Scripture and Prayer for the Day……………………..
FRIDAY
Those who are led by God’s Spirit are God’s sons. For the Spirit that God has given you does not make you slaves and cause you to be afraid. Instead, the Spirit makes you God’s children, and by the Spirit’s power we cry out to God, “Abba, dear Father!” God’s Spirit joins himself to our spirits to declare that we are God’s children. Romans 8:14–16
Dear Father in heaven, you are among us and we can call you Abba, dear Father. In the joy of being your children we want to lay our lives into your hands to be made good and happy. Care for us like a shepherd pasturing his flock so that we can have community with one another. Help us to realize that you have many children here and everywhere, and that again and again you take a child by the hand saying, “You are mine. I am caring for you.” We thank you that your eyes watch over all the world. We thank you that your rule is over all mankind and will bring good to all people, wherever they may live. May this hap¬pen soon through our Savior. We call to him, “Lord Jesus, come. Come soon! May your hand keep us all close to the Father in heaven.” Amen.