Evening Prayers
You are Lord over the bright sunlit day and you are Lord over the dark and sacred night – you are my Lord and you are my Savior and I trust in you and rest in you. Nothing in all creation, not the night, not the day, nor anything else can ever separate me from […]
Morning Prayers
This morning breaks like the first morning and though separated by thousands of years, you O Lord who gave us the first day break and the one we have today – you have not changed, you are the same – you are all powerful, ever present, all loving, fair, holy, all knowing, just, good and […]
No Need To Look Past God
“Give us this day our daily bread,” (Matthew 6:11, ESV) When we pray, we are saying to the Lord: “I am depending on you.” We are looking to God as our provider. We know that we can count on God to provide what is needed – his provision is always sufficient. He has so loved […]
Evening Prayers
Father, as I look back across the day, I recall that you have been with me and uplifted me and kept me going through the entire day. Thank you, Lord. Help me Lord to now live through the night in the same way, looking ever and always to Jesus the Author and Finisher of my […]
Morning Prayers
O Lord, I enjoy and give thanks for the joy of this new day in the Lord and for all you are ever doing in us and we pray through us as well. Though we readily confess we are not worthy of your great mercy, we thank you for it and we too extend mercy […]
Not My Will In Heaven, But God’s Will Done Here!
“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.” (Matthew 6:10, ESV) WHAT PRAYER IS NOT – prayer is not about trying to get God to do our will. Jesus was content with saying to his Father, “nevertheless, not my will but your will be done…” Jesus, even though he […]
Evening Prayers
Lord, you are so precious to me. Your words are so enlightening. Your mercy is so undeserved, and your grace is so underused by me – help me now to just surrender to you and say ‘Lord, have your way in me this night, create in me a clean heart and renew a right spirit […]
Morning Prayers
Father, as we awake to a new day, we know we awake to you our God who never changes, you are the same always and in your constancy and consistency we find great reassurance and in your immeasurable love and provision we find all of our needs are met in you. Now Father, help us […]
Pray Like This
“Pray then like this:” (Matthew 6:9a, ESV) When Jesus begins to tell his disciples how to pray, he says to them “Pray then like this…” (emphasis added). This is important because Jesus is telling us two things: (1) PRAY; and (2) ‘like this’ meaning this is not the required words to pray but an outline […]
Evening Prayers
Thank you, O my Father, for bringing me through this day and for the sacredness of the night and the rest it brings – Lord, I am overwhelmed by your graciousness and your love – help me to live more for you tonight and always. Help me to die to myself and live my life […]