Night Prayer
And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
Inspiration
Nature is designed with immaculate perfection; it is a pleasure to view with our human eyes. Lush trees provide shade to blooming flowers below while robust little bees swarm back and forth amongst them. We enjoy the crisp, clean breeze as spring rolls in after a long bitter winter. This world is filled with beauty! We are blessed to be present amid its glory, fortunate to reap from its bounty. Let us praise God for the gift of a beautiful world this day.
Prayer
Dear Lord, We love the wonderful world You have created. Thank you for its beauty and all the provisions You’ve created within it. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Devotion
Abraham is Father of All
Frances Taylor
There are questions in every age about the importance of the Old Testament for Christians. Abraham is considered to be the Father of Faith for Jews, Christians and Muslims. We forget that it was Abraham who believed in the doctrine of only one God. It is through him and his descendants that this tradition comes down to us. Another fact that we can overlook is that Jesus was Jewish. He was born a Jew, lived as a Jew, died, rose and ascended into heaven as a Jew. Because we believe that he was the Messiah, the Christ, and we follow him, we are called Christian. Without the Old Testament, we wouldn't understand the promise of salvation; we wouldn't understand why it was important for Jesus to be of the family of King David. We would not understand his teaching either, because Jesus quoted from Scripture – the Old Testament – frequently. He told us that he came to fulfill the Scriptures, not to abolish them. In the same way, we can ...
