Evening Prayers
Dear Lord thank you for your presence this day Thank you that every step I took today I knew I was not alone but that you were with me and your peace was over me and all that I did was not me but by your grace – Lord in the same way you attended […]
Morning Prayer
Our Father in heaven Hallowed be Thy name Thy kingdom come Thy will be done On earth as it is in heaven Give us this day Our daily bread Forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who Trespass against us Lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil For Thine is the […]
Create in us a clean heart, O Lord
““Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9, ESV) The peacemaker has two distinct characteristics, spiritual marks from Jesus Christ: a person that lives in peace within himself; and, one who is used as an instrument of the peace of God in the world around them. When we are […]
Is My Life Marked By These Christian Traits?
“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.” (Romans 12:10, ESV) This is a command (one of many) to love – the gist of this command is: Be devoted to one another – the same way you would be devoted to a family member – just because they are in your family […]
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 […]
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 […]