Evening Prayers
Heavenly Father, as this day draws to a close help me to do an inventory of this day – to see the ways that I was following you and the ways I was not. To ask for and graciously receive forgiveness for my sin and help to grow in Christ and become more like him […]
Morning Prayer
Hear my prayer O Lord, as I come to you this morning and lay my requests before you – hear my prayer I pray. May the words that form in my mouth and the meditations / thoughts in my mind and the steps I take this day be those that honor you and are a […]
Please don’t give us what we deserve – grant us mercy O Lord
““Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.” (Matthew 5:7, ESV) Mercy is not giving what the person deserves. Mercy is what God greets us with every morning: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22–23, […]
God’s Gym For Strength & Power
“being strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy;” (Colossians 1:11, ESV) The road stretches out long and challenging before each of us. The opportunities to fall on our faces in spiritual calamity are around us every day. We need to be strong and powerful – but […]