Let Us Pray
Reading for Wednesday, March 17
Mark 1:35
Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a time for reflection and self-examination. May we spend precious moments in meditation and prayer.
In Luke 5:16 we read that Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. In Mark 1:35 very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place where He prayed. Sometimes Jesus went into the hills and spent the night praying. He began His ministry while praying. He prayed during the day with crowds listening. He prayed before selecting his Apostles, before doing miracles at the Mount of Transfiguration, at His baptism, in the Garden of Gethsemane, on the cross, and when He ascended to Heaven.
The scriptures tell us of the need Jesus felt for prayer. It Jesus needed to pray, then certainly you and I do as well. Through prayer we can seek to surrender ourselves and take responsibility for our acts and thoughts. Once we feel the presence of God within ourselves, we can reach out to others. Let the spirit direct us so our family, friends, or strangers see Jesus in us.
Let us pray: If I have wounded any soul today, if I have caused one foot to go astray; if I have walked in my own willful way, Dear Lord, forgive. Amen.
Carol McDanell
Reading for Wednesday, March 17
Mark 1:35
Lent is a season of soul-searching and repentance. It is a time for reflection and self-examination. May we spend precious moments in meditation and prayer.
In Luke 5:16 we read that Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. In Mark 1:35 very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place where He prayed. Sometimes Jesus went into the hills and spent the night praying. He began His ministry while praying. He prayed during the day with crowds listening. He prayed before selecting his Apostles, before doing miracles at the Mount of Transfiguration, at His baptism, in the Garden of Gethsemane, on the cross, and when He ascended to Heaven.
The scriptures tell us of the need Jesus felt for prayer. It Jesus needed to pray, then certainly you and I do as well. Through prayer we can seek to surrender ourselves and take responsibility for our acts and thoughts. Once we feel the presence of God within ourselves, we can reach out to others. Let the spirit direct us so our family, friends, or strangers see Jesus in us.
Let us pray: If I have wounded any soul today, if I have caused one foot to go astray; if I have walked in my own willful way, Dear Lord, forgive. Amen.
Carol McDanell