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give us grace to be both wise and gentle today.16 “Behold, I send you out as sheep among wolves.
Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.Heavenly father
give us grace to speak your words, particularly in any difficult situation we encounter today.17 But beware of men, for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.
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18 Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations.
19 But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say,
for it will be given you in that hour what you will say.
20…Heavenly father
give us grace to be faithful today, whatever the circumstances21 “Brother will deliver up brother to death, and the father his child.
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Children will rise up against parents and cause them to be put to death.
22 You will be hated by all men for my name’s sake, but he who endures to the end will be saved.
23 But when they persecute you in this city, flee into the next, for most certainly I tell you,
you will not have gone through the cities of Israel until the Son of Man…Heavenly father
give us grace to be like our teacher Jesus today, even when things go badly24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his lord.
25 It is enough for the disciple that he be like his teacher, and the servant like his lord.
If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more those of his household!Heavenly father
give us the courage to live in the truth today and the wisdom to know what needs to spoken and proclaimed26 Therefore don’t be afraid of them, for there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known.
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27 What I tell you in the darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear whispered in the ear, proclaim on the housetops.
28 Don’t be afraid of those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul.
Rather, fear him…Heavenly father
give us grace to know that we are loved today29 “Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin?
Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.
30 But the very hairs of your head are all numbered.
31 Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.Heavenly father
give us grace to stand by the truths that we know about you today.32 Everyone therefore who confesses me before men, I will also confess him before my Father who is in heaven.
33 But whoever denies me before men, I will also deny him before my Father who is in heaven.Heavenly father
give us grace be faithful to you particularly when it would be more peaceful not to.34 “Don’t think that I came to send peace on the earth. I didn’t come to send peace, but a sword.
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35 For I came to set a man at odds against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.
36 A man’s foes will be those of his own household.
37 He who loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves…Heavenly father
give us grace to follow you today, whatever the cost38 He who doesn’t take his cross and follow after me isn’t worthy of me.
39 He who seeks his life will lose it; and he who loses his life for my sake will find it.Heavenly father
give us grace to be generous to those around us today40 “He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
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41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward.
He who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man will receive a righteous man’s reward.
42 Whoever gives one of these little ones just a cup of cold water to drink in the name of a disciple,
most certainly I tell you, he will in no…Heavenly father
give us grace to voice our deepest fears to you when we are in difficulty1 When Jesus had finished directing his twelve disciples, he departed from there to teach and preach in their cities.
2 Now when John heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples
3 and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”Heavenly father
give us grace to see you at work today4 Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear,
the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.
6 Blessed is he who finds no occasion for stumbling in me.”Heavenly father
give us grace to live as citizens of the kingdom of Heaven today7 As these went their way, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John,
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“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?
8 But what did you go out to see? A man in soft clothing? Behold, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses.
9 But why did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
10 For this is he, of whom it is…Heavenly father
give us grace to love you with all our strength today12 From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.Heavenly father
give us grace to be wise and not have a critical spirit today16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
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17 and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard…Heavenly father
give us grace to turn towards you when we have turned away.20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.
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21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida!
For if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon which were done in you,
they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.
22 But I tell you, it will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgement than for you. …Heavenly father
give us grace to listen to you today as a small child listens to a parent25 At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
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that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
26 Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father;
neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son and he to whom the Son desires…Heavenly father
give us grace to bring our burdens to you today28 “Come to me, all you who labour and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart;
and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”Jesus said “Come to me, all you who labour and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.”
28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. …
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give us today our daily bread1 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields.
His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to see the bigger picture, looking past good rules and regulations, to the greater good3 But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
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4 how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor
for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?…Heavenly father
give us grace today to do what is right today, whether or not it is popular9 He departed from there and went into their synagogue.
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10 And behold, there was a man with a withered hand.
They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
11 He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep,
and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out?
12 Of how much more value then…Heavenly father
give us grace today to avoid conflict and to help others14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
15 Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there.
Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,Heavenly father
give us grace today to focus on justice rather than publicity15 Great multitudes followed Jesus; and he healed them all,
16 and commanded them that they should not make him known,
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
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my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit on him.
He will …Heavenly father
give us grace today to be gentle to those who are bruised20 He won’t break a bruised reed.
He won’t quench a smoking flax,
until he leads justice to victory.
21 In his name, the nations will hope.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to help those who cannot see things to see them, and those who cannot communicate to communicate22 Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him,
so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
23 All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”Heavenly father
give us grace today to be loyal to those who hearts are set on the kingdom of God24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
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25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation,
and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?…Heavenly father
Deliver us all from evil today, we pray27 If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods,
unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.Heavenly father
give us grace today to turn to you today in our hearts, in what we do and in what we say30 “He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
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31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit,
it will not be forgiven him, either…Heavenly father
give us grace today to open our hearts to you, so that our mouths may speak your words of truth and peace33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good,
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or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things?
For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil…Heavenly father
give us grace today to pay attention to the one who died and rose again, so that we may repent of everything that draws us away from him38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
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39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign,
but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish,
so will the Son of Man…Heavenly father
give us grace today to open our hearts to you spirit today, so that there is no room for evil within us.43 “When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through water less places seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
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44 Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came;’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
45 Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there.
The last…Heavenly father
give us grace today to do your will.46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
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47 One said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you.”
48 But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
49 He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
50 …Heavenly father
give us grace today to discard what is of ultimate importance1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.
2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.Heavenly father
give us grace today to allow your words to affect our lives at a deep level5 Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
6 When the sun had risen, they were scorched. Because they had no root, they withered away.Heavenly father
give us grace today to root out all those things which get in the way of eternally important things.7 Others fell among thorns. The thorns grew up and choked them.
8 Others fell on good soil and yielded fruit: some one hundred times as much, some sixty, and some thirty. 9 He who has ears to hear, let him hear.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to look for the deeper mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven10 The disciples came, and said to him, “Why do you speak to them in parables?”
11 He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
12 For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance;
but whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.(Sorry for wrong version sent out earlier)
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give us grace to live today with our eyes open and ears attentive, so that we may understand and find healing for when our hearts are callous, our ears dull of hearing and our eyes wide shut.13 Therefore I speak to them in parables, because seeing they don’t see,
and hearing, they don’t hear, neither do they understand.
14 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled, which says,‘By hearing you will…
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give us grace today to be thankful for everything we have have been given.16 “But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
17 For most certainly I tell you that many prophets and righteous men
desired to see the things which you see, and didn’t see them;
and to hear the things which you hear, and didn’t hear them.
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