As March 2026 comes in like a lamb, after a winter of lion-like roaring winds and biting cold, our church is in the Lenten series based on The Lord’s Prayer. So, let’s focus on prayer and see what the Scriptures have to say about it.

And let’s not just stop there! Let’s use the ACTS method of prayer to pray each verse. My prayer for all of us is that Jesus’ sovereignty will be renewed in our understanding of Him, His Love for humanity will be reinspired in us, and His compassion will move us to act, love, and ultimately be like Him.

The ACTS Method:
Adoration: Praise God for who He is in the verse.
Confession: Note any areas where you fall short of this truth.
Thanksgiving: Thank Him for a specific answer to prayer.
Supplication: Ask for your needs and the needs of others.

The Light of the World

Day 1 Deuteronomy 28:1

Day 2 Joshua 1:8

Day 3 1 Samuel 15:22-23

Day 4 1 Kings 2:3

Day 5 Job 36:10-12

Day 6 Psalm 51:17

Day 7 Psalm 119:9-11

Day 8 Proverbs 3:5-6

Day 9 Proverbs 10:17

Day 10 Ecclesiastes 12:13

Day 11 Isaiah 1:19

Day 12 Hosea 4:6

Day 13 Matthew 7:24

Day 14 Luke 9:23

Day 15 Luke 10:27

Day 16 John 14:23

Day 17 Romans 1:5

Day 18 Romans 2:6-8

Day 19 Romans 5:19

Day 20 1 Corinthians 15:58

Day 21 2 Corinthians 10:5

Day 22 Galatians 6:7-10

Day 23 Ephesians 6:1-3 

Day 24 Colossians 1:9-10

Day 25 2 Timothy 2:19-21

Day 26 Hebrews 13:17

Day 27 James 1:22

Day 28 1 Peter 1:14

Day 29 1 John 3:21-22

Day 30 2 John 1:6

Day 31 Revelation 14:12

The Light of the World

Day 1 Psalm 27:13-14

Day 2 Job 5:15-18

Day 3 Job 11:13-16

Day 4 Psalm 31:23-24

Day 5 Psalm 42:4-6

Day 6 Psalm 112:5-8

Day 7 2 Samuel 22:46-49

Day 8 Job 11:17-18

Day 9 Matthew 14:26-27

Day 10 Hebrews 3:6-8

Day 11 1 John 2:28

Day 12 Psalm 145:14-16

Day 13 Philippians 1:20

Day 14 1 John 3:19-20

Day 15 1 John 3:21-24

Day 16 Mark 6:50-51

Day 17 James 5:7-8

Day 18 Deuteronomy 31:6

Day 19 Amos 2:15-16

Day 20 1 Corinthians 16:13-14

Day 21 1 Corinthians 13:7

Day 22 Joshua 1:9

Day 23 Psalm 33:21-22

Day 24 Psalm 16:8-9

Day 25 Ephesians 6:12-13

Day 26 Psalm 55:22

Day 27 Deuteronomy 31:8

Day 28 Joshua 10:25

Day 29 Psalm 49:16-17

Day 30 Matthew 28:9-19

Day 31 Isaiah 41:10

The Light of the World

Day 1 Genesis 1:1-4

Day 2 Exodus 13:21-22

Day 3 Psalm 18:28-29

Day 4 Psalm 27:1

Day 5 Psalm 36:7-9

Day 6 Psalm 89:14-16

Day 7 Psalm 97:10-12

Day 8 Psalm 119:105

Day 9 Psalm 119:129-130

Day 10 Proverbs 4:18-19

Day 11 Isaiah 5:20

Day 12 Matthew 5:14-16

Day 13 Luke 2:8-12

Day 14 Luke 2:29-32

Day 15 Luke 11:34-35

Day 16 John 1:3-5

Day 17 John 1:6-9

Day 18 John 3:19-21

Day 19 John 8:12

Day 20 John 9:4-5

Day 21 John 12:35-36

Day 22 John 12:45-46

Day 23 Acts 9:1-4

Day 24 Acts 13:46-47

Day 25 Romans 13:11-12

Day 26 Ephesians 5:8-11

Day 27 Philippians 2:14-15

Day 28 1 Thessalonians 5:1-5

Day 29 1 Peter 2:9

Day 30 1 John 1:6-7

Day 31 Revelation 21:22-25

A Bold Faith

Day 1 Psalm 100:4-5

Day 2 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Day 3 Colossians 3:15-17

