Wednesday, April 7, 2010

HEART



Nevertheless he (God) left not himself without
witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain
from heaven, and fruitful seasons filling our
hearts with food and gladness.
Acts 14:17


Meditation:
Do I witness for the Good?

Affirmation:
Today I am God's witness.

Prayer:
Thank you, Father, that you let me see you in the rain, and in the seasons,
in food, and in gladness.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

HEART



Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears,
ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers did,
so do ye.
Acts 7:51


Meditation:
What action will I take today in order to hear and cooperate with the Holy Spirit?

Affirmation:
I am preparing to listen and respond to the Holy Spirit.

Prayer:
Lord, make me willing to have all resistance removed so that your Spirit will
have its way with me.

Monday, April 5, 2010

HEART



Then Peter and the other apostles answered and
said, we ought to obey God rather then men. The God of our
fathers raised up Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree...
when they heart that, they were cut to the heart and took
counsel to slay them.
Acts 5:29,30,33


Meditation:
Am I willing to tell the truth as I understand it, and take the consequences?


Affirmation:
I have courage enough to speak the Good News.


Prayer:
May I be forgiven, Lord, for the fear which sometimes prevents me from
sharing you from my heart.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

HEART



And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill
of divorcement, to put her away. And Jesus
answered and said unto them, For the hardness
of your heart he wrote you this precept.
Mark 10:4,5


Meditation:
Am I feeling hardhearted towards my partner today?

Affirmation:
God is with me in my heart.

Prayer:
God, for your glory's sake, may my heart remain soft and accessible to my loved ones.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

HEART



And his lord was wroth and delivered him to the
tormenters, till he should pay all that was due him.
So likewise shall my heavenly Father do also unto you,
if ye from your hearts forgive not every one his brother
their trespasses.
Matthew 18: 34-35


Meditation:
What unforgiveness is tormenting me today?

Affirmation:
With God's help I can forgive all those who have harmed me.

Prayer:
Thank you, God for working forgiveness into my heart.

Monday, March 15, 2010

HEART



For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts,
murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts,
false witness, blasphemies: These are the things
which defile a man...
Matthew 15:19


Meditation:
Let me question the common admonition to follow my heart: can my heart always be
trusted?

Affirmation:
The heart of Jesus is my hope for purity.

Prayer:
Today I confess any evil thoughts that occur. I confess them immediately to you,
God, my help, my salvation, and my hope.

Monday, March 1, 2010

MIND



For, behold, I create new heavens and a new
earth: and the former shall not be
remembered, nor come into mind.
Isaiah 65:17


Meditation:
Do I look forward to the transformation of my current reality?


Affirmation:
I am an open witness to God's recreation of all that is.


Prayer:
Lord God, Creator of my mind, may I have the courage to open daily to the
beauty of your Creation.