Thank you, Greenhouse Builders, for your prayer, promotion, and provision on behalf of our mission. As we start the new year, we invite you to pray through Mark 12:28-31 with us.

One of the teachers of religious law was standing there listening to the debate. He realized that Jesus had answered well, so he asked, “Of all the commandments, which is the most important?”

Jesus replied, “The most important commandment is this: ‘Listen, O Israel! The Lord our God is the one and only Lord. And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ (Deut. 6:4-5) The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Lev. 19:18) No other commandment is greater than these.”

Praying these verses, seek God’s help and guidance. As you listen and reflect, ask how you can build into His Kingdom and into the Greenhouse community in 2022.

May we fully trust this timeless truth: “The Lord our God is the one and only Lord.” Ask God to help you make this statement the foundation of your year. Pray that the Greenhouse would continue to do the same. (Consider reading 1 Peter 3:8-22. Contemplate verse 15 especially.)

May we love the Lord with whole heart, soul, mind. and strength. Ask yourself what love for God looks like. Then ask Him what that love looks like. Reflect on the four aspects of you mentioned in the verse; and ask God to help to you love Him with your whole being. (Consider reading and reflecting on John 15.)

May we receive the love of God for us. Using Scripture and your own testimony, list the ways that God has conveyed and displayed His great love for you. Let those truths saturate your being. (Consider pondering on Zephaniah 3:17.)

May we love our neighbor as we love ourselves, and as God loves them. As a Greenhouse Builder, who can you love and honor today in the Greenhouse community? Remember “they will know we are Christ followers by our love!” (Consider reading and meditating on Romans 12.)