Monday, October 19 — Psalm 119:33–40
Ezekiel 23:28–24:8; James 3:13–4:6
The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow. Psalm 146:9
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27 (NIV)
Lord Christ, soften our hearts to do your loving will. Let us see through the eyes of others, that we may know what they have lived, find common purpose, and spread your grace and love. Amen.