Lord, you have all knowledge of all thing. You put in man the desire to learn and discover. Today, education is a prime concern of individuals and governments.

Educate me in the ways of righteousness. I know that Christ is your wisdom for man. All you have for us is in him. Without him, I am but another ignorant fool, no matter how many university degrees I might have. Through his knowledge of you, Amen.

Lord, our lives have become so full of things and events that our souls are empty. Sin has covered us like kudzu, so that our hearts are jaded and hardened, and our eyes can no longer cry. We have seen it all, and nothing more disturbs us or moves us.

Break through our shells, O God, that we may fall at your feet, sense your holiness, and have our lips purified by the heat of your altar. Woe am I, a man of uncleaness in the midst of an unclean people! Forgive us, Father, forgive, that we may live to see your light. Through Christ crucified. Amen.

Father of lights, you have set the peoples where they should live, put the animals in their habitats, made each thing for its time. Sometimes, I can't even find a piece of paper on my desk, so I am calmed to know that you do not lose anything, much less a single soul. Above all, you have put us at your side as the apple of your eye, the centerpiece of your attention. Thank you, Lord, for knowing where we belong, in Christ Jesus. Amen.

Lord, you have a single mind, to bring every lost soul into communion with yourself. No other goal clutters your calendar.

Let my attentions today find that same singleness of purpose. Because you brought me into your mission as a child of the kingdom of Christ. Amen.

Lord, you are sovereign over time, space, and knowledge. Our efforts to control these things often lead us to anxiety, worry, and panic. Let us remember that you own it all. Father, we trust you to care for us. Because you are with us, we are calm and peaceful.

Help us to do what must be done, what can be done, for your glory. Above all, let us put our confidence in you that you, as Judge of all the earth, will always do right. As we have seen in the sacrifice of your Son Jesus Christ. Amen.