Welcome to the 30 Days of Prayer home page! During the next 30 days we will be taking care of our soul! We encourage you to join us in strengthening our spiritual disciplines and praying for what God wants to do in our lives and in our church!
Each day Pastor Nelson will share readings for you to enjoy below. These may include stories, articles, bible verses, etc.
Braveheart the movie has that particular scene where Mel Gibson yells that as his final words. He was trying to lead Scotland out from the Tyranny of its English masters and was now having his life extracted as the cost of that quest. Freedom is often lifted up as an ultimate value and yet there is one value that reigns above all, and that is love.
Are there things to really hate? It is such a strong term and right away we can have an aversion to it, and yet it is often the beginning of real healthy change. As with any strong word it is the context which sets it’s righteousness or unrighteousness! I hate broccoli! ...is a world apart from I hate cancer! By hating broccoli, I’m excluding something good from my life, by hating cancer I am motivated to problem solving!
To cause to feel upset, annoyed, or resentful. To be displeasing or cause problems too. That sounds like normal life to me as we interact and do life together! Offence is a normal part of doing relationship and learning how to live in love with one another. Yet our current world has turned this into a profession of being the offended!
Somebody who is normally relaxed around you all of a sudden seems distant and cool. Oblivious to what may have happened, it can leave us quite confused and frustrated. Aaaaahhhhhh what did I do? Relationships can be filled with challenges. Let me give you a tip that is found in Psalm 139 and has served me well for many decades of ministry.
Today let's make our prayer, a prayer for serenity.
God grant me the Serenity
To accept the things I cannot change,
Courage to change the things I can,
And the Wisdom to know the difference.