Today We Pray - Feb 28, 2017

Dear God, as You gave us the sun to lighten our days, so you have given us your Word to lighten our minds and our souls. I pray that you will pour out on me your Spirit as I pray today. Let my heart and mind may be opened to your Word, and that I may learn and accept your will for my life.

Shine within my heart, loving God, the pure light of your divine knowledge. Open the eyes of my mind and the ears of my heart to receive Your Word, this day and always. You alone are God, and do not change; and because of this, we may hope to be preserved.

Bless us and keep us, Lord. Make Your face shine upon us, and be gracious unto us. Lift up Your countenance upon us, and give us peace, this day and evermore.

Amen.

Today We Pray - Feb 27, 2017

Dear Lord, You have brought me to the beginning of a new day. As the world is renewed fresh and clean, so I ask You to renew my heart with Your strength and purpose. Forgive me the errors of yesterday and bless me to walk closer in your way today.

This is the day I begin my life anew. Shine through me so that every person I meet may feel your presence in my soul. Take my hand, precious Lord, for I cannot make it by myself.

Enlighten the darkness of my mind. Give me a right faith, a firm hope and a perfect charity. So that, I may always and in all things act according to Your Holy Will.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 26, 2017

Dear Lord, accept my thanks for all the little things that make my life possible, and pleasant. Everything that I will never remember to thank You for specifically, great Lord, I thank You for now. Your Name will be glorified, forevermore.

Let me not forget my prayers as I go out into the world. Holy Spirit, be with me, and let me praise you and remember you in my every action and thought, for the entire day long. In Christ's name I ask this.

Help me to keep my faith today, through every trial and doubt I face. Stay close to me; Holy Spirit, abide in me and make your presence known in everything I see and do. Give me strength the whole day through, mighty God.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 25, 2017

Dear Jesus, today I call on You in a special way. I just want to be with You, today. Let my heart respond to Your love.

Mostly, I am asking for favours, but now, I want to feel Your presence. Let my heart not be troubled. Help me to trust in You always.

I am sorry if I take for granted Your gift of freedom to me. Inspire me to live in freedom you intended. Let me use this correctly for the glory of Your Kingdom.

Amen.

Today We Pray - Feb 24, 2017

Dear Lord, give me the strength through the power of Your Holy Spirit to hear Your voice and follow it. Help me fight the temptation to sin that bubbles up inside me whenever my mind strays from you. Let Your will be done always in my life, Lord.

Let me receive Your Word with an open mind and clear eye. Whenever I read Your Scripture, let Your Holy Spirit guide me to the truth, setting aside my preconception and self-justification. I pray to hear what You intend for me to hear.

And, help me always to an attitude of humility. Fill me with acceptance in place of judgment, sympathy in place of anger, faith in place of resentment. Help me to love others just like You loved them.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 23, 2017

Dear Lord, hold me in the palm of Your hand. I pray that You will mold me into what you want me to be. May I joyfully fill the role You have given to me and feel Your peace deep in my soul, today and always.

Open my eyes and ears to Your word, Lord God, that I might hear what I do not want to hear and face my faults with courage. Educate me, O Holy Spirit. Let me hear Your voice instead of my own.

Help me remember that there are no small places or small people. All are precious in Your sight. May I see the value of my work and cherish it as You do.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 22, 2017

Dear Lord, let me do my work this day. And, if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times. Let me have courage amid the tempests of the changing years.

Spare me from bitterness and from the sharp passions of unguarded moments. May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the spirit. Though the world knows me not, may my thoughts and actions be such as shall keep me friendly with myself.

Lift up my eyes from the earth, and let me not forget the uses of the stars. Forbid that I should judge others lest I condemn myself. Let me not follow the clamor of the world, but walk calmly in my path.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 21, 2017

Dear Lord, today, I celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the moment of His glorious victory over death. I add my voice to countless millions of others in thanks, in praise, and in awe of Your sacrifice for us. Help me, dear Lord, to dedicate these few moments to You completely.

