Friday, July 16 — Psalm 85:8–13
Isaiah 38:1–40:5; Philippians 1:12–22
O Lord, you are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. Psalm 142:5
Now God is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive. Luke 20:38
God of the living, fill us with your love, so we may help to do your will here on earth just as it is done in heaven. In our words and actions, may others see a bit of your living presence. Amen.