Good morning! Grab a Bible (or your phone) and work through the practice below. Do all or part. May whatever portions you read and reflect on be nourishing to your soul and may the Lord bless you and make you aware that he is near.
— Praise: (1)
Creator God who made us.
Redeemer God who saved us.
Sustainer God who transforms us and changes us to be more like Jesus.
Almighty God to whom all hearts are open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets are hidden:
Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts
by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit,
that we may truly love you
and magnify your holy name
through Christ, our Lord.
Open our hearts to what You would say to us through your word.
Remind us of who you are and who we are.
Through Jesus was ask this. Amen.

— Scripture:
Lord, help us hear your word:
Psalm 51:1-19

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— Answer these three questions:
What does this passage say about God?
What does this passage say about people?
As a result of this reading, what is one step God is inviting you to take?
Who is one person you will tell about that step today?

— Response: (2)
God, you know all things. You know that I like to think well of myself and feel good. I don’t want to admit that I harbor self-serving, proud, and fearful thoughts. Worse, these thoughts lead to harmful attitudes and actions. Worse still, I do not recognize the impact of these sins on others. God, save me from hypocrisy. Help me acknowledge my rebelliousness against you and your will. [Take a moment. Humbly ask God to search your heart and acknowledge the sins he brings to your mind]. God, forgive me and by your Spirit, give me the wisdom to receive your grace and the courage to do my part to make things right, through Jesus who paid the price for all of our sins once and for all, Amen.

— Devotional: (3)
Many people still cling to the notion that man is naturally good. We did not get this from the Greeks. Aristotle said, “There is no good in mankind.” We did not get it from Judaism. Jeremiah said, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9).

We did not get it from Christian teachings. The Apostle Paul said, “All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). We got this illusion, I believe, from the philosophers and psychologists of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who taught the false doctrine that man is a helpless victim of his environment.

The Bible says that man is not naturally good. All human experience confirms it. Man is rebellious by nature. This first rebellion in history happened in the Garden of Eden, where the environment was perfect and there was no heredity on which to blame it!

[Lord Jesus,] Each time I become obsessed by the idea that my deeds are so noble, let me remember the magnanimity of Your perfect life.

(1) Original portions added to a selection from The Worship Sourcebook, 2004, Faith Alive Christian Resources.
(2) Original
(3) “All Have Sinned” by Billy Graham, Courtesy BillyGraham.org