3/16/2013
Dear Lord, Thank you for the different ways that you have created in which we can express ourselves- whether through art, writing, music, dance... Lord, you know each of us and you have given each of us wonderful gifts through which we can both speak to you and express who we are to those around us. Thank you for the moments in our lives in which we feel close to you. Thank you for the moments in which we hear very clearly from you. Heal us. Cleanse us. Refresh us. Renew us. Help us to open our ears, our eyes, our souls, our bodies, our minds, and our spirits so that we can draw ever closer to you. In Jesus's name, AMEN.
3/14/2013
Dear Lord, help us to love. Help us to overcome any barriers that separate us from each other, including the man-made labels we use to explain our differences. Help our world to become a more peaceful place to live. Help us to show unconditional love towards everyone around us. Thank you for each person that you have brought into our lives and everyone who you have yet to bring into our lives. Help us to remember that each person is an opportunity to show your love. Please help the areas of our world overcome with wars and terror to be calmed with the peace, your peace which surpasses all understanding. Help us to remember that your love and peace transcends all barriers in our world. Help us to work together, on the local level, on the national level and on the international level. Help us to come together to love each other as you have loved us. In Jesus's name, AMEN.
3/13/2013
Dear Lord, Thank you for art, music and all of the different ways we can communicate with you. Thank you for the myriad of ways that you speak to us, both through a gentle whisper or very loudly and clearly. Lord, help us to make you the center of our lives and to stop during our busy days and to just be still and listen to you. Help us to know you, to hear you and to love you. Remind us that no matter how challenging the trials we face become, that you can help us through any storm of life, both natural and personal. Thank you for all of the ways that you love us and that you shine your light into the darkest places in our lives and in our world. Thank you for the people around us. Heal us. Transform us. Cleanse us. Refresh us. Renew us. In Jesus's name, AMEN!
3/12/2013
Dear Lord, Thank you for another day and another opportunity to learn more about you, another chance to show love towards those around me. Please comfort those in need of your love, especially those who are without a home tonight. Please strengthen those who need your strength. Please provide wisdom and guidance to those who strive to show your love throughout this world. Lord, we need your love to shine in every corner of this world more than we ever have needed it before. Help us to realize that no matter how difficult this life can get, no matter how hard the days are to get through and how many stressful things are piling up on our list of things to do, that you hold this world in your hands. None of our problems even compare to how great, how wide, how deep, and how high you and your love are. Help us to make the most of every opportunity you give us during our time here on earth. Thank you for loving us and forgiving us when we least deserve it. Lord, thank you for your grace and mercy. In Jesus's name, AMEN.
3/11/2013
Dear Lord, Thank you for another beautiful day. Thank you for walking with us each day and for letting us know that we are truly never alone. Thank you for healing us, redeeming us and transforming our lives. Please help those who do not feel that you are close to them to draw closer to you. Help them to know how much you truly love them and care about them, especially in the most difficult times in our lives. Thank you for revealing yourself through everything around us- the trees, the sky, the wildlife, other people... Please open our eyes, minds, souls and spirits to see you more clearly. Give us the guidance we need to carry your love and light throughout the world. In Jesus's name, AMEN.
