Daily Prayer

TEACH US TO LOVE

I John 3:11-20 talks about LOVE! My Maranatha Worship Bible suggests the following prayer on that passage.

"Dear Jesus, teach us to love as You love, and teach us the meaning of love as Your Word defines it. Help us practice patience and kindness. Remove from us envy and pride, rudeness and selfishness, and the holding of grudges. Teach us to protect one another from harm, to trust each other without cynicism, to hope for one another's best and to persevere even when we feel like walking away. You have taught us to overcome evil with good; teach us also to overcome hatred and indifference with Your holy, heavenly love." We love you! Amen

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A Voter's Prayer

Today people in South Carolina are casting ballot's in their state's primary.

Please join with me in prayer.

To You who search the hearts of men and know their hearts like no other,
we ask for help to:

look past the surface issues and see what You see;
silence the loud political voices and hear what you hear;
reject harsh rhetoric words and speak things pleasing to you;
breath in the aroma of your sweet presence as we vote and
feel your leading deep within as we cast our ballots.

All praise and honor be to the King of kings and Lord of lords.

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a prayer for work

“Cursed is the ground because of you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days of your life. It will produce thorns and thistles for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground, since from it you were taken; for dust you are and to dust you will return.”

As a people, we are wired for work. There is a certain satisfaction that comes from “toil”. Food eaten “by the sweat of our brow” somehow tastes better than charity.

And yet, many of our friends, family members and neighbors are without work. And when we think about how painful a job can be (and yes, we all complain sometimes), the thorns and thistles are even sharper for those who are unemployed.

Lord God, we pray today for those who are seeking work. May they be comforted by your presence. May they be sustained by your hope. May today be the day when their love for you is recognized and appreciated. Provide guidance. Open doors. Eliminate the thorns.

My prayers today are for Jim and Stacey. Other readers here will extend this prayer to those in their hearts.

All we ask Lord is that you provide a path for them to become the men and women you intended them to be – and fulfill your promise that by the sweat of our brow we can eat.

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hear my prayer

Oh, sweet Father, we pour out our hearts to you. We give you praise and honor for who you are in our lives and we are so grateful for your mercy and your grace. You are good and you are awesome and we love you. We lift our petitions up to you and ask that you minister to our needs. Grant us peace and comfort. Bring our bodies healing and our minds clarity. Cover us with your precious Hands and hide us in the shadow of your wings. Infuse our hearts with inexplicable joy and saturate us with your Presence. We thank you for your love and your goodness. You are mighty and powerful and we will praise you as long as we have breath.

"Hear my prayer, O LORD, give

ear to my supplications....."

(Psalms 143:1)

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Prayer for the Hurting

Father, when we have been hurt by others, help us to understand that they may be hurting too. Help us to forgive them as you have forgiven us. Help us to trust you and not harden our hearts towards them or others. Comfort us when we hurt as a mother comforts her child. Hold us in your arms and let us know how much you love us, even when others don't. Amen

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A Diary of Private Prayer

"O Holy Spirit of God, visit now this soul of mine, and tarry within it until eventide. Inspire all my thoughts. Pervade all my imaginations. Suggest all my decisions. Lodge in my will's most inward citadel and order all my doings. Be with me in my silence and in my speech, in my haste and in my leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the morning and in the weariness of the evening; and give me grace at all times to rejoice in Thy mysterious companionship. Amen."

This prayer is taken from one of my favorite books which has been a tremendous influence in my prayer life. A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie (Published 1949)

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Help us to be Jesus to the World

Lord when I read these words, penned so many years ago, I am reminded of how much we all need your help to be effective witnesses to your love and grace. Please empower us today to live our lives in such a way that glorifies you and brings honor to your name. Help us, by our daily actions, to reflect the light and compassion of Christ to those who are hurting and need your touch. Help us to be Jesus to those we meet today.

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the kingdom prayer

As you go preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.’
MT10:7

It is likely that you are here, reading these words, for a single reason. For you know in your heart that the kingdom of heaven is near.

Maybe you can image a life eternal with the God of the universe… sitting at a banquet table… where you are welcome and honored. A child of God in the presence of the Lord.

Perhaps you have felt the kingdom of heaven here on earth. The cool breeze that brings an unexpected peace. The musical tone that offers a sudden joy. The feeling that a comforting hand is on your shoulder… even when you are alone.

You may have experienced the kingdom of heaven through others… a warm smile from a stranger… a helping hand when needed most.

Maybe you cannot imagine, have never felt or experienced these things, but you are still filled with hope, that yes you are loved, yes you matter, yes, everything will be alright.

If any of this is true, my prayer today is simple. Go and preach this message: ‘The kingdom of heaven is near.”

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Sunday Prayer

Dear Lord, There is an immeasurable exchange at work in Your gospel. The more I give up for You, Lord Jesus, the more I receive from You. Only as I lay down the things that I've held on to am I free to embrace You. I long to give up everything for You. O Lord, search in the hidden recesses of my life for that which remains "untraded." Show me what still has a hold on my heart and by Your grace, it too will be laid at Your feet. I love You. Amen.

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A Prayer for the Year Ahead.

To thee, O God, I give up myself, to be used and employed for thee. I desire to live no longer than I may do thee some service. Make what use of me thou pleasest, only let me obtain mercy of the Lord, to be found diligent, humble, and faithful. O that the work of this year may be better done than that of the last, and my time more filled up; and that I may never grow weary of well doing.

To thee, O God, I give up myself, to be disposed of by thee as thou pleasest. I know not what the year may bring forth to me, or to my family. But welcome the holy will of God; and God, by his grace, make me ready for it. If it be the last year of my life, my dying year, may I but finish my course with joy; and farewell this world. Whatever afflictions may this year befall me, I desire none of them may move me from God and my duty, amen.

... a prayer by Matthew Henry, January 1, 1707

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be not afraid...

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New Years Blessing

May you awaken to the mystery of being here and enter the quiet immensity of your own presence.

May you have joy and peace in the temple of your senses.
May you receive great encouragement when new frontiers beckon.
May you respond to the call of your gift and find the courage to follow its path.
May the flame of anger free you from falsity.
May warmth of heart keep your presence aflame and may anxiety never linger about you.
May your outer dignity mirror an inner dignity of soul.
May you take time to celebrate the quiet miracles that seek no attention.
May you be consoled in the secret symmetry of your soul.
May you experience each day as a sacred gift woven around the heart of wonder.

Amen

... John O'Donohue, Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

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Prayer for the New Year

Father, as we leave one year behind and look ahead to a new one, teach us to love you with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and teach us to love others as Christ has loved us.
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HABAKKUK'S PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR

Not knowing what a new year will hold, I am going to pray to have Habakkuk's attitude no matter what 2012 brings. I think if we embrace this prayer...we will be able to handle the good, the bad and the ugly.

"Though the fig tree does not bud

and there are no grapes on the vines,

though the olive crop fails

and the fields produce no food,

though there are no sheep in the pen

and no cattle in the stalls,

YET, I WILL REJOICE IN THE LORD,

I WILL BE JOYFUL IN GOD MY SAVIOR.

THE SOVEREIGN LORD IS MY STRENGTH;

HE MAKES MY FEET LIKE THE FEET OF A DEER,

HE ENABLES ME TO GO ON THE HEIGHTS."

Let's enter 2012 Rejoicing in our Amazing Lord. Amen, and Amen!

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