought to be. Take from us the lack of sensitiveness,which makes us hurt the feelings of others, and never even realize that we are doing so. Take from us the habit of unkind criticism and of nagging fault-finding, the temper of crossness and irritability, which wreck the peace of any home. Take from us the disobedience which brings anxiety, and the disloyalty which brings sorrow to those who love us. Grant that all through today we may so speak and so act that we will bring nothing but happiness to those whose love is our privilege, and those friendship is our joy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

In the evening

O God, our Father, we thank Thee for everything which has happened to us today, because we know that in it and through it all Thou hast been loving us with an everlasting love. We thank Thee alike for sorrow and for joy, for laughter and for tears, for silence and for song. We thank Thee for any success to lift life up, and for any failure to keep us humble and to help us not to forget our need of Thee. We thank Thee for joys which will be to us for ever and for ever happy momories, and we thank Thee for sorrows which made us go to Thee because we had nowhere else to go. Grant unto us at all times, no matte for good and so grant that this night our pillow may be peace, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Fifteenth Day

Daily Reading
Matthew 20:25-28


In the morning

Eternal God, grant that we may count it a day wasted when we do not learn something new, and when we are not a little further on the way to goodness and to Thee. Help us to try to do our work better every day. Help us to try to add something to our store of knowledge every day. Help us to try to know some one better every day. Grant unto us each day to learn more of self-mastery and self control. Grant unto us each day better to rule our temper and our tongue. Grant unto us each day to leave our faults farther behind and to grow more neary into the likeness of our Lord. So grant that at the end of this day, and at the end of every day, and at the end of every day, we may be nearer to Thee than when the day began, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

In the evening

O God, our Father, forgive us for the failures of today. Forgive us for any failure in self-control, through which we said or did things for which we are sorry now. Forgive s for any failure in self-discipline, through which we were slack, when we should have been doing with our might that which our hand found to do. Forgive us for any failure in obedience, through which we listened to our desires rather than to Thy will. We give Thee thanks for anything of good that has been in this day. We thank Thee for any temptation which Thou didst enable us to overcome. We thank Thee for any help Thou didst enable us to give, and for any service Thou didst enable us to render. We thank Thee for any good word which Thou didst enable us to speak, and any good deed which THou didst enable us to do. So now we render this day back to Thee, with all its dark times and all its shining moments, that Thou mayest accept its goodness and forgive its sin, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Fourteenth Day

Daily Reading
Psalm 119:97-104


In the morning

O God, our Father, save us from these thoughts and feelings which only succeed in making life wretched and unhappy for ourselves and for others. Save us from foolish discontent, and help us at all times to do the best we can with the resources we have. Save us from the envy which forget to count its own blessings, because it thinks so from the jealousy which grudges others every gift and every success. Save us from vain regrets about things which cannot be altered, and give us grace to accept the situation in which we are, and there to serve Thee with our whole heart. Save us from the bitterness which poisons life for ourselves and for others. So grant that, cleansed from self and cleansed from sin, our lives may bring joy to others and contentment to ourselves, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

In the evening

O God, our Father, bless those who at the day's ending specially need Thy blessing. Bless those who are far from home and far form friends, and who are lonely as the shadows fall. Bless those who have made mistakes and who are sorry now. Bless those who are sad, and for whom loneliness is most lonely at evening time. Bless those who are in illness and in pain, and for whom the night is slow and long. Bless the people with whom we work every day. Bless all our friends, and keep them true to us, and us true to them. Bless our loved ones, and let nothing ever come between us and them. Bless this family, and grant that it may be true of this home that, where two or three are gathers together Thou art there in the midst of them. Bless each one of us. Thou knowest our needs better than we know them our selves. Open Thou Thine hand and satisfy them all, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Thriteenth Day

Daily Reading
Ephesians 6:11-18



In the morning

O God, who hast given unto us the gift of this another day, help us to use wisely and to use well the time which Thou hast given unto us. Help us not to spend time in idleness, so that the hours go back to Thee unused and unless. Help us not to put off until tomorrow that which should be done today, and ever to remember that we cannnot tell if for us tomorrow will never come. Help us to do with our might each thing which our hand finds to do, and to do it as unto Thee, that we may come to the evening time with nothing left do it as unto Thee, that we may come to the evening time with nothing left undone, and nothing badly done, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

In the evening

Eternal God, our Father, we thank Thee for all happy thingswhich came to us this day. We thank Thee for any kindness which we have received. We thank Thee for any word of thanks or praise or encouragement which has come to us. We thank Thee for anything which made us feel that we were needed and valued and appreciated. We thank Thee for any new friendship that we have made, and for any old friendship which has become still more strong and precious. We thank Thee for any temptation which we have been enabled to resist, and for any service that we have been enable to render. Accept, O God, all in this day which has been in accordance with Thy will, and forgive that which has not been so, and help us to lay ourselves to sleep in perfect fellowship with Thee so, and help us to lay ourselves to sleep in perfect fellowship with Thee and with our fellow-men, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN

