For all of you are children of the light and children of the day. We are not of the night or of darkness. 1 Thessalonians 5:5
Our light is the Christ, the light of goodness, the light of love, the light of compassion, the light of mercy, the light of forgiveness, the light of healing.
Today I will shine my light of goodness and love wherever I find myself.
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Resplendent and unfading is wisdom, and she is readily perceived by those who love her, and found by those who seek her. Wisdom 6:12
The wisdom of God is in our hearts. Our hearts know how to love, how to forgive, how to welcome others, how to discern truth and justice.
Today I will replenish my supply of patience, mercy, kindness, and compassion by spending five minutes alone with the Lord. I will find wisdom by listening to the love in my heart.
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Jesus said, “You have but one teacher, the Christ.” Matthew 23:8b
May my life—every word, action, and attitude—center on what Christ has taught me:
Welcome everyone.
Forgive everyone.
Love everyone.
Today I will find peace in carrying out the lessons Christ my teacher has taught me.
Jesus said, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Matthew 22:39b
Today I will not oppress or wrong anyone. I will be faithful to the Lord’s command to love my neighbor.
Love is respect. Love is kindness. Love is welcoming. Love is nonjudgmental. Love is listening. Love is peace-making.
Love is acknowledging the presence of God in each and every person everywhere.
At that Jesus said to them, “Then repay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.” Matthew 22:21
Kindness, compassion, forgiveness, healing, peace, joy, reverence, and love belong to God.
Today I will repay God’s love for me by respecting and honoring all people everywhere.
Whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8
Whatever I think about, I give power to.
Today I will keep my thoughts on embodying God’s kindness, mercy, forgiveness, and compassion. I will give power to Love with my thoughts and life.
Your ways, O LORD, make known to me;
teach me your paths,
guide me in your truth and teach me,
for you are God my savior. Psalm 25:6a
The Lord’s ways are mercy, compassion, justice, and kindness. May I empty myself of resentment, indifference, selfishness, and arrogance and let God’s goodness and love be my guide and teacher.
Today I will release anything that prevents me from having the heart, mind, and attitude of Christ.
The LORD is good to all and compassionate toward all his works. Psalm 145:9
The Lord is my teacher, mentor, model. May I too be intentionally good to all. May I be compassionate toward the Earth, toward animals and insects and birds, and especially toward each member of the human family.
Today I will remember that all of creation is the work of God. I will treat God’s creation with respect and reverence.
Remember your last days, set enmity aside. Sirach 28:6a
When I hold on to wrath, anger, vengeance, or enmity, I am in danger of embodying those forces of destruction. When I hold on to kindness, mercy, patience, and compassion, I become more like the Lord whose power of love brings healing and forgiveness to all hearts.
Today I will pray for those who have hurt me, and I will pray for those I have hurt.
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Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another. Romans 13:8
I owe you nothing except to love you—which means I owe you welcome, kindness, forgiveness, acceptance, compassion, mercy, justice.
Today I will not harden my heart when I hear God’s voice of love. I will offer all members of God’s precious human family the love I owe them.
Mary Ann McSweeny 