Night Prayer
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Inspiration
Our hearts are shattered beyond repair when we lose our loved ones. It's comforting to know God's heart also breaks when we feel sorrow and pain. We are His beloved children. His steadfast love is beyond our understanding. When a child falls, her Mother steps in quickly to bandage her wound. We are thankful to be children of a loving God who bandages our broken hearts when they've become shattered by grief and sorrow.
Prayer
Dear Lord, when we experience grief, it feels as though our hearts will never heal. We know that Your love is beyond our understanding; we have faith that You will bandage every wound. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Night Prayer
Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.
Inspiration
We despise the thought of a pile of dirty dishes in the sink. The outside is easy to clean; it's the caked-up residue on the inside that's so difficult to remove. Jesus compares the scribes and Pharisees with dishes that have been wiped clean on the outside while dirty inside. The Pharisees took exceptional care of their outward appearance and neglected their inward spirits. We are guilty of allowing our hearts to be left filthy as well. We look and act as we should while our souls are full of darkness. We must continue to converse with the Holy Spirit daily and trust His guidance to cleanse our sinful nature.
Prayer
Dear God, Please forgive our sinful nature. We yearn for cleansing from within, so we are genuine witnesses to Your name. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