3/10/2013
Dear Lord, Thank you so much for the beauty of this universe you created and that you show how awesome you are each day. Thank you for the blessings in our lives that come from unexpected times and unexpected people. Please be with those who are sick, suffering and in need of a closer relationship with you. Lord, reveal yourself to them in a way that they never thought was possible. Thank you that you never leave us and that you carry us every step of the way in our lives. Be with those who are crying out for more, crying out to be heard. Bless those who need shelter, food and other necessities. Guide those of us who are able to help them. Protect those who are fighting to make a difference in this world. Help us to show your unconditional love to every person and every corner of this earth. Help us to shine your light in the darkest places. Thank you for life, Lord, and remind us how fortunate we are each day we wake up, no matter how stressed out we are or how difficult our lives become. Thank you for never abandoning us. In Jesus's name, AMEN
3/9/2013
Dear Lord, thank you so much for today. Thank you for continually giving us the strength and courage we need to move forward into the unknown, knowing that you hold everything in your hands. Please help us to trust more in you and to walk in the ways and the plans you have for each of us. Please be with those who need you desparately. Please draw them to you so that they will know how much they are loved, accepted and appreciated. Help us to overcome the obstacles in our lives, those things that lie in the way of fully relying on you. Lord, thank you for everything you have created- the sun, the moon, the stars, the earth. Lord, you are so beautiful. So awesome. So incredible. Calm us. Give us your peace which surpasses all understanding. Strengthen us. Guide us. Help us to spread your love to every corner of this world. In Jesus's name, AMEN.
3/8/2013
Dear Lord, Thank you so much for another beautiful day. Even though we may have had some difficulties and obstacles to find our way through today, we are so thankful that you hold our tomorrow. You have such wonderful plans for each of us. Things may not be perfect. In fact they most likely will not be, but we thank you for taking all of the evil in our lives, those things that we struggle with from time to time or even on a daily basis, and transforming them into good. Thank you for this beautiful earth which you have created and for giving us the gift of helping us to know you better. Help us each to take some time each day to rest in the peace and hope which surpasses all understanding, the peace and hope of which only you can give us. Please be with the sick and suffering, the grieving and those waiting for healing. Please be with those struggling financially. Thank you for always providing us with exactly what we need and for always having the perfect timing. Heal us, transform us, guide us, love us, help us to spread your love. In Jesus’ name, AMEN.
2/23/2013
Lord, we come before you tonight to pray for healing and restoration in our world, in the places that people are not able to see your light. We pray for those who are worried about their future. Help them to rest in knowing that you are with them and that you will never leave them nor forsake them. We pray for those who are feeling any sort of loss, that they would feel your presence, comfort and peace which surpasses all understanding. We pray for forgiveness for not only our mistakes but also the ability to forgive ourselves and those who have hurt us, intentionally and unintentionally. We pray for your truth to be heard and your glory to be seen throughout your creation. Please let your unconditional love be shown towards each person who you have fearfully and wonderfully created. Help the chaos and confusion to be replaced with peace and truth. Help destruction to be replaced with restoration. Help us to slow down and be still in your presence. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
2/21/2013
Dear Lord, we come before you tonight to ask for your love to be felt and your light to shine throughout our world like never before. We pray for those who are fighting for justice and for those who need to be rescued from suffering of any kind. We pray for those battling all kinds of illnesses and those who have suffered any loss. Please provide the comfort and support they need. Help those who are having financial needs to know that our security does not come from money, but the prosperity we are given in knowing you. Lord, we ask for your hope, comfort and peace to be felt in the lives of so many who really need you not just tonight but during their entire time here on earth. We thank you for today, no matter how difficult it was. Thank you for the hope that only you can give us as we look forward to tomorrow. We pray that you take our worries, our fears and our struggles and that we truly find rest in you. Help us to find joy not only in the morning but in our mourning, in the most difficult circumstances in our lives. Help us to forgive, be forgiven and to move forward. In Jesus’ name, AMEN
2/16/2013
Dear Lord, I am so frustrated right now. I feel misunderstood and sometimes I reach out for help in the wrong places. Help me to lean on you more and to know that You always understand me. You get me like nobody else can. You have been there for me and with me every moment and every step of the way and I am so grateful that You will never leave me. Others will change their mind or leave me or certain situations will cause distance between us, but I am so glad that no matter what, Your love for me and the fact that You are always there for me never changes. You are the most stable thing in my life, Lord. Help me to continually draw closer to You, to depend on You, to feel Your presence and to hear You. Thank you for all the ways that You have blessed me and forgive me for the moments when I forget or do not see how You have blessed me. Help others to see You through what I say and do- in every aspect of my life. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
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