Day 4 Philippians 4:6-7

Day 5 Ephesians 5:20

Day 6 Psalm 9:1-2

Day 7 1 Chronicles 16:8-9

Day 8 Psalm 28:7

Day 9 Psalm 107:1, 8-9

Day 10 Psalm 103:1-5

Day 11 Jeremiah 30:10

Day 12 Psalm 92:1-2

Day 13 Hebrews 13:15

Day 14 Psalm 118:28-29

Day 15 2 Corinthians 9:15

Day 16 Psalm 111:1-2

Day 17 1 Timothy 2:1-2

Day 18 Psalm 126:3

Day 19 Psalm 136:1-3, 26

Day 20 Psalm 86:12-13

Day 21 Psalm 105:1-3

Day 22 Revelation 11:17

Day 23 Psalm 145:1-5

Day 24 Colossians 2:6-7

Day 25 Psalm 69:30-32

Day 26 Psalm 116:17-19

Day 27 1 Chronicles 29:13

Day 28 Psalm 34:1-3

Day 29 Isaiah 12:4-5

Day 30 Psalm 145:10

A Bold Faith

Day 1 Matthew 5:1-6

Day 2 Matthew 5:7-12

Day 3 Matthew 5:13-16

Day 4 Matthew 5:17-20

Day 5 Matthew 5:21-26

Day 6 Matthew 5:27-30

Day 7 Matthew 5:31-32

Day 8 Matthew 5:33-35

Day 9 Matthew 5:36-37

Day 10 Matthew 5:38-40

Day 11 Matthew 5:41-42

Day 12 Matthew 5:43-45

Day 13 Matthew 5:46-48

Day 14 Matthew 6:1-4

Day 15 Matthew 6:5-8

Day 16 Matthew 6:9-12

Day 17 Matthew 6:13-15

Day 18 Matthew 6:16-18

Day 19 Matthew 6:19-24

Day 20 Matthew 6:25-30

Day 21 Matthew 6:31-34

Day 22 Matthew 7:1-3

Day 23 Matthew 7:4-6

Day 24 Matthew 7:7-11

Day 25 Matthew 7:12-14

Day 26 Matthew 7:15-17

Day 27 Matthew 7:18-20

Day 28 Matthew 7:21-23

Day 29 Matthew 7:24-26

Day 30 Matthew 7:27-29

Day 31 Matthew 5:1-6 (yes, again)

A Bold Faith

Day 1 Psalm 119:13-16

Day 2 Psalm 119:44-48

Day 3 1 Samuel 17:33-37

Day 4 Acts 4:29-31

Day 5 Acts 9:26-28

Day 6 Acts 14:1-3

Day 7 Acts 19:8-10

Day 8 Hebrews 11:1,7

Day 9 Hebrews 11:8-9

Day 10 Hebrews 11:24-28

Day 11 Hebrews 11:29-31

Day 12 Hebrews 11:32-34

Day 13 Hebrews 11:35-38

Day 14 Hebrews 12:1-3

Day 15 Hebrews 13:6-9

Day 16 Esther 4:15-16

Day 17 Esther 7:3-6

Day 18 Job 1:20-22

Day 19 Job 2:6-10

Day 20 Job 13:14-16

Day 21 Daniel 1:8, 11-13

Day 22 Daniel 3:16-18

Day 23 Romans 4:13-15

Day 24 Romans 4:16-18

Day 25 Romans 4:19-21

Day 26 Ephesians 3:10-12

Day 27 Ephesians 6:18-20

Day 28 1 Thessalonians 2:2-4

Day 29 Philippians 1:12-14

Day 30 Luke 5:17-20

Listen Like You Mean It

Day 1 Jeremiah 38:1-2

Day 2 Jeremiah 38:3

Day 3 Jeremiah 38:4

Day 4 Jeremiah 38:5

Day 5 Jeremiah 38:6

Day 6 Jeremiah 38:7

Day 7 Jeremiah 38:8-9

Day 8 Jeremiah 38:10

Day 9 Jeremiah 38:11

Day 10 Jeremiah 38:12-13

Day 11 Esther 2:1-2

Day 12 Esther 2:3

Day 13 Esther 2:4

Day 14 Esther 2:5

Day 15 Esther 2:6

Day 16 Esther 2:7

Day 17 Esther 2:8

Day 18 Esther 2:9

Day 19 Esther 2:10

Day 20 Esther 2:11

Day 21 Esther 2:12

Day 22 Esther 2:13

Day 23 Esther 2:14

Day 24 Esther 2:15

Day 25 Esther 2:16

Day 26 Esther 2:17

Day 27 Esther 2:18

Day 28 Esther 2:19

Day 29 Esther 2:20

Day 30 Esther 2:21

Day 31 Esther 2:22-23

Unsung Heroes of the Bible (Joanna, Abigail, Archippus, Nympha, Justus, Ehud, Ananias)

