Week: Mark's Gospel
Each day we will simply pray (P.R.A.Y.) together.
P: PAUSING to be still.
R: REJOICING with a Memory Verse and REFLECTING on some verses from the Bible.
A: ASKING God to help us and others.
Y: saying YES to God’s ways.
We start by pausing and taking a deep breath:
In and out.
In and out.
We remember that God is here, and so together we prepare ourselves to be with God.
Pause
Jesus, we hear You inviting us, and so we choose to follow You, with all our hearts, with all our minds, with all our souls and with all our strength.
We REJOICE and celebrate God’s goodness with this week’s memory verse:
Read by Jackson J
Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures for ever.
Psalm 107:1 (NIV)
God, help us to remember Your Word.
Today we’re REFLECTING on Jesus’ preparations for His last supper with the disciples, His closest friends.
Read by Jackson J
Mark 14:13-16
Jesus sent two of his followers and said to them, ‘Go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. When he goes into a house, tell the owner of the house, “The Teacher says: Where is my guest room in which I can eat the Passover meal with my followers?” The owner will show you a large room upstairs that is furnished and ready. Prepare the food for us there.’ So the followers left and went into the city. Everything happened as Jesus had said, so they prepared the Passover meal.
Mark 14:13-16 (NCV)
Jesus knew that His time with the disciples – His closest friends – was running out, and so He made all the arrangements to have a special Passover festival feast with them. It was to be their last supper together.
Let’s press pause and talk about today’s question, which is: When have we been to a surprise party? What was the occasion, and what can we remember about it?
And now, we ASK God to help us and others.
Jesus, the disciples were Your friends, and we’re Your friends too – thank You that You call us ‘friends’. We look forward to the day when we will join You in heaven and share a meal with You. (Matthew 26:29)
Let’s think for a moment about the people who we will be eating with – sharing meals with – this week. Maybe that’s at home, or at school or college. Or maybe we’re going somewhere different this week, and we’ll be eating with different people.
Father God, as we think of each person, we ASK You to be with them. And it would be really great if You could give us something encouraging to say to a couple of them too – something simple to show them that You know them and You love them.
As we read the Bible again, let’s listen for a word or a phrase that the Holy Spirit might want to say to us from today’s verses.
Read by Jackson J
Mark 14:13-16
Jesus sent two of his followers and said to them, ‘Go into the city and a man carrying a jar of water will meet you. Follow him. When he goes into a house, tell the owner of the house, “The Teacher says: Where is my guest room in which I can eat the Passover meal with my followers?” The owner will show you a large room upstairs that is furnished and ready. Prepare the food for us there.’ So the followers left and went into the city. Everything happened as Jesus had said, so they prepared the Passover meal.
Mark 14:13-16 (NCV)
What word or phrase stood out from today’s Bible verses?
And now, let’s say YES to God together.
Lord Jesus, we say YES to being friends with You and reaching out in friendship towards other people too.
After enjoying this time with God and each other, let’s say our memory verse together:
Psalm 107:1
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
his love endures for ever.
Psalm 107:1 (NIV)
Let’s put a hand on our heart.
Father God, fill us with Your love. Help us to love You, and everything that You’ve made.
Let’s point to our eyes.
Lord Jesus, help us to see You, and to see others the way that You see them too.
Let’s point to our ears.
Holy Spirit, help us to hear You, and give us courage to do what You say.
Unathi lives in Johannesburg, South Africa, with her husband and 5 kids; and has a passion for seeing families thriving.
You’ll most likely find her homeschooling the tribe, reading, writing, or dreaming about the next DIY project.
She also loves good coffee, dark chocolate and hiking.
Jackson is 11 and he lives in Chichester, on the south coast of England, with his parents and his sister. He loves Pokemon (who doesn’t?), music and having fun with his friends.
