Read John 3:16-17 and 1 John 4:7-21
Today’s image by the Rev. Chris Duffett shows God holding
the world. You may want to listen to a rendition of the song He’s Got the
Whole World in His Hands, like this one by the African Children’s Choir
from 2012 The African
Children's Choir - He's Got the Whole World in His Hands [Live] (youtube.com).
As you look at the image, think of all the various people on
the earth. Pause to think of those who don’t know about Jesus, or even God.
Pray for those who have been harmed by religion and turned from God.
Hold out your hands like in the image. Imagine the hurts of
the world, or just your neighborhood, or even family being offered to God in
your hands.
WALK
If you walk today, pray intentionally for each home you pass
that they may know they are held in God’s loving hands.
DEEPEN
You can use the PAINT process to further enter prayer
through the image.
Pause: Prepare to Pray through scripture and/or
silence
Ask: Sit with the image for a few minutes What is
the image saying to me? What part are you focusing on?
Imagine: Imagine yourself in the image. Let your
senses get involved. Would you hear or smell or see or feel something if you
were inside the image?
Notice: What word, emotion, other image comes to
mind? What might God be saying in the image?
Time: Take time to Reflect and Rest in God’s
presence. You may want to journal or draw your response to the image and your
quiet time. Respond in prayer to God for the message of the image.
PRAY
Pray for the five people on your heart, and/or for these
five Diocese of the Rio Grande parishes:
Holy Faith, Santa Fe
Holy Family, Santa Fe
St. Bede’s, Santa Fe
St. Andrew’s, Las Cruces
St. James, Mesilla Park
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Come (https://www.thykingdomcome.global/)