Scripture Reading
Joel 2:25
"I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the hopper, the destroyer, and the cutter, my great army, which I sent among you."
Reflection
One of the most extraordinary promises in the Old Testament: God can restore what was consumed, reclaim what was wasted, redeem the lost years. The locusts stand for everything that has eaten away at our lives — sin, addiction, grief, failure. Lent is not only a time of mourning loss; it is a season to receive the promise that God restores.
Prayer for Today
Lord Jesus Christ, we call upon your blessed name and we pray for your merciful heart to surround these with love, strength, and courage and we ask Your hands to touch them with the power of healing. May they be directed to the right treatment in Your blessed name as we ask You Lord to represent the physicians, nurses, and medical care aids and administer them in Your spirits. May every cancerous cell be cast out and replaced with good ones. May every spot of this deadly cell be wiped out by Your powerful hands.
Amen.