Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God rule in your

hearts, to the which also ye are called

in one body; and be ye thankful.

Meditation:

How are peace and community integrated in my life?

Affirmation:

I find my peace through membership in the body of Christ.

Prayer:

Thank-you God for creating the possibility for all of us

to experience peace in unity.

Colossians 2:18

Let no man beguile you of your reward in

a voluntary humility and worshipping of angels,

intruding into those things which he hath not seen,

vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.

Meditation:

Am I easily diverted from the Gospel by all kinds of popular

spiritual claims?

Affirmation:

My mind is rewarded by focusing on Christ Jesus.

Prayer:

I confess, God, that I have at times wandered with my mind into spiritual teachings

which are less than the Gospel. Help me, Lord, to come back to the Truth every day,

as revealed in your Word.

Colossians 2:1,2

For I would that ye knew what great conflict

I have for you, and for them at Laodicea... that their

hearts might be comforted being knit together

in love...

Meditation:

Is my heart knit together with the hearts of other believers?

Affirmation:

My heart is part of a great weaving of love.

Prayer:

Lord, I praise you for being the Creator of caring relationships.

Philippians 4:6,7

Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer

and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests

be made known unto God, And the peace of God, which

passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds

through Christ Jesus.

Meditation:

Is my prayer life bringing peace to my mind today?

Affirmation:

The peace of God is mine through Christ Jesus.

Prayer:

With awe and thanksgiving, Lord God, I bring to you

the concerns of my heart and mind, hoping for the peace

that passes understanding.

Ephesians 6:5

Servants, be obedient to them that are your

masters according to the flesh, with fear and

trembling, in singleness of heart, as unto Christ...

Meditation:

What feelings do I have about being a servant?

Affirmation:

In all circumstances my service is to the Lord.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, please grace me with a right attitude towards the

service you have given me to perform.

Ephesians 5:18,19

And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess:

but be filled with the Spirit; speaking to yourselves

in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing

and making melody in your heart to the Lord...

Meditation:

What spiritual songs do I know by heart?

Affirmation:

There is music in my heart for God today.

Prayer:

I adore you, Creator God, for the beauty of spiritual music.

II Corinthians 4:4,5

But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that

are lost: In whom the god of this world hath

blinded the minds of them which believe not,

lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ,

who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

Meditation:

Am I trusting the God of this world today, or the truth of the Gospel?

Affirmation:

The Gospel is full of light for my mind.

Prayer:

Lord God, please inspire me often to seek you in your word,

for the enlightening of my mind, and have mercy on my mind

when it is full of the god of this world.