Category: Prayer
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As I Awaken, I Pray
Oh Lord, my God the one who saved me from my self,slay also now the subtle ones that reign within—fear masked as prudencejudgment masked as righteousnessself-doubt masked as humility.These foes know me far too intimately.They lay in wait on the path You have laid before mewith lies buried as deepasthe roots of a sturdy oak…
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A Prayer for My Heart
Dear God: I pray today to be released from that terrible place within me that so desperately needs to grasp You with my mind so that I can be right and wield my right over others who I think are wrong. Please bless me with sensing You in my heart, while providing also a peaceful…
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Pray Without Ceasing
“…pray without ceasing.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17When I was a child, I was taught how to pray by my parents; and honed the “craft” every night before bed with my mom at my side. My dad was a minister, so church attendance and participation were part of life, praying before meals was expected, and praying…
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Prayer for All I Will Ever Need
Dear God:Bless me with the courage to turn my face toward You today. I believe that when I look into Your eyes, I will know everything I will ever need to know.Amen.
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A Prayer for One Year After My Baptism
Dear God: Oh, how I am still so much like Simon Peter – the one who insisted on his way, the one who barreled through things without thinking, the one who denied You – and also the one who carried Your message with others, disagreeable and judgmental at times, and also, compassionate and so much…
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How Great Thou Art in Me
The pestilence the pain the oppression the wrath – I alone, deserve it all but in Your name, none at all! How GREAT a fact it is Your life, Divine, now lives in me.
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Psalm of My Heart
You have guided me here, God to this day… Your amazing grace and mercy have sustained me all along the way – with patience in the waiting and faith in barren days. Your wisdom and truth have set me free – with willingness to search my depths and honest eyes to finally see.Oh, how I…
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Prayer for His Righteousness
Dear God,How is it that my heart can be so filled with You that it is overflowing, and still, I find myself behaving badly? How is it that You quench my spirit with the fruits of following Your Son, and still I watch myself hurting my fellows with words of frustration, resistance, and pride? How…
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Prayer of Thanks
Dear God:You are my rock, my salvation, my one true love. I thank You for everything in my life – the good and the not-so-good – for You, in Your amazing grace, use both to light my path. I pray You will bless me with continued trust in Your sovereignty.Amen.
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Prayer for the Human Heart*
Dear God: May I see today what You see – in myself and in others – so that I may be as You created me to be, and I may love with the heart of Christ – generously. Protect the eyes of my heart from pride and ego and selfishness, so that someone in need…