You have taught us that we may dwell with You, even while we are caught in this difficult world. And I pray to dwell with You fully now. Guard me against wandering of mind and the intrusion of mundane thought, so that I may be fully present with You, through the power of Your Holy Spirit.

And in the coming week, I pray that my mind may constantly turn to You. So that, I may always remember you when I am tempted to anger, to selfishness, to lust for power and the vanities of this world, or any of the myriad temptations that might assail me in the course of life. In the name of Christ and through faith in Him, I pray.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 20, 2017

Dear Lord, help me to go about the tasks and duties of this day with the remembrance that I am Your servant therein. Make me honest, painstaking, and cheerful. And, grant that all I do and say may bring good to others and glory to Your Holy Name.

May I have the courage never to be afraid of anyone. May I have the generosity to bear ill-feeling toward no-one. Lead me to live in such a way as to treat others in the same way as I would like to be treated.

Inspire me never to be violent in thought, word or action, and lead me to conquer evil with goodness. Let me go forth in Your peace, keeping Your Spirit always in my mind. And bless me, I pray, that I might always follow Your will and live in the radiance of Your blessing.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 19, 2017

Dear God, as I face another day, I know I am going to face many challenges to my faith, patience, to my love for others. I am going to have constant temptations to lapse into sin. Come to me now, Lord, and stay with me all day.

Let Your Spirit encompass my mind. Let me know Your presence. Steer my hand, direct my words, guide my thoughts in everything I think and say and do.

I resolve to live this day as a beacon of Your glory, the best I can, with your help. I commit myself to give this day to You. In the name of Christ, be with me and help me.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 18, 2017

Dear Lord, give me the strength to greet the coming day in peace. Help me in all things to rely on Your holy will. Reveal Your will to me every hour of the day.

Bless my dealings with all people. Teach me to treat all people who come to me throughout the day with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all. In all my deeds and words guide my thoughts and feelings and in unexpected events, let me not forget that all are sent by You.

Teach me to act firmly and wisely, without embittering and embarrassing others. Give me the physical strength to bear the labors of this day. Direct my will, teach me to pray, pray in me.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 17, 2017

Dear Lord, I come before you as I am. Lead me today as You see best. We seek Your guidance today and ask to know You in ways we haven’t seen before.

It is impossible for us to comprehend Your nature, and yet You welcome us to approach You in prayer. I ask that good may come from whatever negative things happen to me, knowing that nothing can ever separate me from Your love. Give me strength to bear my load.

Use the gifts You’ve given me to encourage others on their journey. Help me not to compare myself with others but to be content. Make me perfect in every good work to do Your will, working in me that which is well pleasing in Your sight.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 16, 2017

Dear Lord, I come before You today as I am. Thank You for paying the penalty for my sins by Your death and resurrection and giving me new life. Help me to live a life that honors Your holy name and to love others as You have loved me.

At this moment, I turn to You for strength in my weakness, energy for my weariness, and faith in my doubt. I lay down my pain, sorrow and sufferings before You because they are all part of who I am. I ask that good may come from whatever negative things happen to me, knowing that nothing can ever separate me from Your love.

Make me perfect in every good work to do Your will. Work in my life, Lord, so that I am well pleasing in your sight. This is all for You, Lord, to whom be glory for ever and ever.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 15, 2017

Dear God, the heavens are telling of Your glory and the wonders of Your love, the sun by day, and the moon and stars by night. I look with hope to the day when my knowledge of Your glory will never be hidden by the concerns of the world. And, I may know You every moment of time, forever.

Forgive me for all the time I spend with my face bent to the things of earth. Thank You, because You are always there. You are always willing to show Yourself to me and guide me and comfort me.

I ask You to inspire me with a thirst for knowledge. I pray, too, for wisdom and understanding that I may use my knowledge well. Bless me and all those who pray in faith of You this day; save us and grant unto us everlasting life.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 14, 2017

Dear Lord, I may worship You in spirit and in truth today. Deliver me, when I draw near to You, from coldness of heart and wanderings of mind. I am no longer my own, but Yours.

You work through such common things - those of us with flaws and weaknesses. We are in awe of Your power and humbled by Your choice of us. Our hearts long to be faithful to You.

