DayLight Scripture – Joseph took the body, wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had carved out of the rock. After he rolled a large stone at the door of the tomb, he went away.
Matthew 27:59
DayLight Prayer – Lord, On this the Holy Saturday of your passion, help us to feel the depth of your sacrifice. Give us strength, power and willingness to walk the way of Jesus, to love and to serve others. Lord have mercy. Amen.
DayLight Scripture – Carrying his cross by himself, he went out to a place called Skull Place (in Aramaic, Golgotha). That’s where they crucified him—and two others with him, one on each side and Jesus in the middle.
John 19:17-18
DayLight Prayer – Lord, Help me to think on your great love. A love that died for me. Amen.
DayLight Scripture – “I’m not praying only for them but also for those who believe in me because of their word. I pray they will be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. I pray that they also will be in us, so that the world will believe that you sent me.
John 17: 20-21
DayLight Prayer – Lord, I am always awed by your priestly prayer that you prayed the night before your passion. I ask you to strengthen us for being who you pray us to be. Show us how to be one, and how to tell the world of your great love. Lord have mercy. Amen.
Susan Clark, Artist
DayLight Scripture – Fools say in their hearts, There is no God. They are corrupt and do evil things; not one of them does anything good.
Psalm 14:1
DayLight Prayer – Lord, Forgive the silly games we play, and how they take our minds and our attention away from you and your mission in the earth. You have given us each a mission and a purpose, but instead of seeking it and living into it, we play. And people are lost, hurting, and left out. Lord, have mercy. Amen.
Shevon Johnson
DayLight Scripture – I’ve taken refuge in you, Lord. Don’t let me ever be put to shame! Deliver me and rescue me by your righteousness! Bend your ear toward me and save me! Be my rock of refuge where I can always escape. You commanded that my life be saved because you are my rock and fortress.
Psalm 71: 1-4
DayLight Prayer – Lord, Today I pray for people who have been abused by strangers, friends or family. I mean, the children who are struck, shamed, and ridiculed; I mean the men who are belittled, shunned and used; I mean the women who are gagged, violated, and slapped. I know you know their pain.I pray for their strength and for your rescue to save them and refuge to restore them. Lord have mercy. Amen.
DayLight Scripture – He was despised and avoided by others; a man who suffered, who knew sickness well. Like someone from whom people hid their faces, he was despised, and we didn’t think about him. It was certainly our sickness that he carried, and our sufferings that he bore, but we thought him afflicted, struck down by God and tormented.
Isaiah 53: 3-4
DayLight Prayer – Lord, As we begin this journey to the cross, help us to contemplate our relationship to Jesus and what happened in Jerusalem. Are there any who do not believe? Are there any who doubt? May your Holy Spirit minister to us as we look upon the suffering of your son. May we see the depth of his sacrifice. Amen.
DayLight Scripture – Those in front of him and those following were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessings on the one who comes in the name of the Lord!
Mark 11: 9
DayLight Prayer – Lord, All of us who experience life have been created by you. My prayer is that this day we remember you with voices that say “Hosanna!” Let your spirit within us give us joy in knowing you and your grace. Amen.
DayLight Scripture – He won’t break a bent stalk, and he won’t snuff out a smoldering wick, until he makes justice win.
Matthew 12: 20
DayLight Prayer – Lord, I know that as long as any person is oppressed by another, and power is used to hurt, and innocents are imprisoned, then none of us is really free. Give me courage to speak out for the weak, the powerless and the vulnerable. Amen.
DayLight Scripture – If I speak in tongues of human beings and of angels but I don’t have love, I’m a clanging gong or a clashing cymbal.
1 Corinthians 13:1
DayLight Prayer – Lord, In the midst of our days, help us to be more than noise. Give us the ability to rise above the frustrations and love one another. Amen.
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– The Lord is my light and my salvation. Should I fear anyone? The Lord is a fortress protecting my life. Should I be frightened of anything?
Psalm 27:1
DayLight Prayer – Lord, If I walk in your light today, then I will be saved from all things that may harm me. I know that your protection follows me and I won’t be afraid. My prayer today is for anyone who cannot feel the light of your love though they may desperately desire it. Help them, Lord. Come to their rescue. Raise the curtain of darkness that overshadows their heart and fill them with light, love, and grace. Amen.
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