daily reading 29.3 (Ephesians 1:1–2)

5-days-a-week through Romans and the letters Paul wrote from Rome in 2024


Our opening prayer for this week:

    Dear Lord, to your true servants give
    The grace to you alone to live.
    Set free from sin to serve you, Lord,
    They go to share your living Word,
    The gospel message to proclaim
    That all may know your saving name.

    They gladly go at your command
    To spread your Word o’er sea and land.
    Be with them, Lord, and make them strong
    To heal sin’s ills, to right the wrong.
    Your rule is over wind and wave,
    And mighty is your arm to save.

    When all their labor seems in vain,
    Revive their sinking hopes again;
    And when success crowns what they do,
    Oh, keep them humble, Lord and true
    Until before your judgment seat
    They lay their trophies at your feet. Amen.

Ephesians 1:1–2

  • Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by God's will: To the faithful saints in Christ Jesus at Ephesus.
  • 2  Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
helpful notes on Ephesians 1:1–2












For yourself pray:

  • That God convinces you that you are his saint in Christ

For others pray:

  • That God gives grace and peace to someone you know who is troubled, tired, or traveling

A psalm to listen to and ponder, as time allows:

  • Psalm 103 (YouTube, soloist with guitar, "Bless the Lord, oh my soul")

 

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