Daily Prayer: a resource of Forward Movement

The Forward Day by Day Meditation for December 31, 2020

We post a Forward Day by Day Meditation for every day of the year - and we invite you to consider them and talk about them here. If you'd like to comment, you can log in to Disqus with your Facebook, Twitter, or Google account; just click "Login," or the appropriate logo below. Or, you can sign up for a Disqus account; just use the entry form below, or click the "D" logo to start the process. You can find the past week's Meditations in the box at right (or below, for mobile users), or search for previous entries on the Archives page. You can also listen to the Forward Day by Day podcast anywhere you find podcasts!

Please note: you won't be able to use the Comment feature unless you enable Javascript in your browser. In general, your overall experience on the Daily Prayer site will be greatly enhanced if you enable Javascript.

THURSDAY, December 31 Frances Joseph Gaudet

John 8:19 Then they said to him, “Where is your Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me, you would know my Father also.”

If you knew Jerri, you knew one of the faces of Jesus. She was a beloved woman in our congregation who loved life and willingly gave herself to God and the service of God’s people.

Jerri was the first person to step up for anything. She joyfully decorated dozens of large brown paper bags for our local community Christmas outreach project. No matter the weather, she had the time of her life ringing bells for the Salvation Army, smiling and waving to passersby.

Even as cancer slowly stole her away from us, she continued attending church and volunteering. Though her life with us has ended, her memory remains among those of us who knew her, reminding us of God’s love and what we can do when we try to love as God does.

If people know us, they should know our Father also. Amen.

MOVING FORWARD: How will you teach people the good news in 2021? Share your plans with us by using #ForwardDayByDay.

PRAY for the Dioceses of Gasabo (Rwanda) and Gboko (Nigeria)

Ps 46, 48 * 90 | Isaiah 26:1-9 | 2 Corinthians 5:16—6:2 | John 8:12-19