Today’s Reflection
Witness to your love daily in my life through the power of
your Spirit, so that I might rejoice in you always.
May my joy—my happiness—always lead me
to rejoice in obedience to your loving will,
to rejoice in loving you,
to rejoice in keeping your commandments.
—Paul W. Chilcote, Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit: 52 Prayers for Today (Upper Room Books, 2001)
Today’s Question
What practices help you align your joy with loving obedience to God’s will? Join the conversation.
Today’s Scripture
This is our boast, the testimony of our conscience: we have behaved in the world with frankness and godly sincerity, not by earthly wisdom but by the grace of God—and all the more toward you.
—2 Corinthians 1:12 (NRSVUE)
Prayer for the Week
Gracious God, fill our hearts to overflowing, that we may live not in fear but in joyful obedience. When we stumble or fall short, remind us that your mercy meets us there, inviting us to grow, to abide, and to rejoice in your presence. Let our lives be shaped by your love and sustained by your Spirit. Amen.
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Something More
In the devotional classic Praying in the Wesleyan Spirit, renowned Wesleyan scholar Paul Chilcote invited readers to experience the spiritual depth of John Wesley’s sermons through devotional prayer. Now, in Transformed by Grace: 52 More Prayers in the Wesleyan Spirit, Chilcote continues this journey, offering a fresh collection of weekly prayers and hymns inspired by Wesley’s later sermons. Learn more here.
Lectionary Readings
- 2 Kings 5:1-14
- Psalm 30
- Galatians 6:(1-6), 7-16
- Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
Read the lectionary texts courtesy of Vanderbilt Divinity Library here.
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