Serving others, Jesus tells us, is the same as serving Him (see Matthew 25:31-46).
Let me pray for you, as many of you prepare to have guests in your home, as Thanksgiving and Christmas approach.
Lord Jesus, thank You for serving crowds, washing toes, holding children gently in Your arms, and healing even old women who take from you.
Let me learn from You, that I might give in the same way to those You bring into my home.
Teach me to find practical ways to lighten loads that are carried through my doors.
Help me to have patience with the grumbling hearts, the frustrated ones who carry their depressed moods wherever they go.
Help me to remember always that “a gentle answer turns away wrath” (Proverbs 15:1).
Allow me to walk in humility that others may see my failures and the grace You have given me every day.
Help me remember that Your strength is made perfect through my weakness, and make me quick to ask for forgiveness.
Let me remember that my home is a holy place where You do Your work.
And here may the touch of Jesus, the words of Jesus, the love of Jesus, the truth of Jesus be served every day to all who hunger for Your reality.
In the name of the most generous servant of all, precious Jesus, we come with grateful hearts.
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