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    Grace2u a Three-Strand Cord: Prayers, Devotions, and Christian Practice
    Grace2u a Three-Strand Cord: Prayers, Devotions, and Christian Practice
    Grace2u a Three-Strand Cord: Prayers, Devotions, and Christian Practice
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    Grace2u a Three-Strand Cord: Prayers, Devotions, and Christian Practice

    By Rev. Judy Reiter Wadding

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    You Guard My Heart
    Lord, God, Creator and giver of life,
    you guard my heart!
    In countless ways, through all my days,
    you, O breath of life,
    you guard my heart!
    Trouble comes,
    you guard my heart!
    People hurt,
    you guard my heart!
    Worries crawl,
    you guard my heart!
    O Lord, the living, breathing word,
    awesome, unfathomable one,
    it is you, only you who can fully guard my heart!
    Thank you.
    Amen.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateFeb 19, 2013
    ISBN9781449785215
    Grace2u a Three-Strand Cord: Prayers, Devotions, and Christian Practice
    Author

    Rev. Judy Reiter Wadding

    An inspiring and encouraging pastor for twenty years in Iowa, Rev. Judy Reiter Wadding is ordained in the United Methodist Church. She was theologically trained at St. Paul School of Theology in Kansas City. Her ability to hone great spiritual concepts into ordinary life focus will inspire, challenge, and delight readers.

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      Grace2u a Three-Strand Cord - Rev. Judy Reiter Wadding

      Copyright © 2013 Rev. Judy Reiter Wadding, Pastor, United Methodist Church.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

      WestBow Press books may be ordered through booksellers or by contacting:

      WestBow Press

      A Division of Thomas Nelson

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.westbowpress.com

      1-(866) 928-1240

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Bible quotations in this devotional are taken from the New International Version (NIV) or New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) as noted.

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-8520-8 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-8522-2 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4497-8521-5 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2013902629

      WestBow Press rev. date: 02/18/13

      Contents

      Strand 1: Prayer

      Strand 2: Devotions

      Strand 3: Christian Practice

      *Take a moment to review the third strand of the book, Christian practice, before you begin.

      You may want to use the three strands as they appear chronologically, or you may decide to integrate Christian practice while taking in the first two.

      Dedication

      To God, my Rock and my salvation.

      To my husband, Kim. Thank you for your unyielding help, support, and love.

      To our children, Ellen, Nick, and Scott. What wonderful and amazing adults you are!

      To our grandchildren, Dylan, Drew, Faith, Carter, and Evan and grandbabies yet to come.

      To my parents, Bill and Phyllis Reiter. One day Mom sent a huge box of my newsletter writings marked Judy’s Book. They arrived with quite a thud. There was no such project in the works at the time. Thank you, Mom and Dad. You are both quite amazing.

      Introduction

      Have you ever wanted to get into the Bible and had no earthly sense of how to start? It is an ancient book bound together in some strange order! Who puts books together in a compilation and then indexes them in the order they appear? The Bible does. Seriously, if prayer were only for certain folks, our hearts would not burn for personal connection to God through Jesus Christ. If God had wanted the Bible to stay on a shelf unopened and unattainable, God would not have provided it. And if we were not created to actually do the work of God, the Bible would not demand it. GRACE2U, a Three-Strand Cord is here to help! It begins with prayer.

      To open to the Word of God requires a prayerful start, and the first section of the book is filled with prayers to uplift, invite, and inspire you. Prayer is the first strand of strength for a rich and full spiritual journey. Every prayer begins with a reminder of Christ’s promise to be with us always.

      The second strand of the book is an entire section of devotions. Each devotion starts with a prayer to the Holy Spirit for help in understanding. The devotion strand provides escort and company into the amazing, mystical, unparalleled connection to real life, that Bible we so richly need to enhance, challenge, and keep our spiritual journey on God’s track. It does so in practical, easy-to-take-hold-of ways that inspire and affirm the reader.

      I have been in pastoral ministry in a local church for twenty years, and practical life-application through mystical revelation is one powerful way God uses me. I experienced my call to ordained ministry in the fifth grade. A vision of my adult self preaching from the pulpit at church complete with priestly collar and all! Later, when I was a junior in high school, the world shifted again. We could wear jeans to worship! It felt so utterly strange and perfect. The first time I attended worship in the same clothes I could have chosen for the basketball game Friday night was convicting and profound. I was praying about this to God during worship (this strange, humbling realization that no church costume was required for acceptability before the Lord) when something very cosmic aligned. The Holy Spirit opened my mind to a clear and new connection of the very ancient texts in complete and understandable focus with everyday life. I will never forget the moment. It changed me unalterably.

      And so we come to the third strand of the book, Christian practice. Whether you wait until the end of your reading to enter into this section or work on it while reading the first two parts is entirely up to you. But live into the work of prayer and the living Word of God through Christian practice. Here you will find simple acts of mercy. You will be guided into important and helpful biblical readings. You will be challenged to live into this amazing thing experienced as faith in God as made known through Jesus Christ.

      Ever wanted to grow in your Christian walk and needed a jump-start? This book is here to help. This book is for you because God loves you and has some certain and specific things in this world that only you can do to God’s most complete delight. Grace is God’s unearned, unparalleled, unwavering love for you. Live into it! Let your blessing translate into a blessing to the world.

      Strand 1: Prayer

      Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

      —Jeremiah 33:3 (NRSV)

      Glorify!

      Jesus said, I am always with you always

      Matthew 28:20 (NIV)

      Thanks and praise to you, O Lord,

      with all of my heart I pray!

      You redeem.

      You glorify.

      You love.

      You draw near to the heart of all your creatures

      great, small, wondering, hurting,

      joy-filled or empty.

      You are always present,

      ever near,

      ever loving, giving, and good.

      Grace-filled, grace-living, grace-giving God—thank you!

      For your redemptive presence.

      For your glorifying love.

      For your illuminating moments.

      For your abiding, unfailing, boundless grace.

      O Lord,

      thanks and praise to you this day.

      What a joy to draw near to you each waking moment

      of every single day!

      All praise and honor and glory to you,

      almighty Father, God.

      All praise and glory and honor to you.

      In Jesus’ mighty name, hear this humble prayer

      lifted now to you.

      Alleluia!

      Amen.

      Best Voice

      Jesus said, I am always with you always

      Matthew 28:20 (NIV)

      Lord, you are true north,

      our best voice,

      our hope in all situations.

      Through your Word we learn from, and testify to,

      your will.

      Help us take you in,

      learn from you …

      your voice,

      your love,

      your ways.

      Listener to all, you are the Best Voice,

      you are salvation, wisdom, and the purpose of well-spent days.

      Stir up in us

      a gentle heart,

      and the heart of an advocate.

      As this day is spent, Lord,

      May its moments be the best voice,

      nothing more,

      nothing less.

      Alleluia.

      Amen.

      Binder of Wounds

      Jesus said, I am always with you always

      Matthew 28:20 (NIV)

      God of stillness and God of action,

      you are the binder of all wounds.

      Teach us, O Loving One

      strength and wisdom

      in thought, in word, in action.

      Teach,

      and then grant courage to

      speak

      for justice,

      live

      in mercy,

      extend

      peace, and

      abide in grace.

      Teach,

      and then grant strength of spirit to stand up

      where you need us

      and wisdom to stand down when you ask.

      God, you are the binder of all wounds, the

      God of stillness and God of

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