
Evening Prayers
You are Lord over the bright sunlit day and you are Lord over the dark and sacred night β you are my Lord and you

You are Lord over the bright sunlit day and you are Lord over the dark and sacred night β you are my Lord and you

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

βGive us this day our daily bread,β (Matthew 6:11, ESV) When we pray, we are saying to the Lord: βI am depending on you.β We

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

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

βYour kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.β (Matthew 6:10, ESV) WHAT PRAYER IS NOT β prayer is not

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

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

βPray then like this:β (Matthew 6:9a, ESV)Β When Jesus begins to tell his disciples how to pray, he says to them βPray then like thisβ¦β

Thank you, O my Father, for bringing me through this day and for the sacredness of the night and the rest it brings β Lord,