daily prayer

Good morning! How are we faithing? Gloomy rainy day and I am reminded of many things. What is sticking out and causing reflection as I look out the window to the storms while the sun rises is what the people who witnessed Jesus' Crucifixion must have been thinking. Sure they'd seen crucifixions before but never had the sun darkened or a storm brew or the earth shook when someone died on a tree. One has heard all the "tales" about this guy up on the cross and wonders why he doesn't heal or free himself. They've heard of people being healed by this guy, spirits cast out, revelations imparted and yet he hangs there without even a hint of reversal of his life led. He is still forgiving even the men who hammered nails in his hands and feet. I'd be wanting to whoop somebody but here this gentle man who hasn't been convicted of anything is receiving a criminals reward. Everyone is mocking including the guys on either side of him who have been convicted of crimes. One of the guys hanging next to him comes to the realization of who Jesus is and repents, Jesus forgives without hesitation. I'm in awe. I am forgiven and so are you. We can just come to him with a contrite heart and he will accept and forgive. Amazing.

Luke 23:44-49
And it was now about the sixth hour, and darkness fell over the whole land until the ninth hour, the sun being obscured; and the veil of the temple was torn in two. And Jesus, crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, into Thy hands I commit My spirit." And having said this, He breathed His last. Now when the centurion saw what had happened, he began praising God, saying, "Certainly this man was innocent." And all the multitudes who came together for this spectacle, when they observed what had happened, began to return, beating their breasts. And all His acquaintances and the women who accompanied Him from Galilee, were standing at a distance, seeing these things.
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Hebrews 10:19-23
Since therefore, brethren, we have confidence to enter the holy place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way which He inaugurated for us through the veil, that is, His flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Ephesians 2:14-16
For He Himself is our peace, who made both groups into one, and broke down the barrier of the dividing wall, by abolishing in His flesh the enmity, which is the Law of commandments contained in ordinances, that in Himself He might make the two into one new man, thus establishing peace, and might reconcile them both in one body to God through the cross, by it having put to death the enmity.
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Remember Carl...remember Billies Dad...remember our emergency workers...

Heavenly Father,
Thank you for loving us so much you gave everything just so we could be saved. Lord we ask for wisdom and peace today. Open our eyes to your path set for each of us. Soften hearts that become able to see truth. Lord we ask for a covering of protection for our emergency workers. We praise you and thank you for your blessings on those mentioned. Lord, guide our paths and help us recognise your will. in Jesus' name, amen