DayLight Scripture – Salt is good; but if salt loses its saltiness, how will it become salty again? Maintain salt among yourselves and keep peace with each other.

Mark 9:50

DayLight Prayer – Lord, My heart is heavy with grief today. Your heart is broken I know. Help us to gain understanding, wisdom and accuracy when the world deals us a blow so horrific. Help us to give in to just holding one another through tears of lament. Have mercy. Amen. 

DayLight Scripture –  Doom to those who drag guilt along with cords of fraud, and haul sin as if with cart ropes, who say, “God should hurry and work faster so we can see;  let the plan of Israel’s holy one come quickly, so we can understand it.”

Isaiah 5: 18-19

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Forgive me when I am impatient. Forgive me when I whine for understanding because of my need to know and control. Lord forgive me for not waiting patiently for you to reveal your plans. Lord, have mercy on me…your restless, breathless, in-a-hurry child.  Amen. 

DayLight Scripture –  When people draw favor from the Lord, even their enemies are at peace with them.

Proverbs 16:7

DayLight Prayer – Lord, In the midst of conversations, help me to remember that my strength and well-bening comes because of your favor. Help me to be a peacemaker in this day. Amen. 

DayLight Scripture –All the ways of people are pure in their eyes, but the Lord tests the motives.

Proverbs 16:2

DayLight Prayer – Lord, I know that even the motives I perceive to be pure are rusty and moth-eaten compared to your plans. Help me today to see how you see things, so that when I am tested, I will bring you glory.   Amen. 

DayLight Scripture –  The apostles performed many signs and wonders among the people. They would come together regularly at Solomon’s Porch. No one from outside the church dared to join them, even though the people spoke highly of them.

Acts 5:12-13

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Today I pray for all Christian disciples who are diligently ministering in your kingdom. Help them to continue even when they can’t see the fruit of their labors; when people talk good about them and when they talk bad. We all need your encouragement, so let us seek you for it and not look to the world around us for affirmation. Help us follow you and not the world.  Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Jesus replied, “My Father is still working, and I am working too.” 

John 5:17

DayLight Prayer – Lord, I am so grateful that you are still working on me. I am also grateful that you are still working on all your creation, for we are decidedly foul! Help us in your mercy and grace to live in such a way that you are able to work through us. Amen. 

DayLight Scripture –  Simon replied, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and caught nothing. But because you say so, I’ll drop the nets.” So they dropped the nets and their catch was so huge that their nets were splitting.

Luke 5: 5-6

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Sometimes following your commands make little sense to us. Help us to see that when we are working on our own, the results are not always fruitful, but when you guide us…things will turn out differently. Renew our strength to continue on working, even when we are tired and really don’t make sense of your words. Help us to let down the nets for a catch.  Amen. 

DayLight Scripture – Happy are people who show mercy, because they will receive mercy. 

Matthew 5:7

DayLight Prayer – Lord, I know that I am often guilty of judgments. I do not always show mercy to those who are not acting Godly or the way I think they should. Forgive me, and help me to be merciful. Help me to understand everyday that we all are works-in-progress.  Amen. 

DayLight Scripture –  Jairus, one of the synagogue leaders, came forward. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet and pleaded with him, “My daughter is about to die. Please, come and place your hands on her so that she can be healed and live.” So Jesus went with him.

Mark 5: 22-24

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Help us to be unafraid to approach you with our needs  for healing. Fill us with courage and faith so that we let nothing, our status, our wealth, our poverty, our sadness, our fear…let nothing prevent us from seeking you in our times of need. Amen. 

DayLight Scripture –  Jesus said to them, “Why do you fill your minds with these questions?

Mark 2:8

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Today I pray for all of us who have so many questions…which often begin with Why? I know that you are so holy that even if you gave the answers to each one of my questions, in my feeble state, I would still harbor my questions. Lord help me to trust you, and believe that in some space and in some time, you will show me all of the answers. Help me be content with your grace, mercy and unbelievable ability to make all things work together for good. Amen.