December 5

"Eternal and most merciful God, we thank you that you are a God of justice as well as a God of love. We thank you that those who despise your law and waste and ruin your children shall suffer punishment. We thank you that vengeance is yours, that you will repay. Save us all from your wrath. In Christ's name. Amen."

December 4

"Dear Father, in heaven, save us, we pray you, from allowing selfishness and sin to gain any power over us. May we be so bear to you through the knowledge of your Word that ew may flee from teh merest suggestion of wrong. May one sin never seek to protect another, because we kill the first sin before it grow. By the Saviour's power. Amen."

December 3

"Dear Saviour, you who left the glory of your Father's mansions to open for us the gates of the kingdom, who did bid us to become heirs with you, grant us of your Spirit, that this wealth may make us better able to serve you. Amen."

December 2

"Dear Lord and Master, we thank you for your protecting care and your saving power. May the children profit by the example of those who have gone before. May no opposition of our enemies tempt us to compromise, but may we resist evil always more definitely. Amen."

December 1

"Our loving Lord and Master, may we see beyond the judgment to your mercy and loving-kindness. May life be filled with sweet rather than with bitter, with joy rather than with sorrow, because we trust your perfect plan and know that all things work together for good to them that love you. May we all have a victorious home in the great future you have provided for your own. Amen."

November 30

"Our blessed Lord, we praise you for your constant presence in our lives. May we know that you are close at hand when there is no evidence of you. May we trust and obey you even if we seem to destroy our hopes and your plan, knowing that you will speak when you are ready. Give us a trust like Abraham's. In the Saviour's name. Amen."

November 29

"Almighty God, our Fahter in heaven, may we be great in faith and hope. Grant to us, we pray you, the vision of the unseen, that we may not let the seen become a fence to hide from us your great beyond. May we know that your promises are sure and dependable. Trusting you, may our faith never flag. For Jesus' sake. Amen."