Day 1 Luke 8:1-3

Day 2 Luke 24:10

Day 3 1 Samuel 25:1-4

Day 4 1 Samuel 25:5-7

Day 5 1 Samuel 25:8-10

Day 6 1 Samuel 25:11-13

Day 7 1 Samuel 25:14-17

Day 8 1 Samuel 25:18-20

Day 9 1 Samuel 25:21-24

Day 10 1 Samuel 25:25-28

Day 11 1 Samuel 26:29-31

Day 12 1 Samuel 26:32-35

Day 13 1 Samuel 26:36-39

Day 14 1 Samuel 26:40-42

Day 15 1 Samuel 26:43-44

Day 16 Philemon 1:2

Day 17 Philemon 1:24

Day 18 Colossians 4:17

Day 19 Colossians 4:15

Day 20 Acts 18:7

Day 21 Judges 3:12-14

Day 22 Judges 3:15-17

Day 23 Judges 3:18-20

Day 24 Judges 3:21-24

Day 25 Judges 3:25-27

Day 26 Judges 3:28-30

Day 27 Acts 9:10-11

Day 28 Acts 9:12-14

Day 29 Acts 9:15-17

Day 30 Acts 9:18

Day 31 Acts 9:19

Listen Like You Mean It

Day 1 II Kings 22:14-16

Day 2 II Kings 22:17-20

Day 3 Numbers 13:30

Day 4 Numbers 14:24

Day 5 Joshua 14:6-8

Day 6 Joshua 14:9-12

Day 7 Joshua 14:13-15

Day 8 Acts 4:36-37

Day 9 Acts 13:1-3

Day 10 Acts 14:14

Day 11 Acts 11:22-26

Day 12 Acts 18:2-5

Day 13 Acts 18:18

Day 14 Acts 18:26

Day 15 Romans 16:5

Day 16 1 Chronicles 4:9-10

Day 17 Romans 16:1-2

Day 18 2 Samuel 11:1-4

Day 19 2 Samuel 11:5-7

Day 20 2 Samuel 11:8-10

Day 21 2 Samuel 11:11-13

Day 22 2 Samuel 11:14-16

Day 23 2 Samuel 11:17-19

Day 24 2 Samuel 11:20-22

Day 25 2 Samuel 11:23-26

Day 26 2 Samuel 11:27

Day 27 Acts 19:29

Day 28 Acts 20:4

Day 29 Acts 27:2

Day 30 Colossians 4:10-11

Listen Like You Mean It

Day 1 James 1:19

Day 2 Luke 11:28

Day 3 Jeremiah 33:3

Day 4 James 1:22

Day 5 1 John 5:14

Day 6 Jeremiah 29:12

Day 7 Psalm 116:1-2

Day 8 Proverbs 16:20

Day 9 Matthew 7:24

Day 10 Philippians 4:9

Day 11 1 John 5:15

Day 12 Revelation 3:20

Day 13 Romans 10:7

Day 14 Psalm 18:6

Day 15 Proverbs 4:20-21

Day 16 Psalm 5:3

Day 17 Psalm 34:15

Day 18 Malachi 2:2

Day 19 Deuteronomy 13:4

Day 20 Acts 16:25

Day 21 Galatians 3:5

Day 22 Matthew 4:4

Day 23 Luke 12:3

Day 24 Psalm 34:4

Day 25 Micah 7:7

Day 26 James 1:25

Day 27 Exodus 15:26

Day 28 1 Peter 3:12

Day 29 Psalm 130:1-2

Day 30 Proverbs 28:9

Perfect Love!

Day 1 Matthew 21:1-3

Day 2 Matthew 21:4-7

Day 3 Matthew 21:8-11

Day 4 Matthew 26:1-3

Day 5 Matthew 26:4-6

Day 6 Matthew 26:7-10

Day 7 Matthew 26:11-13

Day 8 Matthew 26:14-16

Day 9 Matthew 26:26-27

Day 10 Matthew 26:28-30

Day 11 Matthew 26:36-39

Day 12 Matthew 26:40-42

Day 13 Matthew 26:43-46

Day 14 Matthew 26:47-49

Day 15 Matthew 26:50-52

Day 16 Matthew 26:53-56

Day 17 Matthew 27:22-25

Day 18 Matthew 27:26-28

Day 19 Matthew 27:29-31

Day 20 Matthew 27:32-35

Day 21 Matthew 27:36-39

Day 22 Matthew 27:40-44

Day 23 Matthew 27:45-48

Day 24 Matthew 27:49-52

Day 25 Matthew 27:53-57

Day 26 Matthew 27:58-60

Day 27 Matthew 27:61-66

Day 28 Matthew 28:1-5

Day 29 Matthew 28:6-10

Day 30 Matthew 28:16-20

Light!

