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New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors and all your creation, and to devote each day to your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

"A Liturgy for Morning Prayer," Upper Room Worshipbook

Used by permission from the Book of Common Worship, © 2018 Westminster John Knox Press. All rights reserved. This prayer appears in “A Liturgy for Morning Prayer” in Upper Room Worshipbook.

 

Today’s Reflection

Jesus’ life demonstrated what writers would later call the fruit of the Spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. (See Galatians 5:22-23.) As we continue to open ourselves to God’s grace, those gifts will flourish within us. That occurs when we place Christ the cornerstone at the center of our discipleship. Practicing the way of discipleship and demonstrating the fruit of the Spirit give way to action in, around, and throughout the world.

—George H. Donigian, In Days to Come: From Advent to Epiphany (Upper Room Books, 2017)

Today’s Question

How has the fruit of the Spirit led you to action? Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.
—Galatians 5:22-23 (NRSVUE)

Prayer for the Week

New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors and all your creation, and to devote each day to your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
—”A Liturgy for Morning Prayer,” The Upper Room Worshipbook
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Something More

Lent begins March 5, 2025! Prepare to experience scripture, God, and your faith in imaginative ways this season with the new interactive devotional Draw Close: A Creative Companion for Lent. Learn more here.

Lectionary Readings

  • Jeremiah 31:7-14
  • Psalm 147:12-20
  • Ephesians 1:3-14
  • John 1:(1-9), 10-18

Read the lectionary texts courtesy of Vanderbilt Divinity Library here.

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1 Comment

  • robert moeller Posted January 3, 2025 7:16 am

    Visiting friend, leading worship. Thank You, Lord.

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