Tuesday, July 01, 2008

July 1st - Let's Play!

Theme of the Day
Hold each other in love.

Readings of the Day
Mark 11.1-14-Hosanna in the highest heaven! Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem.
1 Kings 1-David makes Solomon king after Adonijah tries to assume kingship on his own.
Hosea 4.11b-5.4-People without understanding come to ruin.
1 Kings 21.17-29-Ahab sells himself to evil in the sight of God.

God's Word of the Day
See how I sent My Son to die for your sin. Understand that I have bought you back from evil and live.

Story of the Day
I could see far across the earth that day. I could see the approaching ran. It was time to take shelter. I could see what was coming and knew that it was time to move out of the way of the approaching rain. Then the entry of the rain. It was a wonderful shower. It approached and all hailed it's entry. The past few days had been dry. The earth was dying and the rain was needed. The rain seemed to be a saving rain. As the drops fell they died into the earth. It seemed as if the rain had given it's very life to the earth to bring forth new life from the earth. The rain, even in the sight of the dryness of the soil, gave it's life to allow life. A renewal in the midst of death.

Prayer of the Day
Lord, teach us how to love one another as You loved us. Enter triumphantly into our lives. Enter victoriously into our hearts and show us Your compassion. For You alone bring life into our sinful beings. You alone restore our souls. You show us why we must turn from our evil ways to life in You. You are King over all. You have shown us the tender love of holding us in Your heart. Now send us renewed and recreated in Your Love to hold one another in that same Love. ---Amen

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