Take a few minutes of your quarantine—sit down with the Maker of the Universe—your Heavenly Father and Best Friend—and chat. You never know what might come of it.
Here is St. Patrick’s ‘Prayer of the Day’. Albeit a few weeks late, God is always listening.
Let’s pray…
I arise today
Through the strength of Heaven
Light of sun
Radiance of moon
Splendor of fire
Speed of lightning
Swiftness of wind
Depth of the sea
Stability of earth
Firmness of rockI arise today
Through Gods strength to pilot me
Gods eye to look before me
Gods wisdom to guide me
Gods way to lie before me
Gods shield to protect me
From all who shall wish me ill
Afar and anear
Alone and in a multitude
Against every cruel
Merciless power
That may oppose my body and soulChrist with me, Christ before me,
Christ behind me, Christ in me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ on my right, Christ on my left,
Christ when I lie down, Christ when I sit down,
Christ when I arise, Christ to shield me
Christ in the heart of everyone who thinks of me,
Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me
I arise today.
So be it.
(Adapted by Sean Davey)
Jay McCarl 
Thank you, Jay, for this beautiful prayer of the day. Thank you for making every effort to encourage us as we face an unprecedented time of trial in our country. Weâve gone down the Corona virus rabbit hole and itâs not looking good. If it werenât for my trust in Jesus Christ, Iâd be very depressed about now. Sitting here, looking outside at blue sky and sunshine, well, it seems so normal. Youâd not think the world is in crisis if it werenât for the news feeds.
Joni Erickson-Tada, whom I greatly admire, said this pandemic is so big that God must be up to something even bigger. Well, He certainly has the attention of a lot of people now who didnât have the time of day for Him just two months ago. The enemy meant this pandemic for evil, but God will use it for our good. I believe that good is the salvation of many lost people.
Iâm one of thousands of people who have seen your Biblical Dinner and Galilean Wedding presentations. My old Bible is absolutely stuffed with notes from you and others – commentaries, poems, quotes, the lyrics of favorite worship songs. I celebrated my 75th birthday last year and my Ryrie Study Bible has been with me for more than forty of those years. After seeing your presentations, many videos from Israel and learning about the Jewish roots of our faith, I thought â Wow, the only thing not Jewish about my faith is me!
So thank you again for ministering to us, for continuing to feed us with the Word and now through the POTD. Iâd like to share an early Hasidic prayer with you from my Bible ~
Wherever I go â only Thou!
Wherever I stand â only Thou!
When things are good â Thou!
When things are bad â Thou! Thou! Thou! Thou!
Your sister in Christ,
Barbara
Roseville, CA
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