by Ukirk International | Oct 5, 2023 | Daily Prayer
Matthew 8:1-13 (NRSV) When Jesus had come down from the mountain, great crowds followed him, 2 and there was a man with a skin disease who came to him and knelt before him, saying, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” 3 He stretched out his hand and...
by Ukirk International | Oct 5, 2023 | E-Newsletter, Home Page, News, Uncategorized
One of my favorite scripture passages is 1 Corinthians 12:26, “If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.” (NRSV) I was reminded of the power of this passage during our First Monday...
by Ukirk International | Oct 5, 2023 | Daily Prayer
Psalm 130 (The Message) 1-2 Help, God—I’ve hit rock bottom! Master, hear my cry for help! Listen hard! Open your ears! Listen to my cries for mercy. 3-4 If you, God, kept records on wrongdoings, who would stand a chance? As it turns out, forgiveness is...
by Ukirk International | Oct 4, 2023 | Daily Prayer
Psalm 147:1-11 1 Praise the Lord!How good it is to sing praises to our God; for he is gracious, and a song of praise is fitting. 2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel. 3 He heals the broken-hearted, and binds up their wounds. 4 He...
by Ukirk International | Oct 3, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Uncategorized
Psalm 7 1 O Lord my God, in you I take refuge; save me from all my pursuers, and deliver me, 2 or like a lion they will tear me apart; they will drag me away, with no one to rescue. 3 O Lord my God, if I have done this, if there is wrong in my hands, 4 if I have...