AUGUST 26, 2025 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS

 

Matthew 5:14-16

¹⁴ “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵ Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. ¹⁶ In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that^[a] they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Footnotes

1. Matthew 5:16 Or house. ¹⁶Let your light so shine before others that

Psalm 27:1

The Lord Is My Light and My Salvation

Of David.

27 The Lord is my light and my salvation;
    whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold^[a] of my life;
    of whom shall I be afraid?

Footnotes

1. Psalm 27:1 Or refuge

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