Evening Prayers
Father, at the close of day I pray to give you thanks for bringing me through the day and into this evening – I know assuredly it is you and you alone who sustain me and protect me and accompany me in the day and in the night. Bless you O Lord for all your […]
Morning Prayers
Lord, again we awake needing you – to rise, to move, to live and to have our being. Pour out your grace upon us and enable us to live and follow you today. Give us strength for the journey and meet us with your new mercies as we prepare to enter the day. Come with […]
Going the extra mile is not ‘extra’ just basic Christianity
““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,” (Matthew 5:43–44, ESV) Forget what you heard in the world – Hear what Jesus says to you and to me and to all: Yes, […]
Your Transfer Came Through Jesus
“He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,” (Colossians 1:13, ESV) You have been delivered – from darkness to light You’ve been transferred – from death to life You have had your permanent address change – from lost to found, from dead to alive, […]
Evening Prayers
Father I adore you and so enjoy your grace and mercy that are mine every day and particularly this day that is closing. Looking back across the day Father, I see that I have failed in more than a few ways to truly put you first in all of my ways. Lord forgive me and […]
Going the extra mile is not ‘extra’ just basic Christianity
Matthew 5:41-42 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. The world around us would respond with an attack of words or worse. Jesus tells us to do more than […]
You Are Qualified!!!
Colossians 1:12 giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. I remember the great feeling when you ‘made’ the team, or, you were chosen to be a part of something. We are, in Christ, a part of the greatest ‘team’ ever and we are […]
Morning Prayers
Lord, I lift my heart and my soul up to you and pray – Lord help me to live today in a completely Christ centered kind of way – may my thoughts and my words and my steps and my hands serve you and all whom you send across my path today. May I set […]
Evening Prayers
What a day you have given us Lord, I felt your presence and your strength – your peace and your joy in every moment of this day, through every difficult challenge and joyful events you were with me and your rod and your staff comforted me, you prepared me a meal in the presence of […]
Morning Prayers
Father, I love you, worship and adore you – may I glorify you in all my ways – in thought, word and deed as well as in my heart and spirit. May your name be upon my lips all of this day and may the cross be ever on my mind knowing that you have […]