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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

We are invited to turn to God — to turn ourselves over to God — and to see what happens. The rain will fall, and it will go into the earth. The earth will produce bounty. Trees will grow where there were thorns, myrtle where there had been briars. We may feel lost at times. We may find ourselves in exile. Still we can trust God; nothing is wasted.

—Jane Herring, One Day I Wrote Back: Interacting with Scripture Through Creative Writing (Upper Room Books, 2015)

Today’s Question

What do you need to turn over to God? Join the conversation.

Today’s Scripture

“Cast your burden on the LORD—
he will support you!
God will never let the righteous be shaken!”
—Psalm 55:22 (CEB)

Prayer for the Week

Holy Spirit, open my imagination and allow me to find a safe space within to explore myself and your holy Word. Amen. [prayer from One Day I Wrote Back by Jane Herring]
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Something More

Everyone has a story to tell. Share yours by writing for The Upper Room daily devotional guide. Read more about how to write a meditation from Acquisitions Editor Andrew Garland Breeden here.

Lectionary Readings

  • 1 Kings 8:(1,6,10-11), 22-30, 41-43
  • Psalm 84
  • Ephesians 6:10-20
  • John 6:56-69

Read the lectionary texts courtesy of Vanderbilt Divinity Library here.

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3 Comments

  • Jill Posted August 22, 2024 5:32 am

    I am trying to completely surrender my current frustrations regarding my health to Him. I am so very emotional about it. The last few weeks have shown that neither surgery was successful and I seem to be at a dead end. I tried a last ditch effort with an injection this past Friday on one side and Tuesday on the other. Perhaps in another week I will see improvement. But – if not, I am taking a step back. Two years of chasing answers, trusting doctors, so many hours of physical therapy – and there has been no improvement. I am too weary mentally to get a second opinion, to put trust in a doctor and an outcome. I was so very confident in my surgeon initially. Now I feel overlooked, just a number in an assembly line. I can’t enter that environment again. I have always trusted doctors, but this has changed that. I am looking forward to the routine of school, getting back into a rhythm. I need that mentally.

    • robert moeller Posted August 22, 2024 11:02 am

      I know very well how much tennis means to you, you have given it your all. As much as the greats of the game. You deserve a lot of credit for that effort. Hope you find solace in the return of s routine you can surely handle extremely well.

  • robert moeller Posted August 22, 2024 10:57 am

    I turn over lost and lonely feelings to God knowing that bno one knows me better and is with me always. Thank You, Lord
    An adventure camping with the Willa, Oona, and Chris yesterday at a beautiful NY state park. All back home safe and sound. Thanhk You, Lord.
    Home to Conway NH tomorrow.

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