DAY 28 (SAT., NOV. 13)

BLESSING #36: "From infancy you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus" - 2 Timothy 3:15

PR (Praise), IN (Intercession), CF (Confession), SG (Spiritual Growth), MN (Ministry Needs)

PR: We praise You today for the blessing of Your Word, which breaks our hard heart, convicts our soul, and directs our path. We pray we will be open to Your leading as you speak to us in Your Word in the worship assembly tomorrow.

MN: We ask You, Father, to bless the ministries of Kent and Dan with this congregation. You have given them the ability to preach in a way that is easy to follow and interesting. We pray they will have a long and effective ministry.

MN: Watch over our Growth Groups as they meet tomorrow, that they might be a blessing not only to our church family but to those who have not yet responded to the gospel of Your grace.


THE SERENITY PRAYER

The “Serenity Prayer” has been prayed by millions since it first appeared in the 1930’s:

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.

It has been used in Alcoholics Anonymous since 1941. In 1953 William Spence added a section:

God grant me the serenity
To accept the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can;
And wisdom to know the difference.
Living one day at a time;
Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace;
Taking, as He did, this sinful world
As it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that He will make all things right
If I surrender to His Will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life
And supremely happy with Him
Forever and ever in the next.

At some meetings of Alcoholics Anonymous, the line "Just for today" is added to the end of the prayer, in keeping with the statement of Jesus in Matthew 6:34 – “Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”


–Dan Williams

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