Fix Your Eyes on Jesus
Day 17
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
You are present in Your word, Jesus. As I turn toward these verses, prepare my heart, spirit, body, and mind. Let your presence flow from these words, through my pen, and into my heart. I love you, Jesus.
This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
John 15:12-14
No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.
You are my friends if you do what I command you.
Jesus, we want to be a friend to you. So we need to be friends to one another. We need to love one another. Help me to lay down my life for my husband. Let me lay it down for my children. Show me how to lay down my own wants, needs, dreams, desires, and selfishness for the love of another. All I can hear from you is to take up my cross and follow you. Show me how to do that.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
Amen.
Journaling Prompts
Jesus, You have shown me Your love by…
Jesus, today I feel You asking me to deny myself and follow You, but I need help to let go of…
I can lay down my life for my friends and family today by…
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Scripture texts in this work are taken from the New American Bible, revised edition © 2010, 1991, 1986, 1970 Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, Washington, D.C. and are used by permission of the copyright owner. All Rights Reserved. No part of the New American Bible may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the copyright owner.
