3/8: Second Sunday in Lent
O Lord, our Help, who watches over us day and night and preserves us from all evil: Increase our faith, as you call us out of the familiar into destiny, that we might trust you, no matter how far the journey, how long the wait, or how great the task.We pray in the name of Jesus, your Son, who reigns together with you and the Holy Spirit in Glory. Amen.
Scripture:
Genesis 12:1-4
Psalm 121
Romans 4:1-25
John 3:1-17
3/9: Monday in the Second Week of Lent
O God, our Savior, who calls us to a lifestyle of forgiveness, free of condemnation and unrighteous judgment: give us the grace today to love, do good, and lend without expectation of return. That we would be your children, exercising kindness to the ungrateful and wicked, even as you do with us. We ask this, Father, with the help of the Holy Spirit, in Christ’s name. Amen.
Scripture:
Daniel 9:3-10
Psalm 79:1-9
Luke 6:27-38
3/10: Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent
O Lord, our God, who gave us Christ’s standard of servant leadership as our model for greatness: Give us the heart, mind, will, and grace to live in accordance with our words, that we might honor you rather than glorifying ourselves. We pray in the name of God our Father, Christ our Messiah, and The Holy Spirit, our Comforter. Amen.
Scripture:
Isaiah 1:2-4, 16-20
Psalm 50:7-23
Matthew 23:1-12
3/11: Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent
Our Father, who comforts us in affliction, when friends have forgotten us and enemies conspire against us: Shape us, Lord, as clay in your masterful hands, hopelessly spoiled, but chosen for beauty, that we might drink the cup of Christ, and glorify you in our suffering. We pray in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Scripture:
Jeremiah 18:1-11, 18-20
Psalm 31:9-16
Matthew 20:17-28
3/12: Thursday in the Second Week of Lent
O Lord, our God, who desires that we prosper in everything we do: Root us and ground us in your word. Sustain us in times of difficulty, that, even in dry seasons, our efforts might bear Kingdom fruit. We pray in the name of God our Father, Jesus our Savior, and the Holy Spirit, who leads us to all truth. One God. Eternal. Amen.
Scripture:
Jeremiah 17:5-10
Psalm 1
Luke 16:19-31
3/13: Friday in the Second Week of Lent
Almighty and All-Sufficient God, who strengthens us for a life that will involve rejection and pain: Grant us favor in the midst of hardship, that you might turn messes into miracles, and use for good what people meant for evil; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit forever. Amen.
Scripture:
Genesis 37:3-4, 12-28
Psalm 105:16-22
Matthew 21:33-43
3/14 : Saturday in the Second Week of Lent
Our Father, in Heaven, who redeems us, delivers us, and adopts us into a royal family: have mercy on us today. Hold not our immaturity against us, that even should we stray from your path, when we come to ourselves you would welcome us home. To You, in the Name of Jesus our Lord, with the help of the Holy Spirit, we pray. Amen.
Scripture:
Micah 7:14-15, 18-20
Psalm 103:1-12
Luke 15:11-32
