Daily Prayer: September 2022

for hurricane victims and relief workers

Lord, please be with the rescue workers and keep them safe as they make heroic efforts in dangerous situations to rescue those in trouble.

Lord, please be with everyone waiting to be rescued, keep them safe, and bring help to them soon.

God, bless each and every person affected by this storm and surround them with Your love, protection, and angels.

Let them know there are millions of us out here praying for them and their loved ones.

We give You all the praise and glory forever, Lord, and know that even in the darkest hours, You are always with us.

Amen

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for strength to endure

Lord,

I am weary and don’t know when this “race” will end in my life.

I feel like I’ve been running forever, trying to outrun this trial.

Help me to stop trying to outrun my pain
but rather run with endurance the race you have set before me.

I know that because of you I am ultimately a victor over the trials in my life.

I know that nothing in this world can separate me from your steadfast love.

Please give me a measure of your love today;
give me the strength to endure this trial.

Thank you for your love for me that never ends!

And thank you for the crown of joy that awaits me forever in your Kingdom!

Amen

— Adrian Rogers

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The remedy

Are you TIRED?

Let the LORD give you STRENGTH.

Are you WEARY?

Let Christ RENEW your spirit.

Are you CONFUSED?

Ask God to LEAD you and give you direction.

Are you AFRAID?

Place your TRUST solely in the LORD.

Are you WOUNDED?

Seek God so He can bring HEALING to your soul.

Are you BOUND up in sin?

Fall at His Feet and cry out for FORGIVENESS and begin to experience true FREEDOM.

Are you LONELY?

Fill that void with Jesus…

Truly, the answer to any problem we have or face is Jesus…

He is the REMEDY for all that besets us. For all that threatens to destroy us. For all that rises up against us.

Look up.

Seek the heart of God.

Keep your eyes fixed on the One who WAS, and IS, and IS TO COME.

Christ wants to be ALL things to ALL people at ALL times…

Seek His face. And be forever changed.

Amen

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a prayer for times of change

God of Yesterday,

we knew you then:

your promises; your words;

your walking among us.

But yesterday is gone.

And so, today, we are in need of change.

So,

change us.

Help us see life now

not through yesterday's stories

but through today's.

Amen

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for a deeper awareness

O Gracious, gentle Spirit of Love,

Your energy permeates the Universe,
igniting Earth with Your Goodness, Truth and Beauty.

Open our minds and hearts to a deeper awareness
of our interconnectedness with You, each other and all creation.

May we experience your unique presence within the sacred web of creation.

Amen

- Author Unknown

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a blessing for protection and fulfillment

May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble!

May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!

May he send you help from the sanctuary and give you support from Zion!

May he remember all your offerings.

May he regard with favor your burnt sacrifices!

Selah, we praise you Lord.

May he grant you your heart's desire and fulfill all your plans!

May we shout for joy over your salvation.

May we, in the name of our God, set up our banners!

May the Lord fulfill all your petitions!

Amen

-Psalm 20:1-5

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for refugees and victims of war

Lord God,

No one is a stranger to you
And no one is ever far from your loving care.

In your kindness, watch over refugees and victims of war,
Those separated from their loved ones,
Young people who are lost,
And those who have left home or who have run away from home.

Bring them safely to the place where they long to be,
And help us always to show your kindness
to strangers and to all in need.

Amen

- Author Unknown

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when panic attacks come

Dear God,

I come before You to lay my panic and anxiety at Your feet.

When I’m crushed by my fears and worries, remind me of Your power and Your grace.

Fill me with Your peace as I trust in You and You alone.

I know I can’t beat this on my own, but I also know that I have You, Lord, and You have already paid the ultimate price to carry my burdens.

For this I thank you, Amen.

— Author Unknown

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The God of HOPE

Oh LORD, the God of all HOPE, help us to see who You are! Help us to place our TRUST and our CONFIDENCE in the knowledge of Your great POWER.

Enable us to truly UNDERSTAND and BELIEVE that You are all that we need.

Empower us to stand FIRM in all of our trials.

Open our eyes to see.

That we may OVERFLOW with the PEACE and the JOY that only comes from You.

(Romans 15:13)

Amen

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when we are burned out

Dear Lord,

I am tired, burned out and in need of encouragement.

In Your goodness, help me to grow in faith and hope each day.

I confess my trust in you and I release control of my life to you.

Please give me a vision of the future that you have prepared for me.

Lift me out of my depression, and hold me close as I struggle.

As we walk together, help me to place my worries and doubts in your hands.

Replace the dark cloud of depression with a joy that is found you alone.

Thank You for my life and for all of the unseen blessings in it.

I praise you for being with me always.

Amen

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as we confront our fears

Heavenly Father,

When I feel crushed by my own worries,

Lift my mind and help me to see the truth.

When fear grips me tight and I feel I cannot move,

Free my heart and help me to take things one step at a time.

When I can’t express the turmoil inside,

Calm me with Your quiet words of love.

I choose to trust in You, each day, each hour, each moment of my life.

I know deep down that I, in Your grace, have been forgiven.

I have been restored by Your sacrifice.

You have set me free.

Amen

-Author Unknown

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as we pursue justice and the common good

God of all creation,

Bring justice and peace to our world.

