DayLight Scripture –

For as the rain and snow fall from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth and making it germinate and sprout, to provide seed to the sower and food to the eater, so then my word which comes from my mouth will not to return to me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper in what I send it to do.”

Isaiah 55:10-11

DayLight Prayer –

Father, Today I pray that your word which will go out from every place it is uttered and accomplish the work that you intend. Let it melt the stone heart; let it free the imprisoned soul; let it heal the wounded spirit; let it open the closed door; let it shine your light into dark lives. Let it be as you intend. Praise to the Holy One of heaven; the loving and the just, giver of the Word.  Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

So Eli said to Samuel, “Go and lie down again, and if God calls you, then say, ‘speak to me Lord, for I am listening.'”

1 Samuel 3: 9

DayLight Prayer –

Gracious Lord, In the business of my life I often miss you calling me. From amid the clutter of noise, responsibilities, and movement, I mistake you for just another voice. So Lord, help me to still myself in every hour. Help me to lay myself down in my mind’s quiet and say, “I’m listening, Lord.” Then I will hear you call clearly. Thanks be to my God who calls me.   Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

You are the earth’s salt. Yet if salt has lost its saltiness, how can it be restored? Really, it’s no longer good for anything but to be thrown out and be trampled into the earth.

Matthew 5:13

DayLight Prayer –

Lord, I think you mean that we who love you and follow you are to be the preservers and sustainers in the world we live in. When we’re not then our usefulness to you becomes suspect. Help me today to be one who preserves and sustains; useful to you and to the earth.   Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

Then Caleb quieted the people in front of Moses. He said, “We must go up. We must take the possession of the land. We can certainly conquer it.”

Numbers 13: 30

DayLight Prayer –

Lord, It is indeed difficult to be the one lone voice who stands up against the sentiments of the majority, particularly when they are family and close friends. But thanks be to you, Lord, that you give us strength and boldness to stand; you give us Caleb courage that comes from the assurance on what God can do through God’s people.   Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

People surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause; in return for my love, they accuse me, but I continue to pray.

Psalm 109: 3-4

DayLight Prayer –

Dear Lord, Sometimes I wonder what you think of the attacks that come to those who are trying to follow you; who are attempting to live the righteous life you desire amid this world of skepticism, apathy and lust. Do you simply wait for our prayers of deliverance?  Then…let us pray!  Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

He is here: the One who forms the mountains, creates the wind and reveals his thoughts to humankind, the One who makes the dawn out of darkness, and strides on the heights of the earth. Yahweh, the God of Hosts, is his name.

Amos 4:13

DayLight Prayer –

O Gracious and majestic God, Let me praise you on this bright morning for your divine presence with me. How can I fear, when you are here, the One, the creator, the sustainer of all things?  Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

God said to Noah, “This rainbow is a sign of the covenant between me and all living things on earth.”

Genesis 9:17

DayLight Prayer –

Lord, I am constantly looking for rainbows. Maybe it is because they are beautiful, or that they mean the stormy skies are passing, or simply because I remember your promise to Noah; that you won’t destroy the creation you love.  Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

Those who cling to worthless idols forsake faithful love.

Jonah 2:8

DayLight Prayer –

Father, I believe sometimes that I fall for worthlessness; those things that appear to be able to keep me. Forgive me when I do turn from you and look at some other god. Forgive me and bring me to my senses. Keep me hooked up with the One faithful love. Yours.  Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

A voice came from the throne, saying: Praise the Lord, all you servants of God, those who revere and reverence God, both great and small.

Rev. 19:5

DayLight Prayer –

Most Loving God, I praise you with my heart and soul. With my life and goods I praise you. In the day and in the night, I praise you. When I’m healthy or not, I praise you. In good times and in bad times, I praise you. Praise the name of the Lord!  Amen.

DayLight Scripture –

Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.

Luke 6:37

DayLight Prayer –

Lord, I see it now–if I don’t judge, I won’t condemn. If I don’t condemn, then what will need to be forgiven? Help me today to keep my feelings off of my sleeve and in check. Prevent me from making judgments that lead to condemnation and unforgiveness. Amen.