Category: Day Prayer – Duplicates
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A Tree And It’s Fruit
Extract: Jesus said, “Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire”. (Matthew 7:19) Thought It’s easy to become a tree with no fruit! We must guard against the many false promises in this world. Seek only to follow the word of Jesus, the Good Shepherd. Reflection Lord…
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Birth Of John The Baptist (2)
Extract: When Elizabeth gave birth to a son, as promised by an Angel, her neighbourhood rejoiced. When Zechariah wrote on a tablet, “His name is John”, his speech was restored. When the news spread, reaching the “entire hill country of Judea”, people talked and wondered, “What then will this child be? For the Lord’s hand…
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Do Not Judge
Extract: Jesus said, “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. Why do you see the speck in your brother’s eye, but fail to see the beam of wood in your own?” (Matthew 7:1, 3) Thought A good day is when we act fairly and behave humbly! Reflection Lord Jesus, I celebrate the…
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Feeding of Five Thousand People
Extract: Jesus often found himself surrounded by crowds of people. They wanted to hear his teachings and see his great deeds. On one sad occasion, after he heard about the beheading of John the Baptist, a man whom he described as the greatest Prophet, he went privately in a boat to an isolated place, only…
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Jesus On Serving Two Masters
Extract: Jesus described true faith and true love saying, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money”. (Matthew 6:24) Thought Pope Benedict once invited a crowd of young…
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Lasting Treasures
Extract: Jesus said to His disciples, “Do not accumulate for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal. But accumulate for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your…
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Private Prayer (1)
Extract: Jesus said, when you pray, “do not be like the hypocrites because they love to pray while standing in synagogues and on street corners so that people can see them. Truly I say to you, they have had their reward”. Instead, He said, “go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father…
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Pure-hearted Giving (2)
Extract: Jesus said, “Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise, you have no reward with your Father in heaven”. (Matthew 6:1) Thought Some say our love of God is private! Perhaps, that’s partly what Jesus was implying! Reflection Lord Jesus, where can I sow a little love today…
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Love For Enemies (1)
Extract: Jesus said, “Love your enemy and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be like your Father in heaven, since he causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous”. (Matthew 5:44-45) Thought Despise the sin, not the person. Remember,…
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Jesus On Retaliation (1)
Extract: Jesus said, “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, do not resist the evildoer. But whoever strikes you on the right cheek, turn the other to him as well”. (Matthew 5:38-39) Thought The statement, “an eye for an…