DayLight Scripture – Hate stirs up conflict, but love covers all offenses.

Proverbs 10:12

DayLight Prayer – Lord, In a world where too many haters get a hearing, help me to love others in ways that spread a gospel of peace. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – God has generously granted you the privilege, not only of believing in Christ but also of suffering for Christ’s sake.

Philippians 1:29

DayLight Prayer – Lord, How well I know that your saints suffer. I see it on a daily basis. But the thing is, they do it for your sake and with joy, taking on the hardships of others, giving from pockets that are woefully limited, and disrupting the plans of the evil one every chance they get. Your saints are always serving and giving back to the communities which have supported them. I know their reward is awaiting them one day, but I pray for their strong spirit as they struggle today for the sake of the kingdom. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – On that day, I will make a covenant for them with the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the creeping creatures of the fertile ground. I will do away with the bow, the sword, and war from the land; I will make you lie down in safety.

Hosea 2:18

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Hasten the day when there is no more war, no more fighting, and no more fear. You have given us this wonderful world to live in, a place where children can grow up, learn and live. Why do we humans destroy the beautiful, and leave behind what we believe is the “new and improved.” God forgive us when we do not attach ourselves to you and your goodness, when we fight instead of love one another, and when we do listen to you. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – The Lord’s promises are pure, like silver that’s been refined in an oven, purified seven times over!

Psalm 12:6

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Thank you for the perfection of your promises. You promise us life amid any and every destruction. You promise to be there to hold us up, to strengthen us, to assist us in any way that we need, if we just ask you to. Today I ask for myself and for anyone who needs you. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Get along well with God and be at peace; from this something good will come to you.

Job 22:21

DayLight Prayer – God of all Creation, hear my prayer. Let your peace be with those persons whose family members have suffered violence at the hands of governments, terrorists, and mobs. Help them to find forgiveness in their hearts for the ruthlessness that has been visited upon them. Through Jesus who is the author of peace. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – There is no distinction between people, because the same Lord is Lord of all, who gives richly to all who call on him.  All who call on the Lord’s name will be saved.

Romans 10: 12-13

DayLight Prayer – Lord,  Today I pray for people who believe that you only hear the prayers of the good. Help them to know that you hear every prayer that is uttered in the name of the Lord. All they have to do is pray. You hear; you act; you save. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 121: 1-2

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Thank you for the rain, the wind, and the misty mountains. Thank you for the help that you send to me when I am at a loss, or concerned about a loved one, or in a state of grief. Your love comforts. Your love even melts a cold heart. Your love creates a new world within me, so help extend your creation beyond myself to those I encounter.  Amen.

DayLight Scripture – How can young people keep their paths pure? By guarding them according to what you’ve said.

Psalm 119:9

DayLight Prayer – Lord,  My prayer today is for all young people in college. Lord, I know that they are faced with decisions, many of which can change the course of their lives. I pray today that you are with them and help them to think of you before they make any choice. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Christ himself suffered on account of sins, once for all, the righteous one on behalf of the unrighteous. He did this in order to bring you into the presence of God. Christ was put to death as a human, but made alive by the Spirit.

1 Peter 3:18

DayLight Prayer – Lord, Today I offer praise to you for the blessing of your righteous. Lord you have indeed made a way for me to be saved, something I cannot do for myself, no matter how good I try to be. I fail at the righteousness business…big time. Thank you for giving me the gift of grace. Help me to live into that great gift. Amen.

DayLight Scripture –  Then he said to me, “All is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will freely give water from the life-giving spring. Those who emerge victorious will inherit these things. I will be their God, and they will be my sons and daughters.

Revelation 21:6-7

DayLight Prayer – Lord, I am thankful in knowing that you are both the beginning and the end. Today I pray for any person who is struggling with believing that you are the creator and that you love them. If there is trouble in their life that is preventing them from experiencing your loving presence, your spoken-to-their-heart words, and your peace, I pray that you lift that trouble off of them. Help them to feel relief, and send them people who care. Help them have victory today! Amen.