Dear Lord,It is so hard to forgive myself because I feel like I don't deserve it.Help me to remember that you love me and have forgiven me.Teach me to forgive myself and thrive in that forgiveness.May I be free of the burden of my guilt and find peace in you.I pray all these things in Jesus' name.Amen.
Dear God,
Grant us the patience to work together, bring us all together as a family.
Help us to work together with understanding and compassion in our hearts.
Let us not be lazy or complacent as we join with each other in labor.
May we be steadfast in working toward our goals and objectives.
Grant us the grace we need to be loving teammates caring for each other.
Teach us ways to bear each other's burdens as we spread your love.
Amen.
God of silence and God of all sound,Draw me closer and help me to listen.Help me to do the deep listening to the sounds of my soul.I long to hear your soft voice calling me deeper into you.Give me attentive ears.Help me to separate the noise from the sounds that are you.Thank you for speaking to me throughout my whole life.
Today help me to hear you anew.
Amen.
"In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me." (Psalm 120:1) CSBHang on to the promises of His Word. Hang on to His love.
Dear God,
I need your wisdom, strength and grace to help me serve others.
Help me to know that every person deserves to be treated with respect.
Open my eyes to see the needs of those around me.
Give me a willing heart that I might intercede and help in any way I can.
To you belongs all glory and honor.
Amen.
Dear Lord,
Give me strength today to show kindness in all that I do.
Help me to open my arms to those that are different from me.
Bless me that I might extend my hand to those who may need it.
Help me to live in a way that all may see You in my kind words and actions.
Amen.
Instead of merely saying a prayer..perhaps our lives can be prayerful expressions to God.Instead of merely giving a heavenly thanks..perhaps our lives will be filled with thankfulness.Instead of merely asking for divine forgiveness..perhaps our lives can be lived from forgiving hearts.Instead of merely singing songs of worship..perhaps our lives will be transformed in living worship.Instead of merely interceding for others..perhaps our lives can be poured out in service to them.Instead of merely petitioning God for grace..perhaps our lives will be display glorious graciousness.Instead of merely loving God in a prayer..perhaps our lives can be rooted in love for God and others.Instead of merely praying..perhaps we will live life as a prayer.
Amen.
Lord, teach me to be generous;Teach me to serve you as you deserve,To give and not to count the cost,To fight and not to heed the wounds,To toil and not to seek for rest,To labor and not to seek reward,Except that of knowing that I do your will.Amen.
Dear Lord,
People are hurting and desperate.
Many are fighting disabling sickness.
Depression seems to rule the day.
Bless us to be faithful witnesses of your love.
Anoint our eyes to really see those who are in pain.
Make us wise that we might know how to help.
May boldness embrace us and cause us to act.
Cause us to a people of loving compassion.
That the lost and hurting might see you in us.
To you be all glory and praise.
Amen.
Dearest Father,
We lift our hearts to you.
As the dawn breaks, may your love dawn afresh on us.
We lift our eyes to you.
As the sunrises, remind us to look for you in our day.
We lift our prayers to you.
As the dew rests on our lawns, teach us to rest from our labors.
We lift our voices to you.
As we remember how Jesus rose from death, we proclaim you in praise.
May we ever live to serve and honor you!
Amen.
Dear Lord,
Waiting is hard. Teach us patience.
Life can be painful. Imbue us with a long-suffering attitude.
Open our eyes to see Easter when we are hurting.
In times of loneliness, help us to know you are with us.
And when hopelessness knocks help us to answer with faith.
To you we give all praise and honor.
Amen.
God of all Forgiveness,
Your Son told us about casting stones.
He said that judgment begets judgment.
Help us to resist the urge to have opinions about others.
Bless us to look on others with love and not judgment.
Give us hearts full of compassion for those not like us.
Cause your spirit to rise up in us and follow him.
Mostly, make us people known for encouragement.
We praise your name and give you thanks.
Amen.
Help me Lord.
I am prone to black and white thinking.Help me to be open to new ideas.
I have difficulty with changes in my life.
Help me to release control.
I have cynical tendencies.
Help me to find positive things in my life.
I obsess over small things.
Help me to let go and see you in my life.
I am hopeless and depressed.
Help me to trust you even in hard times.
In all things and in all ways I declare that you are Lord.
Amen.
Dear Lord,
We are tired, weary and feel lost.
Bless us with the wisdom to know how to rest.
We have dark days and restless nights.
Bless us with divine light and peace.
We live complicated and stressful lives.
Bless us to be still in the midst of chaos.
We feel pressured to change from without.
Bless us to tap into the rest that is within.
We have impossible expectations.
Bless us with contentment and satisfaction.
We struggle with doubts and fears.
Bless us with faith and courage.
We bow our knees in your presence.
Bless us that we might know you better.
Amen.
O HOLY FATHER, thou hast freely given thy Son,
O DIVINE SON, thou hast freely paid my debt,
O ETERNAL SPIRIT, thou hast freely bid me come,
O TRIUNE GOD, thou dost freely grace me with salvation.
Prayers and tears could not suffice to pardon
my sins,
nor anything less than atoning blood,
but my believing is my receiving,
for a thankful acceptance is no paying of the debt.
Who can fathom immeasurable love?
As far as the rational soul exceeds the senses,
so does the spirit exceed the rational in its knowledge of thee.
Thou hast given me understanding to compass the earth,
measure the sun, moon, stars, universe,
but above all to know thee, the only true God.
I marvel that the finite can know the Infinite,
here a little, afterwards in full-orbed truth;
Now I know but a small portion of what
I shall know,
here in part,
there in perfection,
here a glimpse, there a glory.
To enjoy thee is life eternal,
and to enjoy is to know.
Keep me in the freedom of experiencing thy salvation continually.
(from The Valley of Vision)
May the Strength of God pilot us.May the Power of God preserve us.
May the Hand of God protect us.
May the Way of God direct us.
May the Shield of God defend us.
May the Host of God guard us.
Against the snares of the evil ones.
Against temptations of the world
May Christ be with us!
May Christ be before us!
May Christ be in us,
Christ be over all!
May Thy Salvation, Lord,
Always be ours,
This day, O Lord, and evermore.
Amen
In the the original Aramaic language, Maranatha meant “Come, Lord Jesus.” I think that it is and ancient way to invite the Lord into our lives, our struggles and our darkness. When we ask Him to come we are admitting our need for him and our trust in him. So let's pray.
I think that many of us are desperate Lord. We have been dealing with pain for a long time. We are struggling and hoping to find hope. Each day we rise to new challenges. Friends abandon us and life seems dark. We want to be loved but love is nowhere to be found.
Take our lives and make them better. Bring divine beauty from our early ashes. Help us to know how to live. Teach us how to deal with our pain. Bring people into our lives that will bless us. And bless us that we might bless others. We give ourselves and our lives to you LordMaranatha. Come Lord Jesus. Amen.
Dearest Lord,
Help me to welcome people with an open mind and heart.
Help me to embrace people who look and act differently from me.
Help me to love my neighbor as myself.
Help me to accept those who need my support.
Help me to love and accept all people.
Amen
