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O Holy Spirit, please guide me as I read these passages for today.                     
May these passages give me hope, strength, wisdom, compassion, courage and peace for my daily life     Chinese text

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 Reading - Reflection - Prayer   Feb 26, 2013 
With readers' comments, below                 

Reading:  Wisdom 3-5

When good people die, they are in God's hands.
Even if they died a tragic death, they are at peace.

A long life is not what makes a person honorable.
Honor is due to anyone of any age who is wise and understanding.

On the other hand, arrogance and misuse of wealth
bring dishonor, in this life and in the next.

Our life is short. We must live it wisely and well.

Reflection:
Old age doesn't necessarily mean wisdom, just as youthfulness doesn't necessarily mean foolishness
Prayer: Heavenly Father, grant that by the gift of the Holy Spirit we may be truly wise...!

 

Psalm 144

Blessed be the Lord, my rock,
who gives me strength for every situation.

He is my love, my fortress.
He is my stronghold, my savior.

To you, O God, will I sing a new song,
you who so often rescued David your servant.

Happy the people whose God is the Lord.
Please continue to bless your people, Lord.

Let our sons flourish like saplings
grown tall and strong from their youth;

our daughters graceful as columns,
adorned as though for a palace.

Let our crops and stock be blessed.
May there be no sound of weeping on our streets.

Reflection:
A person who loves God is wise.
A nation which loves God is wise!..."Happy the people whose God is the Lord"

Prayer: Lord, please help me, please help our nation, to be good and wise

 
Reading:  Acts 2

One afternoon about 3pm, Peter and John went to the Temple for prayer. 
A beggar asked them for money. He was crippled from birth

Peter said to him "I don't have any silver or gold. 
But I do have something to give you: in the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, get up and walk!"

Peter then took him by the hand and helped him to stand up. 
Immediately, his feet and ankles became firm and he could walk.
He was so happy he started jumping around. He went into the Temple, praising God

Reflection:
Would that such healings were frequent. 
One occasionally hears of such healings, but they are rare.
They should be more frequent.
We need to ask ourselves why they are not frequent

Prayer:  Jesus, there are so many crippled people in the world. Please help them know and experience the healing power of your love

 
Reading:  Matthew 8

Jesus went to the home of Peter the "fisher of men".
Peter's mother-in-law was sick in bed with a fever.

Jesus touched her hand, and the fever left her.
She got up and began to serve her visitor.

That evening,
many sick people were brought to Peter's home.
Jesus healed them all.

Reflection:   
A large part of the Gospels is about healing.
A large part of Christian ministry and life should be about healing.
If it's not, there's something missing

Prayer: Jesus, please heal .....(names)....who are sick

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jdwomi (mod) · Feb 27, 2013

Thank you Angela, Anita and Hazel for your comments!

Hazel · Feb 26, 2013

It would be wonderful if there were dramatic healings in this day and age, but God has revealed many of his workings to the medical profession and they are constantly working miracles in helping people with the most dreadful diseases and disabilities. My own husband has had cancer four times, not counting some skin cancer. He has had quite a few operations and now lives without a colon at all and has to use a "bag". His mouth cancer was quite separate and we are anticipating he will get a new "plate", with teeth, before Easter which should make his talking easier and clearer. I thank the Good Lord for revealing the way to treat and cure us over the years - and maybe there will be some more dramatic healings from time to time when necessary for the greater glory of God.

Anita · Feb 26, 2013

Jesus healed people 2,000 thousand years ago, and until today for He has touched my shoulders and healed my sickness. He is compassionate toward all sick people and mercy on hopeless individual like me. Jesus loves me and no one is beyond the attention of the Lord. Dr. Jesus, please give sick people more faith in your healing love. Amen

Angela · Feb 26, 2013

People who are physically ill pray for healing. I have read in many christian books that we should pray for healing but also pray that God heals us if He wills, and if not, then let us be able to accept the non-healing as there must be other lessons to be learnt from our illness. This is repeated in various sections of the bible "Lord....if you are willing you can heal me" (Luke 5:12), "Lord..... if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean" (Mathew 8:2); and "If you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean" (Mark 1:40). This is repeated throughout the biblical books. Why ? Because the Lord wants us to know that it is not that He cannot heal but that whether He WILL. God is love, if He does not wills to heal us, it is done out of Love. Not easy for us mere sinners to understand.
Dear Lord, let me peacefully accept your Will and let me fully understand your Love for me and know that you will never desert me, and everything You wills me is for my own good.

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