Today's Bible Verse: Mark 8:4-5
 
    "His disciples replied, 'How can one feed these people with bread here in the desert?' He (Jesus) asked them, 'How many loaves do you have?' They said, 'Seven.'"
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    How do you "feed people with bread"?
    How many "loaves" do you have that you can share with others?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to empower you to "feed the hungry".

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 8:3
 
    "If I send them away hungry to their homes, they will faint on the way--and some of them have come from a great distance."
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    In the "journey of life", at what points do you feel "faint"?
    From what "great distance" would you come to see Jesus?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to keep you from feeling "faint".

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 8:1-2
 
    "In those days when there was again a great crowd without anything to eat, he (Jesus) called his disciples and said to them, 'I have compassion for the crowd, because they have been with me now for three days and have nothing to eat.'"
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    How does Jesus "have compassion for the crowd" today?
    Who is the "great crowd without anything to eat" today?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to "have compassion" for all people and to help the Church to "have compassion" as well.

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 7:36
 
    "Then Jesus ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more zealously they proclaimed it."
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    What kind of "orders" does Jesus give you?
    What would help you "zealously" to proclaim the Word of God?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to give you the ability to follow the "orders" that God gives to you.
    

Welcome to "Daily Reflections", a ministry of Creative Parish Resources.

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 7:35
 
    "And immediately, the deaf man's ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly."
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 
    What would it take for your ears to be "opened"?
    How might you speak "plainly" to others about Jesus?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to remove the impediments in your life that prevent you from living life to the fullest.

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 7:33-34
 
    "He (Jesus) took him aside in private, away from the crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his tongue. Then looking up in heaven, he sighed and said to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is 'Be opened.'"
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    What would Jesus do for you, if he took you "aside in private, away from the crowd"?
    What needs to "be opened" in your life?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to open your ears to hear the voice of God in your life.

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 7:32
 
    "They brought to him (Jesus) a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to lay his hand on him."
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    What kind of "impediments" do you encounter in your life?
    How can Jesus help you to overcome those "impediments"?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to help you to overcome the "impediments" you have in your lfie.

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 7:31
 
    "Then he (Jesus) returned from the region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis."
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    How do you think Jesus will "return"?
    In what "regions" of your life do you find God at work?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to be present with you wherever you are.

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 7:29-30
 
    "Then he (Jesus) said to her, 'For saying that, you may go--the demon has left your daughter.' So, she went home, found the child lying on the bed, and the demon gone."
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    What do you think you must do in order for Jesus to answer your prayers?
    Where do you see the signs of God's activity in your life?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to answer your prayers.

Today's Bible Verse: Mark 7:27-28
 
    "He (Jesus) said to her, 'Let the children be fed first, for it is not fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs.' But she answered him, 'Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children's crumbs.'"
 
Today's Reflection Questions:
 

    What does Jesus mean by "children's food"?
    Why do you think Jesus wants the "children" to be "fed first"?
    
Today's Prayer Topic:
 
    Pray for God to provide all His "children" with "food".