I pray because I can not help myself. because I’m bewildered I’ve squandered. I’m confused. I’m baffled. I’m perplexed. I’m worried. I’m needy. I’m greedy. I’m lost. I hurt. I doubt. I’m deep in thought. I’m upset. I’m dependent. I think I’m independent. I’m straying. I’m mixed up. I’ve messed up. I question? I’m hopeless. [...]
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Table Grace for Christmas Dinner
Posted: December 24, 2011 in Christmas, Christmas Eve, PrayerTags: Grace
Why not place a card at each seat for your family dinner tonight or tomorrow to recite grace together? Print something like this: Lord, Jesus, be our Holy guest, our morning joy, our evening rest. And with our daily bread impart; Your love and peace to every heart. Amen. Lord, Jesus, [...]
Pray for someone who needs it today! Jesus, Only you can cure by simply saying a few precious words. Only you can cure using ordinary materials such as saliva and mud. Only you have completely healed the lepers, the crippled, the chronic bleeders and the blind; in fact many times. Only you have brought complete [...]
Poetic Prayer for Comfort, Healing and Rest
Posted: October 25, 2011 in Poetry, Scripture based, Steve BrownTags: Healing, Matthew 11
Inspired by Matthew 11:28-30, In times of weakness and in an hour of need, Yours is the strength on which we feed. The shoulder we long to rest upon, And the feet we lay our troubles on. You, are all that we need. You offer rest to the weary and food to the needy. You [...]
Responsive Luther Prayer
Posted: October 11, 2011 in Composite, Martin Luther, Martin Luther, Quotes, ReformationTags: Martin Luther, The Reformation
P: Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. C: My Lord, fill it. P: I am weak in the faith; strengthen me. C: I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent that my love may go out to my neighbor. P: I do not have a strong or firm [...]
Teach Me to Pray
Posted: August 16, 2011 in Mother Theresa, Mother Theresa, QuotesTags: Mother Theresa, Teach Me to Pray
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.” – Luke 11:1 God, a little help here, please! Lord, I know not what I ought to ask of you. You only know what I [...]
A responsive prayer for a Vacation Bible School Service
Posted: July 19, 2011 in Composite, PrayerTags: VBS
A responsive prayer for a Vacation Bible School Service: Pastor: Our Father, may we all have the hope and energy and strength of our youth, All: strengthened by You to run and not grow weary. Pastor: From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise. All: You use the “weak” to lead [...]
Dear Lord, thank you for the gift of music and song, especially as we worship you. Thank you for music teachers and choir directors who are willing to take the time to teach the next generation hymns, psalms, and songs that glorify you. The music we hear and the hymns we sing in church come [...]
P: Jesus, You did everything to show us both your love and your Father’s love. C: You became a small dependent child to show us yourself in your weakness P: You became a refugee in Egypt to show us your solidarity with all who are driven from their homes C: You grew up in obedience [...]
The image of Jesus
Posted: May 31, 2011 in Commentary, Scripture basedTags: Colossians, Jesus, Philippians 1:9-11
What is your image of Jesus? A carpenter’s son. Born of a virgin. A Savior. A teacher. A friend. God come to earth, who lived a perfect sin-free life and then died on behalf of all sinners. The resurrection and the life. The way, the truth, and the life. The bright morning star. The alpha [...]