Twelfth Day

Daily Reading
Psalm 95:1-7


In the morning

O Lord our God, in whom we live and move and have our being, help us never to forget that Thou art beside us all through this day. O Lord Jesus, who hast promise that Thou art with us always, help us never to forget Thy presence all this day. So grant that all this day ever word we speak may be fit for Thee to hear, that every deed we do may be fit for Thee to see, that even every though of our mind and every emotion of our heart may be fit to bear Thy scrutiny. Grant that every task we do may be so well done that we can take it and show it to Thee. Grant that every pleasure in which we share may be honorable and so clean that we can ask Thee to share it with us. So bring us to the evening time with nothing left undone, and nothing badly done, with nothing to regret and nothing to make us ashamed, through Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN


In the evening


O God, our Father, Master of all good workmen, always at evening time we remember the things which we have left undone. Forgive us for the plans we made and did not carry out. Forgive us for the resolutions we took and did not keep. Forgive us for the resolutions we took and did not keep. Forgive us for the tasks we began and never finished. Grant that we may never put off a task or delay a decision until tomorrow, when it should be done and taken today. So help us to live that, whenever Thy call comes for us, at morning, at midday, or at evening, it may find us ready. Now grant unto us this night the sleep which will bring rest to our bodies and peace of our minds and grant that we may rise tomorrow to be better workmen and better servants of our Lord. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

Eleventh Day

Daily Reading
Romans 8:35:39


In the morning

O God, our Father, grant unto us all through this day patience with things and patience with people. If any task will be difficult, grant us the perseverance which will not admit defeat. If any problem will be hard to solve. help us not to abandon it, until we have found the solution. If things will not come right the first time, help us to try and try again, until failure becomes success. Help us all through today, never to lose our temper with people, however unfair, unjust, annoying and unpleasant they may be. Help us to have time to listen to anyone, who wants to talk to us about a worry, a problem, or a need. Help us to be patient with those who are slow to learn and slow to understand. Help us all through this day to work as Jesus worked, and to love as Jesus loved. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN


In the evening


O God, our Father, as we look back across this day, we ask Thee to forgive us if today we have made work harder for others. Forgive us if we have made work harder for others, by being careless, thoughtless, selfish and inconsiderate. Forgive us if we have made faith harder for others, by setting them an example which would make easier for them to go wrong. Forgive us if we have made joy harder for others, by bringing gloom and depression through our grumbling discontent. Forgive us, O God, for all the ugliness of our lives, and tomorrow help us to work more nearly as our Master walked, that something of His Grace and beauty may be on us. That we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

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History of Mother's Day

Mother's Day History




The history of Mother's Day is centuries old and goes back to the times of ancient Greeks, who held festivities to honor Rhea, the mother of the gods. The early Christians celebrated the Mother's festival on the fourth Sunday of Lent to honor Mary, the mother of Christ. Interestingly, later on a religious order stretched the holiday to include all mothers, and named it as the Mothering Sunday. The English colonists settled in America discontinued the tradition of Mothering Sunday because of lack of time. In 1872 Julia Ward Howe organized a day for mothers dedicated to peace. It is a landmark in the history of Mother's Day.

In 1907, Anna M. Jarvis (1864-1948), a Philadelphia schoolteacher, began a movement to set up a national Mother's Day in honor of her mother, Ann Maria Reeves Jarvis. She solicited the help of hundreds of legislators and prominent businessmen to create a special day to honor mothers. The first Mother's Day observance was a church service honoring Anna's mother. Anna handed out her mother's favorite flowers, the white incarnations, on the occasion as they represent sweetness, purity, and patience. Anna's hard work finally paid off in the year 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as a national holiday in honor of mothers.

Slowly and gradually the Mother's day became very popular and gift giving activity increased. All this commercialization of the Mother's day infuriated Anna as she believed that the day's sentiment was being sacrificed at the expense of greed and profit.

Regardless of Jarvis's worries, Mother's Day has flourished in the United States. Actually, the second Sunday of May has become the most popular day of the year. Although Anna may not be with us but the Mother's day lives on and has spread to various countries of the world. Many countries throughout the world celebrate Mother's Day at various times during the year, but some such as Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, and Belgium also celebrate Mother's Day on the second Sunday of May.

Tenth Day

Daily Reading
Isaiah 53:3-6


In the morning

O God, our Father, save us this day from all the sins into which we so easily and so continually fall. Save us from demanding standards from others which we never ever try to satisfy ourselves. Save us from being very easy on ourselves and very hard on others. Save us from making excuses for things in ourselves which in others we would condemn. Save us from being wide-open-eyed to the faults of others, and blind to our own. Save us from taking for granted all that our loved ones do for us, and from never realizing how much they do and how much we demand. Help us all through this day to try to do to others what we would wish them to do to us, and so help us to fulfill the law of Jesus Christ. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

In the evening

O God, our Father, this night we thank Thee for the comfort and the companionship and the love of this our home. We thank Thee for the joy of being together in a family. We thank Thee for this day's work, and for this night's rest. We ask Thee to bless those for whom there will be no rest tonight, those who must work throughout the night, those who journey through the night by sea or land or air, to bring us our food, our letters, and our newspapers for the morning, those who must be on duty all night to maintain the public services, and to ensure the safety and the security of others, doctors who must wake to usher new life into the world, to close the eyes of those for whom this life is passing away, to ease the suffer's pain, nurses and all who watch by the beside of those who are ill, those who this night wil not sleep because of the pain of their body or the distress of their mind, those in misfortune, who will lie down in hunger and in cold. Grant that in our own happiness and our own comfort, we may never forget the sorrow and the pain, the loneliness, and the need of others in the slow, dark hours. This we ask for Thy love's sake. AMEN

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