Day 1 Genesis 1:3-4

Day 2 Psalm 119:105

Day 3 John 8:12

Day 4 John 1:4-5

Day 5 Matthew 5:14

Day 6 Numbers 6:24-26

Day 7 Psalm 27:1

Day 8 Acts 13:47

Day 9 Matthew 5:14-16

Day 10 Daniel 2:22

Day 11 1 John 1:5

Day 12 Psalm 119:130

Day 13 Psalm 37:5-6

Day 14 1 John 1:7

Day 15 Ephesians 1:18

Day 16 Genesis 1:3

Day 17 1 Peter 2:9

Day 18 Ephesians 1:18

Day 19 Luke 8:16

Day 20 2 Corinthians 6:14

Day 21 Psalm 31:16

Day 22 James 1:17

Day 23 Psalm 44:3

Day 24 Romans 13:12

Day 25 Luke 12:3

Day 26 James 1:17

Day 27 Acts 26:22-23

Day 28 Psalm 19:8

Day 29 Revelation 21:22-24

Day 30 John 3:21

Day 31 Isaiah 60:1

I have always loved to write. Even as a child I wrote notes to my parents, poems for my grandmothers and stories that I dreamed of turning into published books. For years I wrote a Christmas poem each year to include in cards to our friends and family. My mother kept a special folder with all of my writings she collected over the years. I found it when I cleaned out her home office following her passing in March 2017. My mother was a devoted servant of Christ and a dedicated prayer warrior. Each night she read her Daily Guidepost Devotion, Billy Graham “My Answer” syndicated column, and wrote in her prayer journal. She set a powerful example of what daily writing can do for one’s faith.

In 2015, my mother became very ill and suffered with rapid onset dementia. It is an unforgiving and traumatic illness. For two years we cared for my mother at home. During that time, I felt as though I was wandering far from God. Prayer did not come easily and neither did scripture reading. I desperately wanted to feel the peace and comfort my faith had always provided. One day a friend of mine at work shared that she was doing a daily scripture writing. She shared the monthly schedule she was following. All it required was for me to keep a scripture journal and each day write the scripture and prayerfully reflect upon its meaning. Most days it was a verse or two. As soon as she shared this activity with me, something clicked. I knew that if I used writing in my daily time with God, I would find my way back.

Writing scripture in my journal helped me get through that time and then again through the subsequent illness, caregiving and passing of my father less than two years after my mother. As soon as I would begin to write the scripture for the day, I would feel a sense of peace and the sensation of being held. I continue to do this in my walk with God. Sometimes I skip days when I get tied up with other things or just forget to sit down and do it. I can tell a difference on those days. They seem more chaotic. Less meaningful.

I figure there are people in our church family who, like me, find pleasure in writing. There is something comforting about picking up a pen or pencil and copying words inspired by our Almighty Father. If you would like to give it a try, I am preparing a monthly scripture writing schedule and offering it to our church family as a gift. Feel free to share with anyone who might like to give it a try. I will do my best to align the theme of the month with the messages brought by our pastors and with the special events in the life of the church.

I recommend that you write with your favorite pen, marker or pencil. Use colors that inspire you or make you happy. Use a notebook or special journal that you keep with your Bible. My method is to keep a copy of the scripture schedule folded on the inside of my Bible cover. When I sit down to write and pray the scripture, I open my Bible to the book and the verse and I begin to copy. After I have copied the verse(s), I go back and underline it in my Bible and add the date I copied it. I enjoy opening my Bible and seeing all of the underlined verses and when I read and copied them. Finally, I go back to the verse(s) in my journal and, using two colors of highlighters – blue and green – I highlight in blue the promise God is making and in green the action I am to take in response to the promise. I have been overwhelmed with the number of promises and calls to action that exist in nearly every verse. My prayer for you is that you will find through writing scripture that you draw closer to our Savior, Jesus Christ and experience His grace and peace in new and profound ways.

Love In Christ,
Laura Padgett