Saturday, July 29
Throughout the months of June and July, our daily devotions will be invitations to pray, perhaps in familiar ways and sometimes in new ways. This week, we will explore a practice of praying throughout the day, adding one additional time of day to our prayer practice each day. In addition to Praising God When You Wake, Asking God to Be Present at the Beginning of Your Day’s Work, Turning Your Focus Outward During Lunchtime, Praying for Calm in the Mid-Afternoon, Pausing in the Late Afternoon, add Reflect at Bedtime. “Ask God to guide you as you review your day. Be in conversation with God throughout this process.
Give thanks for the day, asking God to show you that day’s blessings.
Review the day, lingering on the significant moments. Continue thanking God for the gifts you find. Pause on the difficult moments and stop to ask forgiveness from God. Sense God’s healing mercy washing over you. With what you’ve learned in this time, ask God to show you new ways to respond tomorrow. Ask God’s blessing on the day that happened and on your rest throughout the night.”1 Close by praying a portion of Psalm 119.
I worship you
with all my heart.
Don’t let me walk away
from your commands.
I treasure your word
above all else;
it keeps me from sinning
against you.
I praise you, Lord!
Teach me your laws.
With my own mouth,
I tell others the laws
that you have spoken.
Obeying your instructions
brings as much happiness
as being rich.
I will study your teachings
and follow your footsteps.
I will take pleasure
in your laws
and remember your words.
Psalm 119: 10-16 (CEV)
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