DayLight Scripture – God spreads snow like it was wool; God scatters frost like it was ashes.

Psalm 147:16

DayLight Prayer – Dear Lord, When I walk in the falling snow, I am reminded of your goodness that makes even the frozen earth full of beauty. Thank you for the grandeur of the graceful flakes as they drift and fly. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Wherever the river flows, every living thing that moves will thrive. There will be great schools of fish, because when these waters enter the sea, it will be fresh. Wherever the river flows, everything will live.

Ezekiel 47:9

DayLight Prayer – Lord, It’s obvious isn’t it? When water is stagnant, there is no life. Help me today to let your living water flow through me, so I will be alive. Amen.

Daylight Scripture – God pours frost, like salt, upon the earth, and when it freezes it has pointy thorns.  A cold north wind will blow, and ice will freeze on the water; it will settle on every pool of water, and the water will put it on like armor.

Sirach 41: 19-20

Daylight Prayer – Lord, some days are glazed with beauty, cold, stark and life threatening. It is on those days that I realize the blessings that you give me; warm home, warm food, warm love. You surround me in the midst of the ice, with the homey fire of your Holy Spirit. I am most blessed. Selah!

DayLight Scripture – The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,  because the Lord has anointed me. He has sent me to preach good news to the poor, to proclaim release to the prisoners and recovery of sight to the blind, to liberate the oppressed, and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.

Luke 4: 18-19

DayLight Prayer – Lord, These words help me to remember my own calling. Thank you for the blessings of life and ministry. I have come to learn that when we follow the calling your give us, or as some might say, realize our life purpose and do it, our lives are anointed; anointed by your Spirit, your grace, and your favor. Help me each day to overcome my own resistance to follow you, and enable me to continue to share the good news. Amen.

Daylight Scripture –  There was a man sent from God whose name was John.  He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

John 1: 6-8

Daylight Prayer – Gracious Lord, Today I think about all the people who need your light; those who live in dark places, dungeons of doubt, caves of crisis, and man-holes of misery. Please send a “John” or a “Jane” to find them. Bring them the witness to your love, mercy and grace. Let the light shine in their darknesses and bring them hope. Amen.

DayLight Scripture – Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.

1 Chronicles 16:34

DayLight Prayer – Today on the day before Thanksgiving, I want to say thank you. I know that everything comes from you. Everything. Thank you, God. Amen.

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.