Teach us to be peacemakers.

Guide us in our pursuit of justice and the common good.

Inspire us to welcome all, forgive all, and love all.

Direct us as we walk in the shadow of Jesus: the Way, the Truth, and the Life.

Inspire us to perceive the world through your eyes.

That we might find hope and joy each day.

And be supportive of each other.

For the sake of your Kingdom.

Amen

- Author Unknown

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a prayer of discovery

Dear God,

I am so afraid to open my clenched fists!

Who will I be when I have nothing left to hold on to?

Who will I be when I stand before you with empty hands?

Please help me to gradually open my hands and to discover that I am not what I own, but what you want to give me.

And what you want to give me is love, unconditional, everlasting love.

Amen.

-Henri Nouwen

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Just PRAY

Praise God that we have access to the Spirit of God!!!

Pray always!

Pray believing!

Pray fervently!

But above all else…

Just PRAY!!

Amen

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letting go of the past

Lord,

I kneel before You in humble submission and pray that in Your mercy and kindness You would help me to simply let go of all the fears and worries, problems and doubts, guilt and disappointments that seem to be filling my heart and mind so often, during the course of a day.

Fill my hurting soul with Your love and peace I pray. Fill the emptiness and pain that is tearing my life asunder. Lord, You know what is in my heart and why I am going through this time of fear and worry. Help me Lord, to take every thought captive, to hand it over to You as it rears up in my mind, and help me to replace it with thoughts and words of Scripture that tell of Your great might and wonderful power.

Lord, You have told us to think about whatever is lovely and pure and holy and good, and I pray that You would help me to turn the eyes of my heart upon Jesus and look to Him day by day. In Jesus' name I pray,

Amen.

-Author Unknown

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to be salt and light

Father of Lights,

Help us to be people who season the world with love and compassion.

Give us grace to shine your light in dark and scary places.

We offer ourselves to you and your purposes.

Have your way in us and transform us into the image of your Son.

We pray for your kingdom to come and will to be done through us.

Amen

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to forgive as we are forgiven

Father of all Mercies,

We come with open hearts and open hands.

Give us the grace to forgive all who have offended us.

Bless us with the grace to let go of our offences and pains.

Help us to walk in the forgiveness we have in you.

Encourage us to love unconditionally.

Teach us to forgive as we are forgiven.

In all our ways enable us to be merciful soldiers of the cross.

Amen

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vision for the future

Give us, O God, the vision which can see Your love
in the world in spite of human failure.

Give us the faith to trust Your goodness
in spite of our ignorance and weakness.

Give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray
with understanding hearts.

And show us what each one of us can do
to set forward the coming of the day of universal peace.

Amen

- Astronaut Frank Borman

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make me a vessel

Dear Lord,

As I follow you on this divine journey, I ask that You would use me as a vessel to pour out mercy and love without measure on others. And that You would use me to encourage others to show the same mercy and forgiveness to others.

Lord I know that in and of myself I have nothing that commends me for this special ministry of mercy and encouragement. Without Christ I can do nothing but in Him I can do all things - for He gives me the strength.

May I be pliable as clay in the Potter's hand. As You to shape me into the person that You would have me be, I pray that You might use me in Your way and in Your time to Your praise and glory. In Jesus name I pray.

Amen

- Author Unknown

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a call to world peace

Lord Jesus Christ,
who are called the Prince of Peace,
who are yourself our peace and reconciliation,
who so often said, "Peace to you," grant us peace.
Make all men and women witnesses of truth, justice, and brotherly love.

Banish from their hearts whatever might endanger peace.

Enlighten our rulers that they may guarantee and defend the gift of peace.

May all peoples on the earth become as brothers and sisters.

May longed for peace blossom forth and reign always over us all.

Amen

- Pope John Paul II

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a call to resist narcissism

Dear Lord,

Narcissism calls to me every day. It tells me ...

... how it is all about me and my life ...

... other people are less important than me ...

... that my needs and wants are great than others.

I present myself to you Holy Spirit and ask that you might ...

... make me self-aware and sorry for my self centeredness ...

... help me to become other-centered ...

... bless me with a heart to encourage and serve.

In the name of our Servant King I pray.

Amen

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a call to trust

Help us Lord to trust that you are ...

... with us when things are really bad ...

... leading us when life is so confusing ...

... healing us when we are sick in body ...

... loving us when we have acted so poorly ...

... forgiving us when we have sinned so badly.

At all times and in all ways ...

... we thank you for the grace you have given to us ...

... we praise you for saving us and living in us ...

... we offer ourselves to you and your purposes.

Amen

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a call to a new vision

We pray for the power to be gentle;
the strength to be forgiving;
the patience to be understanding;
and the endurance to accept the consequences
of holding on to what we believe to be right.

May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil
and the power of love to overcome hatred.

We pray for the vision to see and the faith to believe
in a world emancipated from violence,
a new world where fear shall no longer lead people to commit injustice,
nor selfishness make them bring suffering to others.

Help us to devote our whole life and thought and energy
to the task of making peace,
praying always for the inspiration and the power
to fulfill the destiny for which we and all men and women were created.

Amen.

- Author Unknown

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