FAITH  UNITED

METHODIST  CHURCH  
15769 Livingston Road
Accokeek, MD 20607

A Thought for the Day

Jesus said, “When you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.  And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you.                                    (Luke 14:13-14)

      Jesus talks about inviting the people who cannot do anything for you to the banquet that you give, and about the importance of having a genuine relationship with God which works itself out in a genuine relationship with all of those people whom Jesus truly loves, for whom Jesus died, including all those people who are not like you, those people who don’t look like you, those people who don’t act like you. 

      When we accept Jesus in our life, he will teach us how to do good, and how to invite the poor, and the least, and the hurt, and the suffering, offering to them a love and a compassion and a care and a kindness that is uplifting and healing and blessing.  Jesus will teach us how to share what God has given us with those people who are just as much in need as we are, but who in society may seem very different from us. 

      Jesus will teach us how to be a blessing to people, knowing that the only thing that matters is that we are one with Jesus forever, and that for us, with Jesus, the resurrection is already a reality.  Rejoice, Share, and Praise God.

Devotional Scripture Readings

      Sunday                 Luke 14:1-14         

      Monday                Jeremiah 18:1-11                            

      Tuesday               Luke 13:22-30                            

      Wednesday         Psalm 139:1-12

      Thursday              Psalm 139:13-24

      Friday                   Philemon 1-21

      Saturday               Luke 14:15-24                         

      Sunday                 Luke 14:25-33

Joys & Concerns for

Our Prayer Time

We thank God for family and friends.

We thank God for all of the blessings

      in our life.

We thank God for those who help us

      and the opportunity to help others.

We thank God for the forgiveness and

      love and saving grace we receive

      through Jesus our Savior.

We thank God for another day,

      and for rest in the night.

We pray for all those who are dear to us

      and for all those who are in need.

We pray that God will help us seek the

      good things of God and reject the

      evil things that tempt us.

We pray for the Mayor of our city, the

      President of our country, and all of

      those with hard decisions to make.

We pray for the love & power of God’s

      Holy Spirit in our lives, so we may

always be a blessing to others.

We pray with and in the name of Jesus,

      Our Lord & Savior.

Rev. Dennis E. Dorsch, Pastor  

E-mail: ded10@aol.com                 September 2, 2007

Web Site: www.gbgm-umc.org/faithaccokeek