May the Passion of Christ be ever in my heart. May Your law and Your goodness guide my every thought, O Lord. And may the power of Your Holy Spirit flow through my words and my actions in the coming week, and always.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 13, 2017

Dear God, I dedicate this day to You. I pray that Your Spirit will lift me up this day, and that Your face may shine upon me all the day long. Let me do Your will and lead a new life in Christ, reborn in the Spirit.

The culture around us can seem so harsh and hard on people when they fail. Help me to show grace and patience, because You have been gracious to me and have forgiven my sin. Have mercy upon us, and deliver us from the troubles that torment us.

You always welcomed little children when You walked on this earth. Teach me to have a childlike trust in You. Let me  live in the knowledge that You will never abandon me.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 12, 2017

I pause for a moment
and think of the love and the grace
that God showers on me,
creating me in his image and likeness,
making me his temple....

God is not foreign to my freedom.
Instead the Spirit breathes life into my most intimate desires,
gently nudging me towards all that is good.
I ask for the grace to let myself be enfolded by the Spirit.

To be conscious about something is to be aware of it. Dear Lord help me to remember that You gave me life. Thank you for the gift of life. Teach me to slow down, to be still and enjoy the pleasures created for me. To be aware of the beauty that surrounds me. The marvel of mountains, the calmness of lakes, the fragility of a flower petal. I need to remember that all these things come from you.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 11, 2017

Dear Lord, thank You for filling me with the joy of your grace and salvation. Assist me this day that I may do all things I am called to do without grumbling or disputing. I call on Your Spirit to assist me, that I may be blameless and innocent, a child of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation.

Remind us that Your names reveal Your character. Help us to remember them in our times of need and distress. Thank You for the assurance that You are faithful to Your Name.

O Jesus, strengthen my soul, You who are good above all good. And since You have inclined my soul in this way, show me how I may act for You, whatever it may cost, O Lord. Here is my life, my honor and my will, I have given them all to You and they are Yours, use me to do whatever You want.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 10, 2017

Dear Lord, teach me to number my days aright, that I may gain wisdom of heart. Help me do today the things that matter, not to waste the time I have. Fill me this day with your kindness, that I may be glad and rejoice all the days of my life.

The moments I have are precious, Lord, see that I count them dear. I will put all my fears and failures in Your hands, my worries that consume me, my pain that destroys me. Because of all You are, my life, oh God, is yours.

Be now and evermore my defense. And, make me know and feel, that there is no other Name under heaven given to man. Let me receive health and salvation, but only the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 09, 2017

Dear God, as I stumble through this life, help me to create more laughter than tears, dispense more cheer than gloom, spread more joy than despair. Let me remind those I meet that our final existence will be total joy, and that we may taste this joy through the Spirit even today. Never let me become so indifferent that I will fail to see the wonder in the eyes of a child, or the twinkle in the eyes of the aged.

Also, never let me forget that my total effort is to cheer people, make them happy, and forget momentarily all the temporary unpleasantness in their lives. Let me touch the lives of others for good, whether through the word I speak, the prayer I speak, or the life I live. I beseech You to defend me this week from all evil, and do more for me than I can think or ask, for Jesus Christ's sake.

I want that assurance of an eternal inheritance—the certainty of everlasting life with You. I put my faith in Jesus to forgive my sins and make me His child. Thank You for saving me and reserving a place for me in Your eternal kingdom.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 08, 2017

Dear Heavenly Father, You are all-wise, all-powerful and all-loving. In the midst of uncertainties, help me to rest in the certainty of who You are. I thank You that Your peace will guard my heart, I place my trust in You.

Take from me idleness of spirit, which destroys time; and vanity of thought, which hinders Your presence and distracts my attention to prayer. And if, while in prayer, I turn away from You in my thoughts, help me to return to my purpose. So that, I might not avert my heart from You, during the few precious moments I dedicate to talking with You.

