Key Scripture
9 To some who were confident of their own righteousness and
looked down on everyone else, Jesus told this parable: 10 “Two
men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other
a tax collector. 11 The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God,
I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers,
adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12 I fast twice a week
and give a tenth of all I get.’
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even
look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy
on me, a sinner.’
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home
justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be
humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
Prayer
Father,
Thank you for rescuing me in my darkest hour, when I wanted
control but had none. When I wanted to be seen but needed to be
hidden and found only by you. You alone were able to put me
back together as a new creation, better than I ever could have
imagined and what you have done for me, I know it is your desire
to do for everyone.
Thank you Jesus, for I am found and made whole in you.
In the powerful name of Jesus I pray, Amen!
