Monday of the Fourth Week of Lent

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Opening Sentence

Seek the Lord while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near. (Isaiah 55:6)

Morning Reading: John 4:43-54 (NLT)

At the end of the two days, Jesus went on to Galilee. He himself had said that a prophet is not honored in his own hometown. Yet the Galileans welcomed him, for they had been in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration and had seen everything he did there.

As he traveled through Galilee, he came to Cana, where he had turned the water into wine. There was a government official in nearby Capernaum whose son was very sick. When he heard that Jesus had come from Judea to Galilee, he went and begged Jesus to come to Capernaum to heal his son, who was about to die.

Jesus asked, “Will you never believe in me unless you see miraculous signs and wonders?”

The official pleaded, “Lord, please come now before my little boy dies.”

Then Jesus told him, “Go back home. Your son will live!” And the man believed what Jesus said and started home.

While the man was on his way, some of his servants met him with the news that his son was alive and well. He asked them when the boy had begun to get better, and they replied, “Yesterday afternoon at one o’clock his fever suddenly disappeared!” Then the father realized that that was the very time Jesus had told him, “Your son will live.” And he and his entire household believed in Jesus. This was the second miraculous sign Jesus did in Galilee after coming from Judea.

Morning Prayer

Blessed be God the Father. Accept my sacrifice of praise, this morning, and make me more like your Son, Jesus Christ, through the power of your Word and Spirit at work within me.

+ Grant me a spirit of humility and prayer that I may love you and all your people.
+ Make me your co-worker that I may do my part in restoring all things in Christ.
+ Teach me to respect all that you have made, every person and creature under heaven.
+ Forgive me for the times I have failed Christ in the poor, the sick, and the needy.
+ Lord have mercy on me in my weakness, and change my life by changing how I think.

Lord God, you give me new life by mysteries which are beyond my grasp. Give me the help I need during this season of reflection to make progress on my pilgrim journey with Jesus towards Easter. Through my Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

“Walk with Me” – Kim Walker-Smith (Jesus Culture)

Closing Sentence

Let the wicked change their ways and banish the very thought of doing wrong. Let them turn to the Lord that he may have mercy on them. Yes, turn to our God, for he will forgive generously. (Isaiah 55:7)

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!