Friday, August 27, 2010

Psalms 77:6



I call to remembrance my song in the night:
I commune with my own heart;
and my spirit made diligent search.


Meditation:
What songs of faith light my way in the dark?

Affirmation:
With God I remember; I commune; and I search.

Prayer:
I repent of forgetting the Beauty and the Truth. I repent of isolating my self from Life;
I repent of giving up the search for you, my Lord. Have mercy and bring me close to you.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Psalms 66:16



Come and hear, all ye that fear God,
and I will declare what he hath done
for my soul.


Meditation:
What do I have to share today as evidence of God's having helped my soul?

Affirmation:
Everything that I have to share today was first given to me by God.

Prayer:
Father God, please embolden me to share the good news of your Love.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Psalms 62:10



...if riches increase, set not your heart
upon them.


Meditation:
Is my heart invested in possessions, and if so, which ones?

Affirmation:
I set my heart on the gifts of Love.

Prayer:
Our one provider, God, I pray that you would help me to keep my heart for the
riches of heaven.




Monday, August 23, 2010

Psalms 51:10



Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.


Meditation:
Do I believe that God can act directly on my heart today?

Affirmation:
Right now God is restoring a right spirit within me.

Prayer:
Thank you, dear God, for using your power to cleanse me at
the deepest level.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Psalms 42:1



As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
so panteth my soul after thee, O God.


Meditation:
Will I pay attention to my thirst for God today?

Affirmation:
The right course for me is to seek God.

Prayer:
I adore you, God, in your Creation, in all its perfection, and in the way
you supply for the needs of your creatures.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Psalms 37: 14,15



The wicked have drawn out the sword, and
have bent their bow, to cast down the poor
and needy, and to slay such as be of upright
conversation. Their sword shall enter into their
own heart, and their bows shall be broken.


Meditation:
What responsibility do I take for the condition of my own heart?

Affirmation:
Today I guard my heart by guarding my thoughts.

Prayer:
Thank you God, for your unchangeable laws regarding the behavior of your children.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Psalms 34:18



The Lord is nigh unto them that are
of a broken heart; and saveth such as be
of contrite spirit.


Meditation:
What experience of broken-heartedness in my life has brought
me closer to God?

Affirmation:
The Lord God is near in every situation, in every loss.

Prayer:
God, may I feel your saving presence throughout my heart and spirit today.