Day of Prayer

Today is National Day of Prayer.

How can we pray?  How ought we pray?  There are certainly many things we read, think and speak about the affairs of our country these days.  So, this morning, I got to looking to the Source.

Please join me today

Our Father in heaven, holy is your name
Father, you are our Father who loves and cares for us, who sent us Jesus, your only Son by which there is no other Name under heaven by which man can be saved (Acts 4:12)


You are holy and worthy of all praise 


You are God alone - from beginning to end - set apart to receive the highest honor


"'From the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering.  for my name will be great among the nations', says the Lord of hosts." (Mal.1:11)

Your Kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven
We pray your gospel of Jesus Christ will reign in the hearts of your people of this nation so as to reach those who have yet to know you.


We pray for your Church to continually increase in Christ's love, to honor and obey Christ's commands (Matt.28), to do good for all people and proclaim the Good News to ALL people


Your will, Lord is for all people to know you and worship you - that we would live in a way that others will see You glorified and come to a saving knowledge of you.


Give us this day our daily bread
You will never leave us nor forsake us
You are our provider and healer
We are grateful you know our every need, even before we ask


We are a nation so richly blessed - let us bless YOU, O Lord with a grateful heart of praise
Let us bless You by living gratefully for the riches we do have and to give graciously to those who have none


Let us bless You by seeking out our neighbors who hurt, by intentionally sharing Christ's love to the world - not by 'good works' so that we can boast - but by Your grace - and humility 


And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors
Pride, arrogance, envy, idolatry, thoughts, apathy.....we are weak and fail daily - yet, your grace is sufficient.....


Teach us to forgive....
           Ourselves.......each other.......our enemies............


Because you loved us first.....

"He has told you, O man, what is good;

and what does the Lord require of you

but to do justice, and to love kindness,

and to walk humbly with your God?

(Micah 6:8)

"For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him." (John 3:17)

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil

We battle with sin and evil every day, yet, Father, let us "count it all joy" when we encounter trials (James 1:2) for these are to strengthen us in wisdom

Yet....lead us into paths of righteousness and not evil so that we may continue to walk in your truth

We pray that our eyes remain on you

You have told us that in this world we will have tribulation ... BUT, You have overcome the world....!!

For Yours is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory....forever....

Amen.

Let us encourage one another....What can you add to my prayer today?