And grant me this day, dear Lord, that You may never be completely out of my thoughts. Let me carry you as a voice to guide my every step as I slip down the path of this precious day, that I might always remember Your will, and lighten the world around me. Help me to make every moment of my day, every word from my mouth, a prayer, that I might live in Your presence.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 07, 2017

Dear God, Thank You for the another week to remember the glorious resurrection of Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ. It really makes us glad, O God. Give us this day such blessings through our worship of you, that the days to come may be spent in your service.

I offer to Your divine majesty my unfeigned praise and thanksgiving for all Your mercies towards me. You made me at first and have ever since sustained the work of Your own hand. You gave Your Son to die for me and have given me assurance of salvation.

Heavenly Father, You have graciously accepted me as a living member of Your Son our Savior Jesus Christ. You have blessed me with the grace of forgiveness through the sacrifice He made for me and for all people. Send me now into the world in peace, and grant me strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart, through Christ our Lord.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 06, 2017

Dear Lord, I call upon You today. In the morning You hear me. In the morning, I offer You my prayer, watching and waiting.

I lift my heart to You, O Lord, to be strengthened for this day. Be with me in all I do, my God. Guide me in all my ways.

I humbly pray You so to guide and govern me by Your Holy Spirit, that in all the joys, occupations, and cares of this day I may never forget You. But remember that I am ever walking in Your sight. In Christ's Name, I pray.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 05, 2017

Dear God, let me give You thanks and praise for Your many and varied mercies extended toward me. I invite Your Holy Spirit to mold me into the person You want me to be. Empower me to keep reaching for the holiness I see in Jesus.

And O kind Father, continue Your mercy and favor to me this day, and always. Give resolution to all my lawful undertakings. Let me have all my directions from Your Holy Spirit and success from Your bountiful hand.

I bind myself to You this day in Your truth and in Your sacrifice. I give to You my anxiety and my fear, my depression and my doubt, for You have promised to take them if we only ask; and I take upon myself your burden, for it is light and your way is gentle. May I keep this in my heart and mind all this day.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 04, 2017

I pause for a moment
and think of the love and the grace
that God showers on me,
creating me in his image and likeness,
making me his temple.
God is within me and me in Him.

What most often stops me achieving freedom is my tendency
to be caught up in fears and expectations
about what I 'ought' or 'should' be.
My usual automatic responses tie me down
and inhibit me from exploring new areas of growth.
I ask and pray for a greater sense of inner freedom and
that I might reach the fresh and challenging possibilities
that God wishes me to realize.

Lead me Lord to where you need me to be.

Today We Pray - Feb 03, 2017

Dear Lord, I give thanks to You that You have protected me through the night from all danger and harm. Into Your hands I commend my body and soul and all that is mine. Let Your holy angels have charge of me, that the wicked one have no power over me.

Thank You, Lord, that we do not have to be weighed down by worry. Help us to place our concerns in Your care so that we do not fear tomorrow. I ask You to preserve and keep me from all sin and evil, that in all my thoughts, words, and deeds I may serve and please You.

Finally, let me go forth in thanks for the victory I have been given through our Lord Jesus Christ. May I be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord. And, always remembering that in the Lord our labor is not in vain.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 02, 2017

Dear Lord, I pray that You will make me taste by love what I taste by knowledge. Let me know by love what I know by understanding. I owe You more than my whole self, Lord.

But I have no more, and by myself I cannot render the whole of it to You. Draw me to you, Lord, in the fullness of Your love. I am wholly Yours by creation; make me all Yours, too, in love.

Because You have made me, I owe You the whole of my love. Because You have redeemed me, I owe You the whole of myself. Because You have promised so much, I owe You my whole being.

Amen

Today We Pray - Feb 01, 2017

Dear Lord, so often we want complete and perfect solutions here and now. But, You work graciously in Your good time. Let Your goodness and patience and virtue shine through us so that we may bless others.

lf, LoI give You my whole serd, that You may grow in me. So that, it is You who lives, works and prays in me. Above all, I give you my heart that you may love in me.

Let me abide in you all this day, oh Christ. So that, when You appear, I may have confidence and not shrink from You in shame at Your coming. For I know that You are righteous, and I am sure that I will be made righteous only by my life in You.

Amen