Daily Devotion
WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES (WCC)Week of Prayer for Overcoming Racism and XenophobiaMarch 19 – 25, 2023 Day FourPrayer Disturb us, Lord,when we are too well pleased with ourselves,when our dreams have come true because we have dreamed too little,when we arrived safely because we sailed too close to the shore. Disturb us, Lord,when with the…
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Week of Prayer for Overcoming Racism and Xenophobia
Daily Devotion
Text Matthew 13:57 And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.” Reflection In today’s reading, Jesus is teaching in the synagogue and healing those who were sick. This was happening in his home town and it surprised many…
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Text Isaiah 58:6 Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Reflection The Lenten period is a time of fasting and praying as we seek to come closer to God. This has been…
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Text John 8:31-32 To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” Reflection In the earlier verse (vs 30) it said, “many believed in him” This means that not everyone among the Jews disbelieved…
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John 8:7 When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, “Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Reflection The story of the woman caught in the very act of adultery and brought to Jesus is an interesting one for the…
Daily Devotion
Text John 7:37-38 On the last and greatest day of the festival, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “Let anyone who is thirsty come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” Reflection Today’s verses take us to the context of festival of the Feast of…
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