Prayer Tip--Witnesses
Daily Scripture
Acts 1:8 (CEB)
[Jesus said to his disciples], “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Daily Reflection & Prayer
This week in the GPS, we’ll be reading and learning about the ways God’s Holy Spirit moves in our hearts and our lives. Through the Spirit, God connects inside of us and out. God’s spirit is always there, in front and behind, above and below, and to our left and to our right, surrounding us with God’s love and care and giving us the strength to witness.
The chorus from a song from Amy Grant’s 1992 Christmas Album, Home for Christmas* seems like a good prayer for this week (and any other). In the song, Jesus’ young mother Mary is praying as she moves towards Bethlehem, asking for God’s help. Join me in this prayer:
Prayer
Breath of heaven, hold me together
Be forever near me, breath of heaven
Breath of heaven, lighten my darkness
Pour over me your holiness for you are holy
Breath of heaven, breath of heaven
Breath of heaven
Amen
GPS Insights
Jennifer Creagar
This week's prayer tip is by Jennifer Creagar, the Community Assistance Coordination Director in Resurrection's Congregational Care Ministry. She is married and loves spending time with her family, and she enjoys writing and photography.
© 2024 Resurrection: A United Methodist Church. All Rights Reserved.
Scripture quotations are taken from The Common English Bible ©2011. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
References
*Songwriter: Chris Eaton. Breath Of Heaven (Mary’s Song) lyrics © Reservoir Media Music, Riverstone Music Inc., Clouseau Music, Bethel Music Publishing, Brian And Jenn Publishing.
Amy Grant Home for Christmas album, 1992
