A Scripture and a Prayer: “A Good Imitation”

“Dear friend, do not imitate what is evil but what is good. Anyone who does what is good is from God. Anyone who does what is evil has not seen God. (3 John 1:11)

Prayer:

Lord, how easy it is to imitate the world and all the evil that surrounds us. It is always before us through social media and the commercial airways, not to mention in schools and the politics of our land. Yet, You tell us to be careful in what we look at and in what we do, because the gateway to our mind, heart, and spirit, are found through what we hear and see. Instead, help us be grounded in Your word, which is not only truth, but it is also good for our soul and healing to our bones, so that we can now be imitators of what is good, or better, we can be an imitator of Jesus, who is the author and finisher of our faith. And this I ask in Jesus’s name. AMEN