Luke 2:16-20
16 And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in a manger. 17 And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this child. 18 And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.19 Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her heart.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.
Mary was doing what God had called her being, her soul, her mind and heart to do. God's Plan.
1 John 4:19
We love because he first loved us.
2 Timothy 1:9
He saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began
Daniel 1:9
Now God had granted Daniel favor and compassion from the chief official
Acts 16:14
One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God.
The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
Luke 24:45-47
Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,
and said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins should be proclaimed in his name to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem."
Luke 24:32
They said to each other,
“Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road,
while he opened to us the Scriptures?”
Ephesians 1:18
Having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope
to which he has called you,
what are the riches
of his glorious inheritance in the saints
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Proverbs 16:9
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Almighty God,
Since the 11th Century in Latin - Believers around the world have prayed the Leofric Missal:
You are our Almighty Father,
To Whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid -
We ask Thee, our Father, to have cleansed the intent of my heart
With the heartwarming gift of Thy Grace.
That I may perfectly love Thee and worthily Praise Thee.
To the King of the Ages,
Immortal, invisible,
the only God,
be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
Day by day Oh Dear Lord
Three things I pray
To see thee more clearly
Love thee more dearly
Follow thee more nearly day by day
For this reason, I bow my knees before the Father,
From whom every family, in heaven and on earth is named,
According to the riches of Your glory,
we may be given and strengthened with power
through Your Loving and Encouraging Holy Spirit in our inner being
We ask Jesus Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith
for ourselves,
for our Loved Ones,
the people You surround us with,
the people You have given us,
The Nation,
Our employments, schools and communities,
We want to be rooted and grounded in Love.
That Jesus would have us with all Your heart and with all Your soul and with all Your strength
and with all Your mind
strength us to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
knowing the love of Christ surpassing knowledge, filling us with all the fullness of You, God.
When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers—
the moon and the stars you set in place—
what are mere mortals that you should think about them,
human beings that you should care for them?
To God the Glory - to You, Who is able to do far more
abundantly more than all that we ask or think,
according to the power at work within us
God our Living Father of All Ages,
To Jesus Christ be glory in the church
and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever.
In Jesus Amen.
♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †
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