Daily Prayer

teach me to pray

When I am joyful, teach me the ways of thanksgiving.

When times are tough, teach me how to wait on you.

When my days are dark, teach me to see your light.

When I feel good, teach me to pray for those who do not.

When I am wounded and hurt, teach me to forgive.

Above all Lord, teach me to follow you at all times and in all places.

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Fear is a liar

LORD, our prayer today is for anyone who is believing the lies of the enemy. Anyone living in fear or uncertainty.

We pray, oh God, give us minds to know the deception of satan and not be bound by the chains that those lies perpetuate.

Help us to tap into the mind of Christ. To feel His strength and His truth within us. Help us to cling to the promises of Your WORD and place our hope and our trust solely in you.

We cast out the lies. We cast out the deception.

Fill us instead with TRUTH. Fill us with Your WORD.

“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” John 10:1

Amen

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a prayer for weakness and strength

Lord,

I never pray for You to make me weak.

Yet Your word tell me that Your power is made perfect in weakness (2 Cor. 12:9) and that You gives grace to the humble (James 4:6).

There is strength in this weakness. So may I not be afraid to ask for it. Give me the courage to lean into, Father.

And remind me of the strength You also provide. For Your word says You will strengthen and help us (Isaiah 41:10) and that YOU are our strength (Isaiah 12:2)

My weakness allows Your strength to show through even more, so I am a vessel for You to use. For as my weakened self is shown as powerful beyond comprehension, the world sees and knows it cannot be of me, but only of You.

So, Lord, make me weak.

And may I look to Your strength always (2 Chronicles 16:11) and not try to do it in my own.

Amen

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Prayer for Those Hurting

Father, we ask for your help and comfort for those who are hurting. Please lift them up, comfort them, and encourage them. Be with those who are caring for them, helping them to minister effectively. Amen

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BE HOLY!

I Peter 1:13-16 "Therefore prepare your minds for action; be self controlled; set your hopes fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed. As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: "Be holy because I am holy".

Holy God, how can I be holy in all I do unless You first, by Your grace, make me holy in all that I am? For there is no real holiness apart from Your grace -- only self-righteousness. So I set my hope fully on Your grace and ask that You make me holy. And then help me to cultivate that which You planted in my life, so that I may bear the fruit of holiness for Your glory. I love You. Amen!

More like You,

Jesus, more like You.

Fill my heart with Your desire

To make me more like You.

Jesus, more like You,

Touch my lips with holy fire

And make me more like You.

~Scott Wesley Brown (c1997)

Maranatha Worship Bible

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Amen

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PLEASING GOD

"Our purpose is to please God...."

1 Thessalonians 2:4 (NLT)

Father it is apparent from the example of Enoch, the life of Jesus, the exhortation of Scripture and the prayer of Paul that pleasing you is to be the primary purpose of our life.

Enoch's walk: "By faith Enoch...had this testimony, that he pleased God." Hebrews 11:5 (KJV)

Jesus' Life: "..I do always those things that please Him. John 8:29 (KJV)

Scriptures' exhortation "..we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God..." 1 Thessalonians 4:1 (NLT)

Paul's prayer

"...we have not stopped praying for you... We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding. 10 Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord..." Colossians 1:9-10 (NLT)

Oh Heavenly Father may it ever be the passion of my heart, in what I think, say and do, pleases You. Father may we all be able to say: "Cheerfully pleasing God is the main thing, and that's what we aim to do, regardless of our conditions. 2 Corinthians 5:9 (MSG)

Through Jesus our Lord we pray. Amen.

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when we are depressed

O Christ Jesus,

when all is darkness

and we feel our weakness and helplessness,

give us the sense of Your presence,

Your love, and Your strength.

Help us to have perfect trust

in Your protecting love

and strengthening power,

so that nothing may frighten or worry us,

for, living close to You,

we shall see Your hand,

Your purpose, Your will through all things.

- prayer by Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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a franciscan blessing

May God bless you with discomfort at easy answers, half truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may live deep within your heart.

May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.

May God bless you with tears to shed for those who suffer from pain, rejection, starvation, and war, so that you may reach out your hand to comfort them and turn their pain to joy.

And may God bless you with enough foolishness to believe that you can make a difference in this world, so that you can do what others claim cannot be done.

Amen

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give me Your eyes, O Lord

Gracious and merciful God, You have searched me and You know me. You know the depths of my heart and all the parts of me that I don't see and don't want to see. You see the parts of me, good and bad, that I am blind to and struggle to be honest with myself about.

When I am slow to see my sin, I am quick to see the sin in others. I am far slower to see the Imago Dei in others, failing to see their good, failing to see their need. Give me Your eyes to see others. Give me your ears to hear their hurt and pain. Give me Your heart to empathize with their situations, give my your head to know what I can do to help.

Give me Your Spirit's direction to serve where I am needed to serve, go where I am needed to go, and love where I am most needed to love.

Amen

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LIVING HOPE

I Peter 1:3,5 "Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us a new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade ~~kept in heaven for you..."

I am chosen and cherished by God, but a stranger in this world, Lord Jesus, by Your blood. You cleansed me by your mercy, You saved me by your death and resurrection. You give me hope by Your faithfulness and by your power you protect me in a fallen and polluted world. By Your wisdom You sustain me through the fiery trials that must refine my life. How can I help but give you my praise. Thought I do not see You, I love You more than words can say. Oh what shall it be like when I see You fully on that Day!

Amen

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What Love is This?

Thank you Father that when it comes to You loving us there is no pause or delete button on your computer. There is no limitation nor separation from your love.

No Pause or Deletion - Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT)

“I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love..."

No Limitation - Ephesians 3:18-19 (NLT)

"...may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully..."

No Separation - Romans 8:38-39 (NLT)

"And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord."

The lyrics of Stuart Townend's song: "How Deep the Father's love for Us" expresses so profoundly the infinite wonder of God's love.

"How deep the Father’s love for us, How vast beyond all measure,

That He should give His only Son To make a wretch His treasure.

How great the pain of searing loss – The Father turns His face away,

As wounds which mar the Chosen One Bring many sons to glory."

Thank you Father for this eternal, faithful and sacrificial love. In the name of Jesus our Savior. Amen.

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for integrity, humility, patience and love

O Lord and Master of my life,

spare me from the spirit of apathy and meddling, of idle chatter and love of power. Instead, grant to me, your servant, the spirit of integrity and humility, of patience and love.

Yes, O Lord and God,

grant me the grace to be aware of my sins and not to judge others, for you are blessed, now and ever and forever.

Amen.

- a prayer of Saint Ephrem

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that we might see and hear with our heart

Lord, open our eyes

that we may see you in our brothers and sisters.

Lord, open our ears

that we may hear the cries of the hungry,
the cold, the frightened, the oppressed.

Lord, open our hearts

that we may love each other as you love us.

Renew in us your spirit.

Lord, free us and make us one.

Amen

-a prayer of Mother Teresa

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Oh, the power of prayer...

Never underestimate the POWER of PRAYER.

It is the key to spiritual survival.

It is of the utmost importance in our Christian walk.

It is how we tap into the power of God. How we tap into His STRENGTH.

It is vital to our intimate relationship with Christ.

Pray often. Pray fervently. Pray expecting.

“...be unceasing and persistent in prayer...” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)

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