Read 1 Peter 1–5.
The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 4:7–11
Dear God,
Draw us all close in prayer. Help us to love each other deeply, even when it’s hard. Help us to use our gifts you have given to encourage, heal, and forgive. Help us to serve our neighbors, our friends, and even our enemies. Help us to see that all good deeds are seen by you. Help us to understand that in serving others, we serve you. In loving others, we love you. Help us to repay evil with blessings so that we may inherit your blessings. Search my heart, Lord, and allow me to truly become an image of you.
I love you, Papa.
Suggested song: “Love More” by Mallory Hope