Turn toward him and answer with reverence

Stay focused on your task until he speaks more clearly

Repeat a religious label without actually responding

Wait to answer until you feel fully prepared

If you would like to receive Jesus, pray this with me: Lord Jesus, you know my name, and I need your mercy. I admit that I have sinned and turned away from you. I believe you died for my sins and rose again. I turn from my sin and receive you as my Lord and Savior. Call me to yourself and lead my life. Amen.

Called by Name

Lord, revive your Church to hear your voice personally and to turn at once when you speak. Where we have grown distracted, make us attentive; where we have grown casual, give us reverence; where we have gone quiet, teach us to answer you with faith and worship, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Wake Your Church to Hear You

Bring these to God: gratitude that Jesus calls people by name; thankfulness that he is near and not distant; praise for the mercy that makes him known when we turn toward him.

Thank You for Personal Attention

Lord, when you speak, give me ears to hear and a heart ready to turn. Pull my attention away from what distracts me, and let me answer you with trust and reverence, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Help Me Turn Quickly

Pray by naming one place where you need Jesus to get your attention, then ask him for the grace to turn toward him and respond simply, honestly, and reverently.

Pray for a Ready Response

Pray for: a person who feels unseen; someone who has heard Jesus but has not yet turned; and a church that answers his voice with humility, joy, and obedience.

For Those Who Need to Turn

λέγει{LE-yee###LEH-yee###(He) says} ⸀αὐτῇ{af-TEE###ahf-TEE###to her} Ἰησοῦς·{ee-ee-SOOS###ee-ee-SOOS###Jesus} ⸀Μαριάμ.{ma-ree-AM###mah-ree-AHM###Mary} στραφεῖσα{stra-FEE-sa###stra-FEE-sah###having turned} ἐκείνη{e-KEE-nee###eh-KEE-nee###she} λέγει{LE-yee###LEH-yee###(She) says} αὐτῷ{af-TO###ahf-TOH###to him} ⸀Ἑβραϊστί·{he-vra-ee-STEE###heh-vrah-ee-STEE###in Hebrew} Ραββουνι{ra-VOO-nee###rah-VOO-nee###Rabboni} (ὃ{HO###HOH###which} λέγεται{LE-ye-te###LEH-yeh-teh###is called} Διδάσκαλε).{thee-THAS-ka-le###thee-THAHS-kah-leh###Teacher}

John 20:16 — FormalTAB

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