The Upper Room Devotional for 12th September 2023 Tuesday
The Upper Room Devotional for 12th September 2023, Tuesday Message by Christina Ray Stanton (New York, USA)
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TOPIC: The Gift of Worship
TODAY’S READING
1 Thessalonians 3:6-13
Put on the breastplate of faith and love and for a helmet the hope of salvation. – 1 Thessalonians 5:8 (NRSVUE)
My uncle was the editor of The Upper Room in Myanmar. Each time a new issue was published, he always sent two copies to me — one English and one Burmese — while I was in prison. As soon as I received them, I immediately shared them with other inmates who were desperate for spiritual nourishment.
On Sunday mornings we gathered and worshiped together, reading The Upper Room and the Bible. We took turns delivering the sermon, and we prayed and sang hymns together. Sometimes we used musical instruments (a guitar, a wind pipe, or a bamboo flute) in our services. Our group included people of many races and ethnicities, and we were elated to be together as siblings in faith, sharing our sorrows, difficulties, and joys. Though we were in confinement, we were strengthened and enriched. And we strode forward together to face all the obstacles and challenges of our daily lives.
Through The Upper Room, we received the gift of companionship on our spiritual journeys and heard and shared the good news. The Holy Spirit brings this same good news to all corners of our struggling world.
TODAY’S PRAYER
Thank you, Lord, for allowing us to share your good news with the world. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
Worshiping with others is a gift I can receive with joy.
PRAYER FOCUS
Those who are in prison
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