16 / Transfigured
Vanities: Prosperous-Anemone / Wei Ding / 2018 / Oil on canvas / 110 cm x 90 cm
Morning meditation
Read Mark 9:2-9
In verse 5, why does Peter say what he does?
What is the best thing to do if you don’t know what to say? (Look at Proverbs 21:23 and Proverbs 17:28.)
—Scripture Notes and Additional Questions
Morning Prayer
This week we are asking GOD for powerful testimonies each morning:
Heavenly Father, You made me one of a kind, placed me in the exact time and place You want me, and surrounded me with a unique group of friends and family. Help me demonstrate humility and sacrifice today—considering others before myself, bringing You glory. May Your peace lead me wherever I go and keep me blameless in all my steps. Strengthen me through Your Holy Spirit so my life is a powerful testimony of Your love, grace, and peace. Your divine power has given me everything I need for a godly life!
—Adapted from John 14:26; Philippians 2:3-4; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 peter 1:3
Today’s motivation
“Make a routine for everything.” Weekends can be a challenge to stick with your goals but use the weekend to plan your weekly routine. It's not good enough to say you won't drink pop. Plan what to drink instead. It's not good enough to say you'll work out tomorrow. Plan what time you will workout ahead of time.
—Today’s motivation complements of DJV On Fire
keep daily goals in focus
Finish the week keeping your habits going.
✅ Self-Denial - ✅Almsgiving - ✅Fasting
Evening Prayer
Set an alarm for this evening so you remember to end your day with God.
God, thank You for Your grace and mercy. As I end my day, I will rest easy knowing You are with me. Make Your presence real to me and bring peace to my heart. Amen.
Pray for our world. There are some many things in our world that we can pray for—pick a couple and get after it:
Poverty: More than 70 percent of people in the world own less than $10,000
Religious Conflict and War: Terrorism and the rise of religiously-motivated insurgent groups have forced the hand of several governments.
Social Polarization: Polarization has skyrocketed with the rise of social movements across the world.
Government Accountability: Throughout the world, political scandals have led to a distrust of government.
Education: Inequality between genders in specific parts of the world has emerged as a large part of the problem.
Food and Water: 1 in 9 people lack access to clean water across the world and the same ratio are malnourished.
Health in Developing Nations: Covid. Also, statistics have widely shown that access to clean and affordable living conditions has lagged in the developing world.
Discrimination: This covers a wide breadth of issues and takes several forms such as race, gender, wages, income inequality and education.
Physical Fitness: The lack of physical fitness programs and extra-curricular activities have created significant issues that could affect future health.