Christ Cares for those In Need
Rejection in His hometown of
Nazareth causes Jesus to shift to
Capernaum where He ministers
for two years. There Christ calls
12 men calls 12 men to be His
travelling companions. And there
by the shores of Galilee He begin
to prepare them for ministry
He will soon entrust to them.
Lord, You Care for the Needy:
When Jesus had finished speaking,
he said to Simon: Now go out
where it is deeper, and let down
your nets to catch some fish. Simon
answered: Master, we’ve worked
hard all night and haven’t caught
anything. But because you say so,
I will let down the nets. When they
had done so, they caught such
a large number of fish…Then
Jesus said to Simon: From now
on You will catch men (Lk 5:4-10)
Jesus answered them: Healthy
people don’t need a doctor –
sick people do. I have come to
call sinners to turn from their sins,
not to spend my time with those
who think they are already good
enough (Luke 5:31-32). Amen.
Lord, let us learn from Simon Peter
where obedience to your voice
opens our lives to your miraculous
work. Open my ears to hear your
voice in my current circumstance.
Let me learn from Samuel
and say with him: Speak
for your servant is listening.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
Lord, thank you for shedding
Your light on my life to show
me that I needed You the Great
Physician to heal my woundedness.
Thank you for calling me to repent
and to come to You and for
your tender mercies in my life.
Jesus, give me your heart for
those who are hurting, sick and
lost in sin, just as your heart
reached out to me in my time
of greatest need. In Yr name, Amen
Lord, we will join You in ministry
to further the kingdom of God.
Help us to befriend sinners,
and give us heart of compassion
for those hurting and lost in sin,
so that we can reach out to them
effectively in time of opening.
Help us readily receive yr Word,
apply it and be obedient to you.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.