Sunday

“Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother”– which is the first
commandment with a promise – “ that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy a long life.”
Ephesians 6:1-4
Think of the words “honor” and “obey”.
What do these words mean to you? How Today, I felt God’s
do they differ? How do they play out in presence when…
your life?
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with those who know us best. Families have a
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Monday

Prayer for Generosity

What traits make someone Lord, teach me to be
respectable? generous. Teach me to serve
1.) ________________________ you as you deserve; to give
and not to count the cost, to
2.) ________________________ fight and not to heed the
wounds, to toil and not to
3.) ________________________
seek for rest, to labor and
not to ask for reward, save
4.) ________________________
that of knowing that I do your
5.) ________________________ will. Amen

Do you know anyone who has the

traits? Who?
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We would be astounded if
we ever stopped to list all
the miracles in the Bible.
They cover every aspect of
life from birth and
personality development to
healing and salvation. The
more we think about what
God has done throughout
time, the more we can
appreciate what he does in
our lives. If you think that
you have never seen a
miracle, look closer. You will
see God’s power and loving
intervention in your life.
Tuesday
If a miracle is defined as “an extraordinary event
done through God’s power,” can you think of a
miracle that has happened in your life?
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Wednesday
Write a 4-line poem about a miracle, either one from the Bible or one
you witnessed this week. The first line should be a sentence about the
miracle. The second line: three adjectives that come to mind when you
think of this miracle. The third line: two colors. And the last, one word
that comes to mind when you think of God.

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 Thursday
This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah, doing what was
good and right and faithful before the Lord his God. In
everything that he undertook in the service of God’s temple
How do you define a successful person? What
and in the obedience to the law and commands, he -sought
does society say makes someone successful?
his God and worked wholeheartedly, and was very
Do you notice a difference in the way society
successful.2 Chronicles 31:20-21
views success from that of God’s view?
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Hezekiah set an example for the people of the Old
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Testament. He served God “w h o l e h e a rt e d l y.” He
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made it a point to obey God’s commandments and led an
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upright, decent life. He was faithful to God’s ways. You
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could sum it all up by saying that Hezekiah put God first.
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What were the results? Scripture is very clear about that.
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Hezekiah was “very successful.” Was he wealthy, famous,
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handsome, talented? The Bible doesn’t say.
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His success – in God’s eyes – was that he became the kind of
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person God wished him to be. Interesting definition of
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success!
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Friday
What are your New Year’s Resolutions? How can you re-write
them to plan for success in God’s eyes?
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Pray 5 “Hail Mary” prayers as you meditate on your

resolutions.
“HAIL MARY Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed
art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy
womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us
sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen.”
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Hail, holy Queen, mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve. To thee do we send
up our sighs mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us, and after this our
exile show us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Pray for us, O Holy Mother of God. That we may be
made worthy of the promises of Christ.

Did you make time for God each day this week? Did you complete all of your journal
entries?
Next Week, to find more time to spend with God I will:
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Things I am most Thankful for this week:

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Prayers This Week How God Answered

Preparing for Sunday

Gospel
Lk 2:41-52

Each year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the feast

of Passover,
and when he was twelve years old,
they went up according to festival custom.
After they had completed its days, as they were returning,
the boy Jesus remained behind in Jerusalem,
but his parents did not know it.
Thinking that he was in the caravan,
they journeyed for a day
and looked for him among their relatives and acquaintances,
but not finding him,
they returned to Jerusalem to look for him.
After three days they found him in the temple,
sitting in the midst of the teachers,
listening to them and asking them questions,
and all who heard him were astounded
at his understanding and his answers.
When his parents saw him,
they were astonished,
and his mother said to him,
“Son, why have you done this to us?
Your father and I have been looking for you with great anxiety.”
And he said to them,
“Why were you looking for me?
Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?”