Thursday, January 21: Scripture – Jonah 3:5
5 And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.
Prayer Focus: And yet, look what happens when the Lord’s prophet is even minimally faithful to the call. The people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small put on sackcloth. Everyone embraces the word that Jonah proclaimed. Everyone put on the clothing of repentance. We tend to think of sin as individual acts that we commit as individuals. And yet, there are certainly systemic sins of which we all swim in guilt. Pray for eyes to see and ears to hear those who point out our systemic, communal sins. Pray for the willingness to respond, everyone, great and small, with repentance and transformation.