Daily Prayer for March 18
…being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of light. For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:11–14, NIV Dear Father in heaven, we thank you. We want to be ready to thank you at all times. We look forward with joy to your kingdom and await the redemption that will free us to the very depth of our being, to the praise and thanks and honor of your name. Be with the many people who come hungering and thirsting to you. Bring deliverance to those whose hearts are true, and let them know that the power of your kingdom is truly present here on earth in Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Recent articles on Plough Dandelions: An Apology Clare Coffey Why sweat lawn care when you could have a meadow, green and gold, by working a little less? Read now Why All Christians Should Give Lent a Chance Benjamin Crosby Feasting and fasting help us habituate our affections, help us to feel the truths of the gospel. Read now Saint Patrick’s Windows into Grief Lanta Davis On a tiny island in a lake in Ireland, Harry Clarke’s stations of the cross in stained glass comforted me as I grieved my mother. Read now Living in Limbo Joseph Sorrentino Migrants from around the world, setting their hopes on legal entry into the United States, congregate in Mexico. Read now Rachoff Karl Josef Friedrich In this story, a young man takes to the road to follow his master, Jesus. Read now
Daily Prayer for March 17
To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31–32, NIV Dear Father in heaven, grant that we may come to you in the Spirit. Through your Spirit gather us and many others on earth around our Lord Jesus Christ, the great Savior of humankind. May our hearts become truly free because you deliver us from all bondage to our own natures and to the world around us. As free people may we be led safely through distress, fear, and want, through need and death. May we become happy children whom Jesus Christ has called to life, children who are not discouraged by the struggle but who fight joyfully for your kingdom until it can be revealed to all the world. Amen. Recent articles on Plough Why All Christians Should Give Lent a Chance Benjamin Crosby Feasting and fasting help us habituate our affections, help us to feel the truths of the gospel. Read now Saint Patrick’s Windows into Grief Lanta Davis On a tiny island in a lake in Ireland, Harry Clarke’s stations of the cross in stained glass comforted me as I grieved my mother. Read now Living in Limbo Joseph Sorrentino Migrants from around the world, setting their hopes on legal entry into the United States, congregate in Mexico. Read now Rachoff Karl Josef Friedrich In this story, a young man takes to the road to follow his master, Jesus. Read now The Eternal Questions Illustrated Gary Saul Morson A Dostoyevsky scholar introduces a graphic novel adaptation of “The Grand Inquisitor.” Read now
Daily Prayer for March 16
Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors. For he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah 53:12, NIV Dear Father in heaven, may we receive your Spirit so that we win the victory over ourselves and over the world around us, not with our human crudeness, force, and clamor, but only through your Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ. Help each of us in our own particular situation. We all know there is much evil around us; there is much we must fight. But in Jesus’ name we want to plunge right in, right into the world, right into whatever suffering is meant for us in the midst of the evil that is not yet overcome. In Jesus’ name we go toward the great victory that will come when all who are granted your joy will praise you with all their hearts, O Father in heaven. Amen. Recent articles on Plough Saint Patrick’s Windows into Grief Lanta Davis On a tiny island in a lake in Ireland, Harry Clarke’s stations of the cross in stained glass comforted me as I grieved my mother. Read now Living in Limbo Joseph Sorrentino Migrants from around the world, setting their hopes on legal entry into the United States, congregate in Mexico. Read now Rachoff Karl Josef Friedrich In this story, a young man takes to the road to follow his master, Jesus. Read now The Eternal Questions Illustrated Gary Saul Morson A Dostoyevsky scholar introduces a graphic novel adaptation of “The Grand Inquisitor.” Read now Just Your Handyman Kurt Armstrong Some people build skyscrapers. I address that damp spot on your kitchen ceiling. Read now
Daily Prayer for March 15
Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen. Hebrews 13:20-21, NIV Lord our God, through the Spirit grant us community with you, we pray. Help us onward again and again, and help us grow in strength to follow what is true and good. May your goodness and your grace be in our hearts to help us in all practical things. Grant that wherever we live we may have something of the power in which Jesus Christ lived and suffered, in which he died and yet lives again. May the world still learn that it has a redeemer and that it belongs to him, to the glory of your name. Amen. Recent articles on Plough Rachoff Karl Josef Friedrich In this story, a young man takes to the road to follow his master, Jesus. Read now The Eternal Questions Illustrated Gary Saul Morson A Dostoyevsky scholar introduces a graphic novel adaptation of “The Grand Inquisitor.” Read now Just Your Handyman Kurt Armstrong Some people build skyscrapers. I address that damp spot on your kitchen ceiling. Read now The Story of Qassem Stephanie Saldaña In an excerpt from What We Remember Will Be Saved, a young Yazidi refugee details the journey of his flight. Read now Peacemaker in a War School Israel Steinmetz What’s it like to be a pacifist serving as a chaplain with the US Navy? Read now