Monday Read: Acts 20:35 “35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ” (NIV Acts 20:35) Study: Have you ever considered the ability to give as a blessing? Most…

Friday Read: Isaiah 12:2 2 Surely God is my salvation;    I will trust and not be afraid.The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense;    he has become my salvation.” Study: Could you be happy if you were in prison?  Or what if you were called at a young age to enter a cloistered monastery and live in seclusion throughout your life? …

Thursday Read: Proverbs 3:27-29 27 Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due,    when it is in your power to act.28 Do not say to your neighbor,    “Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you”—    when you already have it with you.29 Do not plot harm against your neighbor,    who lives trustfully near you. Study: This is a…

Wednesday Read: Colossians 3:12-13 12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Study: This verse gives us several practical examples of what we can do to…

Tuesday Read: Romans 12:9 9 Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Study: We all wear masks at times. We put on a happy mask when we are really sad. We put on a confident mask when we have no clue what we are doing. Sometimes we even put on a…

Monday Read: Philippians 2:1-4 1″ Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain…

Friday Read: Philippians 2:1-11 “1 Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or…

Thursday Read: 1 Corinthians 12:12-26 12 Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For we were all baptized by one Spirit so as to form one body—whether Jews or Gentiles, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink. 14 Even so the body is…

Wednesday Read: Psalm 112:4-9 4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,    for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,    who conduct their affairs with justice.6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken;    they will be remembered forever.7 They will have no fear of bad news;    their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.8 Their…