Daylight Scripture – Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like a treasure that somebody hid in a field, which someone else found and covered up. Full of joy, the finder sold everything and bought that field.

Matthew 13:44

DayLight Prayer – Lord, I pray for all of us who overlook the treasures around us; those of us who won’t even go into the field to look for a treasure, and who never find what you have placed there for us. Forgive us Lord for not trusting you to fill our lives with the abundance of everything we need and more…joy, love, hope, grace, and blessings! Treasures galore! Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Jesus said, “I must proclaim the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns also, because that is why I was sent.”

Luke 4:43

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Today I pray for those called to proclaim the good news in places where they are not accepted, where their words are rejected and their lives made difficult because of their calling. God enter into the situations of proclamation, bring the Holy Spirit to bear upon hearts and minds. Place within every preacher the love of Christ and the passion of ministry, so that all may hear the good news. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – You are saved by God’s grace because of your faith. This salvation is God’s gift. It’s not something you possessed.

Ephesians 2: 8

DayLight Prayer – Lord, What wonderful good news it is to know that we can be saved…from this life which is so full of suffering, trouble and death. You have given us a great gift, more than we can even imagine. Foolishly we consider that we can make ourselves alive through our own will…or our own possessions, or our own early bound being. Let us all rejoice that salvation is possible through faith in you.  Let us not be fools.  Amen.

Daylight Scripture – Because the Lord is good, his loyal love lasts forever; his faithfulness from generation to generation.

Psalm 100: 5

Daylight Prayer – Faithful Lord and God, Only you know the depths of evil that reside in the hearts of people. I pray today for those in our world who have been injured and are suffering from evil acts. Lord, we pray for mercy and strength to persevere and seek justice. Lead us in the right paths. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Jesus told them this parable: “Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?

Luke 15: 3-4

DayLight Prayer – Lord, How many times a day do we consider the lost sheep? Do we see them when we move from one place of focus to another? Do we think about them when we are eating our lunch, or getting our nails done, or walking across the putting green? Do we hope for them? look for them? find them and bring them home? Lord have mercy on us, and give us your heart…the heart of a shepherd. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – The one who gets wisdom loves life; the one who cherishes understanding will soon prosper.

Proverbs 19:8

Daylight Prayer – Lord, Today I pray for persons who need wisdom and understanding. I am certainly among them. Help us to think about the decisions of our lives with great care. Get us off the phone, tablets, tv, and computer and encourage us to use our own minds and hearts and hands. Give us your tenderness, love and mercy to share. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – Blessed are those  whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.

Romans 4:7

Daylight Prayer – Gracious Lord, Sometimes we don’t want to ask for your forgiveness because we don’t believe we deserve forgiveness. It is true, we don’t. But, thanks be to God, your love is greater than what we deserve. Help us to let our faith take us to a place of forgiveness and restoration…today…right now! Amen.

Daylight Scripture – The legal experts continued to question Jesus. He said to the, “the one who is without sin can cast the first stone.”

John 8:7

Daylight Prayer – Lord help us to remember that we all are sinners, and none of us can cast stones at another. Lord, forgive us for our arrogance, and save us from our judgments and hurtful words…which feel like rocks hitting. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – But “when God our savior’s kindness and love appeared, he saved us because of his mercy, not because of righteous things we had done.”

Titus 3:4-5

Daylight Prayer – Lord, this season is so beautiful, the colors of harvest, the crispness of morning, the clear starry sky. Thank you for the glory of your creation, which demonstrates your power year after year. Like these great miracles, such is your love for us unto salvation. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – On that day: The deaf will hear the words of a scroll and, freed from dimness and darkness, the eyes of the blind will see. The poor will again find joy in the Lord, and the neediest of people will rejoice in the holy one of Israel.

Isaiah 29:18-19

Daylight Prayer – Holy God, I know that we still struggle day to day to keep faith in a world that seems to be very out-of-control. I pray for your strength to sustain us, and our loving fellowship to adhere us to one another, so that on that day, which Isaiah says will come, we will be found faithful. Amen.