Heavenly father
give us grace to listen to you today as a small child listens to a parent25 At that time, Jesus answered, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth,
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that you hid these things from the wise and understanding, and revealed them to infants.
26 Yes, Father, for so it was well-pleasing in your sight.
27 All things have been delivered to me by my Father. No one knows the Son, except the Father;
neither does anyone know the Father, except the Son and he to whom the Son desires…Heavenly father
give us grace to bring our burdens to you today28 “Come to me, all you who labour and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart;
and you will find rest for your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”Jesus said “Come to me, all you who labour and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest.”
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28 ‘Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and…
more28 “Come to me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you will find rest for your souls. …
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give us today our daily bread1 At that time, Jesus went on the Sabbath day through the grain fields.
His disciples were hungry and began to pluck heads of grain and to eat.
2 But the Pharisees, when they saw it, said to him, “Behold, your disciples do what is not lawful to do on the Sabbath.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to see the bigger picture, looking past good rules and regulations, to the greater good3 But he said to them, “Haven’t you read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him:
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4 how he entered into God’s house and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, nor
for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
5 Or have you not read in the law that on the Sabbath day the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath and are guiltless?…Heavenly father
give us grace today to do what is right today, whether or not it is popular9 He departed from there and went into their synagogue.
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10 And behold, there was a man with a withered hand.
They asked him, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath day?” so that they might accuse him.
11 He said to them, “What man is there among you who has one sheep,
and if this one falls into a pit on the Sabbath day, won’t he grab on to it and lift it out?
12 Of how much more value then…Heavenly father
give us grace today to avoid conflict and to help others14 But the Pharisees went out and conspired against him, how they might destroy him.
15 Jesus, perceiving that, withdrew from there.
Great multitudes followed him; and he healed them all,Heavenly father
give us grace today to focus on justice rather than publicity15 Great multitudes followed Jesus; and he healed them all,
16 and commanded them that they should not make him known,
17 that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through Isaiah the prophet, saying,18 “Behold, my servant whom I have chosen,
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my beloved in whom my soul is well pleased.
I will put my Spirit on him.
He will …Heavenly father
give us grace today to be gentle to those who are bruised20 He won’t break a bruised reed.
He won’t quench a smoking flax,
until he leads justice to victory.
21 In his name, the nations will hope.”Heavenly father
give us grace today to help those who cannot see things to see them, and those who cannot communicate to communicate22 Then one possessed by a demon, blind and mute, was brought to him; and he healed him,
so that the blind and mute man both spoke and saw.
23 All the multitudes were amazed, and said, “Can this be the son of David?”Heavenly father
give us grace today to be loyal to those who hearts are set on the kingdom of God24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they said, “This man does not cast out demons except by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.”
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25 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation,
and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
26 If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself. How then will his kingdom stand?…Heavenly father
Deliver us all from evil today, we pray27 If I by Beelzebul cast out demons, by whom do your children cast them out? Therefore they will be your judges.
28 But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
29 Or how can one enter into the house of the strong man and plunder his goods,
unless he first bind the strong man? Then he will plunder his house.Heavenly father
give us grace today to turn to you today in our hearts, in what we do and in what we say30 “He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.
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31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.
32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man, it will be forgiven him; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit,
it will not be forgiven him, either…Heavenly father
give us grace today to open our hearts to you, so that our mouths may speak your words of truth and peace33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good,
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or make the tree corrupt and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.
34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things?
For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.
35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil…Heavenly father
give us grace today to pay attention to the one who died and rose again, so that we may repent of everything that draws us away from him38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
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39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign,
but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the huge fish,
so will the Son of Man…Heavenly father
give us grace today to open our hearts to you spirit today, so that there is no room for evil within us.43 “When an unclean spirit has gone out of a man, he passes through water less places seeking rest, and doesn’t find it.
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44 Then he says, ‘I will return into my house from which I came;’ and when he has come back, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order.
45 Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than he is, and they enter in and dwell there.
The last…Heavenly father
give us grace today to do your will.46 While he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brothers stood outside, seeking to speak to him.
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47 One said to him, “Behold, your mother and your brothers stand outside, seeking to speak to you.”
48 But he answered him who spoke to him, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
49 He stretched out his hand toward his disciples, and said, “Behold, my mother and my brothers!
50 …Heavenly father
give us grace today to discard what is of ultimate importance1 On that day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the seaside.
2 Great multitudes gathered to him, so that he entered into a boat and sat; and all the multitude stood on the beach.
3 He spoke to them many things in parables, saying, “Behold, a farmer went out to sow.
4 As he sowed, some seeds fell by the roadside, and the birds came and devoured them.
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