Daily Bible Verses

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be gracious to those who are hungry, thirsty, naked, sick or in prison

³¹ “But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. ³² Before him all the nations will be gathered, and he will separate…

34 ‘Then the King will say to those on his right, “Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me…

And the king will answer them, “Truly, I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did it to me.” —Matthew 25:40

Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis reflects on how we are called to love imperfect people imperfectly:

This is the kind of love Rabbi Jesus was talking about. If they’re in prison, if they’re hungry, if they’re naked, if they’re lonely, if they’re a stranger, a widow, a child, if they’re an outsider, if they’re last, they become first. In our holy imagination, this kind of love is radical: beyond borders, beyond religion,…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be gracious to those who are hungry, thirsty, naked, sick or in prison

⁴¹ Then he will say also to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire which is prepared for the devil and his angels; ⁴² for I was hungry, and you didn’t…

‘They also will answer, “Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or ill or in prison, and did not help you?”
 ‘He will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” (Matthew 25: 44-45)

Some thoughts from Dom Camara (1909–1999)

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He will answer, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.” —Matthew 25: 45 

To enter the mind of Christ is to realize our oneness with the faces we see on television in the evening news. It is to realize we are one with that homeless person we saw going through the trash receptacle. The woman at the local market, the man who comes to check our gas meter, and all who have hurt us, abandoned us, and have otherwise wronged us, along with all the women and men we have never met—we are to realize that we are equally, fully one…

Heavenly father to give us grace today to face up to our future however difficult it may be  

1 When Jesus had finished all these words, he said to his disciples, 
2 “You know that after two days the Passover is coming, and the Son of Man will be delivered up to be crucified.”

Heavenly father
give us grace today to avoid  doing anything which we know to be wrong, and to avoid doing anything by deception

3 Then the chief priests, the scribes, and the elders of the people 
were gathered together in the court of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas. 
4 They took counsel together that they might take Jesus by deceit and kill him…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to spend time with the people that you need us to spend time with. 

6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 

Heavenly father
give us grace to see what needs you are calling us to address today 

7 a woman came to Jesus having an alabaster jar of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he sat at the table. 
8 But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this ointment might have been sold for much and…

Heavenly father
give us grace to see the good in what others do

8 But when his disciples saw this, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this ointment might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”  10 However, knowing this, Jesus said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? She…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to hear your guiding voice and act upon it

17 Now on the first day of unleavened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying to him, 
“Where do you want us to prepare for you to eat the Passover?”
18 He said, “Go into the city to a certain person, and tell him, 
…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to act graciously to those around us irrespective of whether it is reciprocated

20 Now when evening had come, he was reclining at the table with the twelve disciples. 
21 As they were eating, he said, “Most certainly I tell you that one of you will betray me.”
…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be thankful even when we feel broken

26 As they were eating, Jesus took bread, gave thanks for it, and broke it. 
He gave to the disciples and said, “Take, eat; this is my body.” 

Heavenly father
give us grace to be forgiven and forgiving today, as citizens of our Father’s Kingdom  

27 He took the cup, gave thanks, and gave to them, saying, “All of you drink it, 
28 for this is my blood of the new covenant, which is…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to discern your living presence in our home turf (Galilee)

30 When they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
31 Then Jesus said to them, “All of you will be made to stumble because of me tonight, for it is written, 
‘I will strike the shepherd, and the…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be honest about our weaknesses

33 But Peter answered him, “Even if all will be made to stumble because of you, I will never be made to stumble.”
34 Jesus said to him, “Most certainly I tell you that tonight, before the rooster crows, you will deny me three times.”
35…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to support those who are sorrowful

36 Then Jesus came with them to a place called Gethsemane, and said to his disciples, 
“Sit here, while I go there and pray.” 
37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and severely troubled. …

Heavenly father
give us grace today to desire to do your will

39 He went forward a little, fell on his face, and prayed, saying, 
“My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass away from me; nevertheless, not what I desire, but what you desire.”

Heavenly father
give us grace in our spirits to do your will today, particularly when our bodies are weak. 

40 He came to the disciples and found them sleeping, and said to Peter, “What, couldn’t you watch with me for one hour? 
41 Watch and pray, that…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to do your will

42 Again, a second time he went away and prayed, saying, “My Father, if this cup can’t pass away from me unless I drink it, your desire be done.”

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be awake and alert and prayerful

43 He came again and found them sleeping, for their eyes were heavy. 
44 He left them again, went away, and prayed a third time, saying the same words. 
45 Then he came to his disciples and said to them, “Are you…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to turn away from violence 

47 While he was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, came, 
and with him a great multitude with swords and clubs, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 
 

Heavenly father
give us grace today to be truly loving to those closest to us. 

48 Now he who betrayed him had given them a sign, saying, “Whoever I kiss, he is the one. Seize him.” 
49 Immediately he came to Jesus, and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.
50 Jesus said to him, “…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to live by the power of love, not the sword

51 Behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear.

52 Then Jesus said to him, “Put your sword back into its place, for all those who take the sword will die by the sword.…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to avoid the temptation of living in secret.

55 In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, 
“Have you come out as against a robber with swords and clubs to seize me? 
I sat daily in the temple teaching, and you didn’t arrest me. 
 

Heavenly father
give us grace to allow courage rather than fear motivate us today 

56 But all this has happened that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.”
Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Heavenly father
give us grace today to have the courage to see things through to the end, whatever the consequences

57 Those who had taken Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, 
where the scribes and the elders were gathered together. 
58 But Peter followed him from a distance to the court of the high priest, 
…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to speak the truth particularly when we are in conflict with others

59 Now the chief priests, the elders, and the whole council sought false testimony against Jesus, that they might put him to death, 60 and they found none. Even though many false witnesses came forward, they found none. But at last two false witnesses came forward 61…

Heavenly father
give us grace today to know when to stay silent. 

But at last two false witnesses came forward 61 and said, 
“This man said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in three days.’”
62 The high priest stood up and said to him, “Have you no answer? What is this that these testify…