FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2008
Be Encouraged by God’s Word
But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled.
— 1 Thessalonians 5:4-6, NIV
Wisdom from Fellow Pilgrims
Prayer is not our most natural response to the world. Left to our own impulses, we will always want to do something else before we pray.
— Henri J. M. Nouwen
Pray Together with Us
Forgive me, Lord, for having spoken so badly,
Forgive me for having spoken often to no purpose;
Forgive me for the days when I tarnished my lips with hollow words,
false words,
cowardly words,
words through which you could not pass.
Uphold me when I must speak in a meeting, intervene in a discussion, talk with a brother.
— Michel Quoist