Evening Prayers
Dear God – at the end of this day, as night closes around me and I lay down to sleep help me to rest in you and trust in you in all my ways. Forgive me for my sins today in my thinking and speaking and doing – both in what I have done and […]
Morning Prayer
This is my prayer and my plea – that I would serve you and dwell in your house forever – that my life here would be centered in you – that I would become less, and Christ would become more – Lord help me to live this way today and I trust tomorrow to you, […]
Create in us a clean heart, O Lord
““Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.” (Matthew 5:8, ESV) Happy in the peace of God are those who are pure in heart. What pure in heart is not: Pure in heart is not self-created nor self-maintained purity. Purity that comes from me would be the opposite of pure. What pure […]
Is My Life Marked By These Christian Traits?
“Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.” (Romans 12:9, ESV) Genuine love is not fake or feigned – it seeks what is truly best for the one loved – love for God where I have nothing between me and God – love for my neighbor where I truly […]