On the second week of Advent we light the candle of Love There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear because fear expects punishment. The person who is afraid has not been made perfect in love. (1 John 4:18, CEB) Today’s Thought: I have no reason to be afraid of anything, because the light of God’s love …
Pray your way through Advent – Love day 4
On the second week of Advent we light the candle of Love God is love, and those who abide in love abide in God, and God abides in them. (1 John 4:16b NRSV) Today’s Thought: I can’t fully comprehend divine love, but I can live in love because God lives in me. Today’s Prayer: Almighty God, it is hard for me …
Pray your way through Advent – Love day 3
On the second week of Advent we light the candle of Love “The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no greater commandment than these.” (Mark 12:31, NIV) Today’s Thought: True love means recognizing that others are equally as important as ourselves, and putting that realization into action. Today’s Prayer: Loving God, some people are difficult to be …
Pray your way through Advent – Love day 2
On the second week of Advent we light the candle of Love “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.” (Mark 12:30, NIV) Today’s Thought: True love means putting God first in my life, and completely devoting every part of my being to loving …
Pray your way through Advent – Love day 1
On the second week of Advent we light the candle of Love “How great is the love the father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! …” (1 John 3:1a, NIV) Today’s Thought: God sent His only begotten Son into the world to show all of humanity the way …
Pray your way through Advent – Hope day 7
On the first Sunday of Advent we light the candle of Hope Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:12, NIV) Today’s Thought: God’s desire for me today is to experience His deep, abiding, energizing joy no matter what circumstances I find myself in. Today’s Prayer: Dear Loving God, I’m not always joyful. In fact, sometimes I …
Pray your way through Advent – Hope day 6
On the first Sunday of Advent we light the candle of Hope …but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31, NIV) Today’s Thought: The hope of my relationship with Jesus is not an intangible, wishful …
Pray your way through Advent – Hope day 5
On the first Sunday of Advent we light the candle of Hope To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27, NIV) Today’s Thought: We who belong to Christ Jesus have been given the privilege of reflecting the nature and character of …
Pray your way through Advent – Hope day 4
On the first Sunday of Advent we light the candle of Hope You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. (Galatians 5:1-5, NIV) Today’s Thought: I have nothing in myself that I …
Pray your way through Advent – Hope day 3
On the first Sunday of Advent we light the candle of Hope Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. (Psalm 25:5, NIV) Today’s Thought: Because of the birth, life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, I can be certain that God will show me …