Daily Prayers
Daily Prayer
Spending Time Alone With God
Monday, May 14th, 2012Jesus, thank you for your example…
Jesus, we need rest in you. Holy Spirit, give us the presence of mind to get away on a regular basis, hopefully daily, and spend some quiet time alone with you. Our spirits need rest; the kind of rest that only you can supply. All the people, all the work, all the money, all the drama – none of it compares to you and in fact, it wears us down! We need you, Jesus. Your presence is a balm that soothes the rawness of our souls after time spent in the world.
We are called to be in the world, but because we are not off the world, we need to come up for spiritual air. Only you have that air, Jesus. We receive it right now, Holy Spirit. Thank you, Lord. We love you so!
Prayer For Unity
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012Jesus, thank you for your words spoken with such wisdom…
Holy Spirit, bring us into unity with our brothers and sisters. Help us to truly love our neighbors unconditionally, even when they seem to disagree with us on foundational beliefs. You love each and every person on this planet, God, so we should too. Convict us of areas of hatred, bias, stubbornness, and unforgiveness. Bring us into balance, Lord. We don’t want to live life believing in shades of grey, but rather in shades of love. We don’t want to compromise our faith, but we do want to perfect it. Make us more like you, Jesus. We love you.
Lord, we lift up prayer requests from two of our sisters in Christ:
First, from Mary…
And for LaMonica…
The Power Of The Almighty One
Monday, May 7th, 2012Jesus, thank you for your words…
Then the men stepped forward, seized Jesus and arrested him. (51) With that, one of Jesus’ companions reached for his sword, drew it out and struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his ear.
(52) “Put your sword back in its place,” Jesus said to him, “for all who draw the sword will die by the sword. (53) Do you think I cannot call on my Father, and he will at once put at my disposal more than twelve legions of angels? (54) But how then would the Scriptures be fulfilled that say it must happen in this way?” (NIV)
Jesus, we so easily forget about the power that was available to you when you were in human form on Earth. You could have destroyed your captors with a word, but you put the Father’s will first. You chose to save us, your Bride over escape. You were humble and went willingly to die for our sins. You amaze us, Jesus.
Then, after the world rejected you on the Cross, you defeated Hell and death and rose again! Hallelujah! You are the Almighty One, Jesus. We worship you and are awestruck.
Holy Spirit, help us to always remember that when we don’t understand your plan as your disciple did not understand in the garden of Gethsemane, to trust that you are still doing your Father’s will. In those moments, let our prayer be as your prayer, saying, “Not my will, but yours be done, God.” In the face of pain and loss, help us to keep a Kingdom perspective and know that you, Father, are still Almighty God, and you still love us, and though we may not understand it, you are still moving and you have plans for our good. Thank you, Father. We love you. We love you, Jesus.
Lord, we lift up Mary’s prayer request:
Thank you.
As In The Days Of Noah, The Lord Will Come
Wednesday, May 2nd, 2012Jesus, we long for your second coming…
(42) “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come. (NIV)
Jesus, help us to be on our guard for false prophets and false Messiahs. Don’t let us be deceived. We trust in your Spirit to guide us and want to just keep on loving everyone in our paths until you take us home. Help us to stay pure and to shine our lights brightly in the world. Even if life gets harder and harder for us, we want to show you, Jesus, to the world around us.
We can’t wait to see your face, face-to-face. We want to dance with you. We want to kiss your face and to be in your arms. For now, Lord, we rest in the comfort and peace of your Holy Spirit. Thank you, Jesus. We love you!
Lord, we lift up Ilona’s prayer request:
Please pray for my mother who is currently living at a homeless shelter, as she has lost everything due to alcoholism, pray for her recovery from alcoholism. I need her to find her feet,, as I would like to have her in my life again, especially with my first child on his way.
Thank you
Prayer For An Authentic Heart
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012Jesus, thank you for this admonition…
(13) “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let those enter who are trying to. (NIV)
Jesus, infuse us with your Spirit’s authenticity. We don’t want to be religious hypocrites who turn people off spiritually because they can see through our puffery, nor do we want to heap condemnation on our brothers and sisters. We are not perfect in ourselves. We are only perfected by your blood, Jesus.
Help us to see just how much you love us and how much freedom and power is available to us through that love, and then let that powerful truth explode from our chests and be evidenced in the way we live our lives. Let people who we encounter be forever changed simply because they were able to sample your love through the way we treated them. Thank you, Jesus. We love you.
Lord, we also lift up Lynda’s prayer request to you:
Thank you.
Mark & Lynda