November 14

"Blessed Lord and Master, incline our hearts to yield more readily to you and your divine teaching. May we learn to trust you more as we learn to love you more. May the victory of faith mean victory over our sins day by day. Amen."

November 6

"Our blessed Master, we pray that none of us may allow the evil inclinations and tendencies of our own hearts to get the better of us. May we overcome them by loving deeds and self-forgetfulness. If some one wrong us today, help us to return his evil deed by a kindness to him. Amen."

October 27

"Gracious Father, for your abundant and constant care we give you thanks, and ask you that we may love, trust and believe you. May we hear you say to us, 'If any man thirst, let him come unto me and drink.' Amen."

October 21

"Dear Father in heaven, we lift our hearts in gratitude to you for fathers and mothers of prayer and faith. We thank you that we were dedicated to you in our babyhood, and that devoted love trained and nurtured us for your service. May we be true to those honored and beloved parents. In Christ's name. Amen."

October 19

"May we, dear Lord, lose sight of ourselves as we lead men to you, the world's Saviour. May we so love and serve you that others may very naturally turn from us to you, anticipating and experiencing your supremacy and leadership. May we be used of you because we lose ourselves in you. Amen."

October 17

"Our loving Master, you are the God of love. May we love you supremely that we may show your loving-kindness to others. May we become like you in your love, so that day by day and hour by hour we may speak with our lives as well as with our lips. Amen."

September 4

"Our God and Father, we would turn from every thought which hinders our worship of you. Save us from self-worship and self-satisfaction. May our love to you, O Christ, bind us closer to our fellow men in their sin and need. Amen."

August 14

"O God! you who have always seen the good in men their fellows failed to see, grant us, we pray you, the same insight, that we may value the worth in men. May we look beyond their outward appearance of present motives. With the vision of faith may we see in them what you can make them. For Jesus' sake. Amen."

August 5

"Almighty God, give us such confidence in you that we may trust you at all times. Give us such knowledge of our own weakness that we may rely on you alone. We thank you for the sympathy and love which you have in your common suffering with us. May we give this comfort to those who know you not. Amen."

July 20

"Our Father in heaven, we are grateful that you are a forgiving God - that you have so freely forgiven and restored your children. May we have the godly sorrow for sin that works repentance, and may our inward affection toward you be aglow. In Christ's name. Amen."

July 17

"Our Father who art in heaven, will you give us the true estimate of spiritual values. May eternal realities mean more than temporal. May we never love money more than truth and honor, and may we gain and use money aright for you and for our fellows. In Jesus' name. Amen."

July 16

"Our loving Lord, you went to the cross for us. You gave your life there. Greater love has no man than yours, for you died for us. May we show our love for you by our daily living sacrifice for you. Amen."

July 10

"Help us in the moment of temptation, our Father, and save us from our own sinful inclination. Fill our hearts with higher motives. May we never lose the blessed heritage of your love by yielding to self-indulgence of momentary pleasure. By your grace. Amen."

June 14

"Gracious Lord and Master, grant that we may take the place of the humblest of your servants and break the alabaster box of love upon your feet. May we never glory in our external surroundings, but rejoice that you have given to us your mercy and forgiveness in view of our many failures and sins. Amen."

June 13

"Our loving Saviour, may our homes entertain you constantly. Will you be the guest about our table day by day. May the very rooms of our souls be filled with the odors of the precious ointment, the ointment of sacrifice, self-forgetfulness and love. Amen."

June 3

"O God, you have told us to love you with all our hearts, and souls, and might. May we obey this command. May we never tempt you by selfish indulgence. May we find delight in obedience to your precepts in the little things of everyday life. In Jesus' name. Amen."

May 25

"O loving Father in heaven, you are so patient with us. We thank you for your great silences of love; we thank you that you do not reprove us at the wrong time, but win us to yourself by your mercy and quiet thoughtfulness. Help us to be patient with our fellow men, and to win them by love. In Christ's name. Amen."

May 22

"Keep our hearts and lips today, O Lord, from the judgment of others. May we watch for the little opportunities to do good to others, ever mindful that you love those who cannot repay us, and in doing for them we do for you. Amen."

April 18

"Teach us, dear Father, the blessedness of forgiveness. May we forgive not because we are compelled to forgive, but because we desire to forgive, gaining your Spirit and showing your life and love in this very forcible way. The harder is it, the more may we fight to overcome. In Christ's mane. Amen."

Easter Day

"Our God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, inspire us with yourself and fill us with your Spirit. May the resurrection in all its reality be ours this Easter Day. May death and sin be forgotten as we enjoy and exult in your life and love. May our hearts praise you today as we let you inspire and control us. Amen."