Daylight Scripture –  If I speak human or angelic languages but do not have love, I am a sounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

1 Corinthians 13:1

Daylight Prayer – Lord, oh how my heart hurts when I see and hear the words that we say to one another. They impale my spirit, hurt my feelings and leave me feeling like we humans have forgotten how to be kind. Today I ask you to help us be kind. Even in our disagreements, which I admit are many and harsh, help us to remember that when we speak (or write) we are speaking to people, not the air. We speak to people you love. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – The light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the Lord bandages the people’s brokenness and heals the wounds inflicted by the blows of his judgment on sin.

Isaiah 30:26

Daylight Prayer – Lord, since the beginning you have tried to save us from the judgments that are upon us because of our sin. You have reached out to enlighten us, enfold us in love, and entreaty us to do good. But we are so stubborn. We seem to be unable to wake up to the fact that we are the root of our own problems! Lord have mercy on us…and especially on me. Continue to try to reach us. Your loving kindness (hesed) lasts forever…I am so thankful for that! Amen.

Daylight Scripture –  Even today, whenever scripture is read, a veil lies over the heart. But whenever someone turns back to the Lord, the veil is removed.

2 Corinthians 3:15

Daylight Prayer – Holy Lord. Thank you for the word of God, the Bible. Even though I stumble across much that is there, I am grateful that we have something that tells and shows us about our life with you from the beginning to the end: the whole story. Drench me in your Holy Spirit when I am reading your scripture so that I don’t stumble quite so much. That is my prayer. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – People may fear human eyes, but they are unaware that the eyes of the Lord are ten thousand times brighter than the sun; they observe all the ways of human beings and look into hidden places.

Sirach 23:19

Daylight Prayer – Lord, what am I hiding from you? Is it my tendency to ignore the plight of the poor? Is it my willingness to look around the sins I see? Is it my over-filled and messed up agenda? Is it the time I waste? The money I flit away? The lack of faith I have? Help me Lord. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – The way of the righteous is like morning light that gets brighter and brighter till it is full day.

Proverbs 4:18

Daylight Prayer – Lord I thank you for this bright day, where the sun has drenched me with warm winter light. It is on days like this that I remember the great light you also bring to my soul. The proverb writer gives me hope that as my life continues in your righteousness (which is all I have) that the way will get brighter and brighter. Lord, thank you for light in my life. Shine in the dark places of the world, and illuminate the heavy-hearted with your bright and warm Spirit. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – The people  who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.

Isaiah 9: 2

Daylight Prayer – Lord, some days can be so dim. It feels like the life has been drained out of them, and we must simply endure the minutes of them like one endures heartache. When those days come to pass, let us see the light of your presence in some little way, so that we can keep moving, keep living, keep learning. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – Make yourselves beautiful on the inside, in your hearts, with the enduring quality of a gentle, peaceful spirit. This type of beauty is very precious in God’s eyes.

1 Peter 3:4

Daylight Prayer – Lord, I am thankful you made each of us unique, with different physical characteristics, temperaments, personalities, and experiences. Instead of letting those differences separate us, help us to embrace each other in love and show the world how to live in peace. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – Make yourselves beautiful on the inside, in your hearts, with the enduring quality of a gentle, peaceful spirit. This type of beauty is very precious in God’s eyes.

1 Peter 3:4

Daylight Prayer – I am thankful that you have created us with differences, different physical attributes, temperaments, ideas, talents, and experiences. Help us to see beyond our differences. Help us to see your image created in every person, so that we may be better able to live in peace together. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – Make a mercy seat of pure gold, 45 inches long and 27 inches wide.

Exodus 25:17

Daylight Prayer – Lord, I am so grateful for the mercy that you show me everyday. I know I can take up every single space on your seat of mercy, plus much more. Help me today to show that same loving kindness to people I encounter who may be in need of it. Amen.