Psalm 119:9-16 - With my whole heart I seek you

PSALM 119:9-16⁹  How can young people keep their way pure? By guarding it according to your word. ¹⁰  With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments. ¹¹  I treasure your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against you. ¹²  Blessed are you, O LORD; teach me your statutes. ¹³  With my lips I declare all the ordinances of your mouth. ¹⁴  I delight in the way of your decrees as much as in all riches. ¹⁵  I will meditate on your precepts, and fix my eyes on your ways. ¹⁶  I will delight in your statutes; I will not forget your word.

• Light a candle to remember Christ's presence with you.
• Sit five to fifteen minutes in silent meditation paying attention to the deep breath.
• What word do you treasure in your heart today?
• How does this word keep your way pure?
• What freedom do you notice in this word?
• Open yourself to a new teaching from God today.
• Sit and be open to something new from God.
• Keep God's word on your lips.
• Delight in the way of God's decrees.
• Meditate on God's precepts.
• Fix your eyes upon God's ways.
• Go forward in your day with this sense of expectation that God has something new to teach you.
• At the end of the day, take time to review your day.  Where did you notice God?  Did you learn something new?
• Give thanks to God for this time in prayer and for any new insights you have received.
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Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, March 18, 2018, the Fifth Sunday in Lent Year BJeremiah 31:31-34Psalm 51:1-12Psalm 119:9-16Hebrews 5:5-10John 12:20-33If you use these prayers in other groups, please give credit to author.Permission to use in not-for-profit settings(c) 2018 The Rev. Lil Smith, M.Div., DASD