Good morning! Find a Bible (in print, on your phone, on your computer, etc.) and work through all or part of the prayers, scripture, questions, and reading below. May whatever portions you complete be spiritually nourishing and may the Lord bless you and make you more aware of who he is and who you are!

— Praise: (1)
Holy God,
Lord of Lords, King of the Ages.
You are eternal. My days are numbered.
You are the Creator. I am part of creation.
You are all powerful. I can be so weak.
You are God. I am not.
You have shown us your love in Jesus.
By the power of your Spirit, through your word, in these prayers and readings,
Remind us this morning who you are and who we are.
Use this moment to teach us what it means to walk humbly with you.

— Scripture:
Come Holy Spirit, open our minds and hearts as we read your word:
Micah 6:1-8

— 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)
O Lord, open our eyes, that we may see the needs of others.
Open our ears, that we may hear their cries.
Open our hearts, that they need not be without help.
Let us not be afraid to defend the weak
because of the anger of the strong,
nor afraid to defend the poor
because of the anger of the rich.
Show us where love and hope are needed,
and use us to bring them to those places.
Open our eyes and ears, that this day we may
do some work of peace for you. Amen.

— Devotional: (3)
Humility begins as a gift from God, but it is increased as a habit we develop. That is, humility is increased by exercising it…
Confess your sins often to God and don’t think of them as scattered offenses in the course of a long life; a burst of anger here, an act of impatience there. Instead, unite them into one continuous representation of your life. Remember that a person may seem rather good if his faults are scattered over large distances throughout his lifetime; but if his errors and follies are placed next to one another, he will appear to be a vicious and miserable person. Hopefully this exercise, when really applied to your soul, will be useful to you for increasing the grace of humility.

— Closing Prayer: (4)
God, we humbly seek you and devote ourselves to you today. By the power of your Spirit, help us to do so with a whole heart that we might reflect the life of Christ in this world.

(1) Original
(2) From The Worship Sourcebook, 2004, Faith Alive Christian Resources.
(3) From “The Grace of Humility” by Jeremy Taylor found in Devotional Classics by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith.
(4) Original