Daylight Scripture – And the Holy Spirit came down in bodily form like a dove, and a voice from heaven proclaimed, you are my beloved son, and I am pleased with you.

Luke 3:22

Daylight Prayer – Lord, today I pray for people who need to know that you love them. Help them experience your gentle loving touch and to hear your word of blessing. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – “The crowds asked John, “What then should we do?” He answered, “Whoever has two shirts must share with the one who has none, and whoever has food must do the same.”

Luke 3:10-11

Daylight Prayer – Lord, Today I pray for all those who struggle to make ends meet. Single moms, elderly persons on fixed incomes, families who live in poverty, and persons who do not make a living wage, Lord have mercy. Help me this day to remember to do as John said, share what I have with those who have a need. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – Jesus said…this is my commandment that you love one another just as I have loved you.

John 15: 12

Daylight Prayer – Lord, thank you for the great love you show me. Even when I do not deserve your love, it is always there. Help me today to love other people with compassion and grace. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – You are my shelter and my shield—I wait for your promise.

Psalm 119:114

Daylight Prayer – Lord, I pray today for people who are waiting for your promises, those whose lives are in your might hand. May they sense your presence and know that you are with them.

Daylight Scripture – You set a table before me as my enemies watch. My head you anoint with fragrant oil. My cup overflows.

Psalm 23: 5

Daylight Prayer – Lord, the abundance of your care overwhelms me. I thank you for the blessings that you so lavishly pour out on me. Fill me completely with your great love and kindness. Guide me into the places where I can share it with others. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – God keeps me alive. God guides me in proper paths for the sake of his good name.

Psalm 23:3

Daylight Prayer – Wonderful Father, your love is all that keeps the world from disintegrating into chaos. Thank you for your long suffering and for your gracious goodness and mercy to us. Help me today to extend that love to the world around me. Amen

Daylight Scripture – God lets me rest in grassy meadows; God leads me to restful waters;

Psalm 23:2

Daylight Prayer – Lord, the rest you give to me is a blessing in my life. Today I pray for all those who are grieving and who are hurting. May your sweet comfort rest upon them. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Yes, goodness and faithful love pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live^[b] in the Lord’s house as long as I live.

Psalm 23:6

DayLight Prayer – Great and Almighty God, Thank you for your goodness and faithfulness every day. You fill my life with good things, and keep the evil things far from me. Your love supports my heart, and your grace saves me.  Let your life flow in me. Amen. 

DayLight Scripture –  You are the light of the world. A city on top of a hill can’t be hidden.

Matthew 5:14

DayLight Prayer – Lord, I pray today for those who are living in dark places. They may be hidden away by some evil. They may be taken in grief. They may be living through great hardship. They may be lost in depression. Where ever they may be, I pray for the light of your love…through the mercy of someone you send…to be lavished upon them. Draw them away and out of their dark place. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Lord, you have done so many things! You made them all so wisely! The earth is full of your creations!

Psalm 104:24

DayLight Prayer – Lord, I am continually in awe of your creation. Every time I think that I have seen everything, I always see more. I see more beauty, more uniqueness, more splendor, everyday freshness. Your grace is exactly like that, creating me anew every morning through the power of Jesus who came to rescue all of creation…including me. Amen.