Tuesday, March 23 – Day 35

Seeking His Peace Among All Peoples

Seek God…for Christ to restore relationships.

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the sons of God.

The prayer today asks Christ to restore broken relationships. We have little understanding of the importance of relationships. God has placed each of us in a family, the perfect family, in accordance with His perfect plan. When we allow family relationships to deteriorate, either through pride, or greed, or just inattention, we become an obstacle to God's perfect plan.

Similarly, God has placed us in our church, our community, our school, and our jobs. Each is built on personal, one-on-one relationship. Trusting relationships are a prerequisite for successfully spreading the Gospel.

Jesus modeled the perfect relationship, the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost; the power of perfect unity. In fact, John 17:3 defines eternal life as the ultimate relationship: This is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.

Father, we pray that you heal our broken relationships, so that you may be glorified.

Mike Pearson

New Covenant Bible, Serve The City staff

Monday, March 22 – Day 34

Seeking His Peace Among All Peoples

Seek God…..for God to restore children to their parents..

We are admonished to seek God

...to restore children to their parents:

“Dear Father, there are so many children who are alienated from their parents. I know that is not your plan. Father, bring them home! Reunite them with their families in body and in spirit. Many have sought the "easy way" out of a bad situation only to end up in much worse situations than they ran away from. My heart is especially heavy for the many young girls who have been enslaved by sex traffickers, and don't see any way out. Lord, show them the way! Help us to do our part to rescue those who are lost!”

...to seek God on behalf of broken families:

Our country is filled with families that have been torn apart, leaving permanent scars on the hearts of all those involved. “Lord, help us to set good examples, to encourage struggling marriages, and be a support to those children who have know the heartache of broken relationships with parents and siblings. You, Lord, are the answer to all their needs. Help them to determine to break the cycle of broken marriages as they grow into young men and young women.”

...and for those who have lost a loved one through death:

“God, fill the void with Your love, show them the joy of being part of Your family, guide them in the decisions that need to be made, surround them with positive friends who know You and can affirm Your love for them.”

Trudy Carpenter,

Aid to Women, His Hands Free Clinic, Oakland Church of the Nazarene