Category: Day Prayer
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Jesus Says, “Love One Another”
Extract Jesus said, “My commandment is this – to love one another just as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life for his friends”. (John 15:12-13) Thought Thank you to those who gave me my first experience of love: my parents and carers, my…
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Jesus Ascends To Heaven
Extract Immediately before Jesus ascended into Heaven he said to his disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature. The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned”. (Mark 16:15-16) Thought An unmissable offer! Reflection God be in my…
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Jesus’ Talk about, “A Little While”
Extract Jesus said to his disciples, “In a little while you will see me no longer; again after a little while, you will see me.” (John 16:16) Thought At the time of hearing these words, the disciples didn’t understand and discussed what they might mean among themselves. However, a “little while” later, Jesus was crucified and died.…
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Jesus’ Ascension And The Disciples Sadness
Extract When Jesus told his disciples that he was ascending to God the Father in heaven, they were “filled with sadness.” (John 16:6) Thought It must have been a daunting moment for the disciples, a life without their Teacher and the possibility that they may suffer a gruesome death. However, the disciples knew Jesus would…
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Jesus Warns Of Hatred And Killing
Extract Before Jesus ascended into heaven, he forewarned the disciples about some of the things that would happen to them. He said, “The hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he is offering worship to God.” (John 16:2) Thought Today, people continue to give the same reason for executing Christians and Christian…
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Jesus Says, “My Commandment is Love”
Extract Jesus said to his disciples, “My commandment is this – to love one another just as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this – that one lays down his life for his friends”. (John 15:12-13) Thought Today, many continue to lay down their life for their friend, for Jesus. Also,…
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Jesus At The Feast Of Dedication
Extract It was winter and the Feast of Dedication when a group of Jewish leaders surrounded Jesus and asked, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.” (John 10:24) Thought Interestingly, Jesus had already told them many times before that He was Christ, but they refused to…
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Jesus’ Discourse About The Bread Of Life (4)
Extract The day after Jesus miraculously fed the five thousand, people went searching for him. When they found him, Jesus, knowing what they were thinking, said, “You are looking for me not because you saw signs but because you ate the loaves and were filled. Do not work for food that perishes but for the…
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Sending Out The Twelve Apostles (4)
Extract Jesus sent his Apostles out in pairs to heal the sick and preach his Gospel. He said to them, “take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no bag, no money… and put on sandals but do not wear two tunics”. (Mark 6:8-9) Thought The Gospel that the Apostles carried to the…
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Nicodemus Secretly Visits Jesus
Extract Jesus said to Nicodemus, to enter the Kingdom of God, “You must be born from above.” (John 3:7b) Thought When Christians are asked, have you been, “Born from above?” They often answer by referring to their Baptism and how they received the Holy Spirit. For them, they don’t have Nicodemus’ doubts. They simply want…