Gray

The quality of mercy is not strain'd.

It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven.

Portia in The Merchant of Venice

by William Shakespeare

Father, forgive me for my lack of words...

for being unable to advocate for mercy...

Please refresh the good memories of the past

in the hearts and minds of those 

angry over recent offenses.

Help heal present wounds

and allow reconciliation and reparation 

to begin today.

This we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

Rainbow

"Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; 

the whole earth is full of his glory." 

Isa 6:3

God has been impressing on me the image of walking with him... On this walk to work one morning, there was so much beauty. When you try to walk with God, then your eyes are opened to the glory that fills the earth he has made... 

Enoch walked with God; 

then he was no more, 

because God took him. 

Gen 5:24

Noah was a righteous man, 

blameless in his generation; 

Noah walked with God. 

Gen 6:9

If you hold back your foot on the Sabbath from following your own pursuits on my holy day; If you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord's holy day honorable...

If you honor it by not following your ways, seeking your own interests, or speaking with malice--

Then you shall delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth. Isa 58:13-14

Lord, grant that our hearts may be open to your holy will and our feet quick to follow the path you set. May we walk with you always in humility and kindness. This we ask in Jesus' name. Amen.

Purple

1 Corinthians 11:25 

In the same way he took the cup also, 

after supper, saying, 

"This cup is the new covenant 

in my blood. 

Do this, as often as you drink it, 

in remembrance of me."

Today marks the first day of the Lenten season.

Lord, we offer what little acts of love and sacrifice

we can make during this season.

Grant us a new heart O God

so we may stop offending you

and love you more and more each day.

Continue the work you have begun

in us; we trust that you will be

faithful to complete it. 

This we pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

P.S. Please bless H and 

thank her for the gift of grapes.