Scripture Reading
Isaiah 9:2
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone.
Reflection
Isaiah spoke these words to a people in shadow — politically, spiritually, historically. The promise is not that the darkness will be explained, but that a light will come into it. That light is Christ, and he does not wait for conditions to improve before entering. He enters our darkest places precisely because those are the places that most need him.
Prayer for Today
Lord, please increase in me the desire for You above everything else, the desire to spend time with You. Give me the grace to be still with You today, even if just for 5-minutes at a time. I need this time, breathing in Your peaceful presence, so I can
bring Your peace with me into each ordinary moment that will make up this day. It is in Your presence that the ordinary has the power to become extraordinary.
Root deeply within me the desire to discern and follow Your will each day of my life. Stir up in me a hunger to follow You more closely than ever before, so that quiet moments with You become an utter necessity for my survival, like food and water.
I thank you for Your everlasting love for me.
In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
bring Your peace with me into each ordinary moment that will make up this day. It is in Your presence that the ordinary has the power to become extraordinary.
Root deeply within me the desire to discern and follow Your will each day of my life. Stir up in me a hunger to follow You more closely than ever before, so that quiet moments with You become an utter necessity for my survival, like food and water.
I thank you for Your everlasting love for me.
In the name of Jesus I pray. Amen.
Amen.