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Power in Prayer
Monday, 4 June 2007
Help Us to Remember
Topic: Mercy
Heavenly Father, help us remember that the jerk who cut us off in traffic last night is a single mother who worked nine hours that day and is rushing home to cook dinner, help with homework, do the laundry and spend a few precious moments with her children.
Help us to remember that the pierced, tattooed, disinterested young man who can't make change correctly is a worried 19-year-old college student, balancing his apprehension over final exams with his fear of not getting his student loans for next semester.
Remind us, Lord, that the scary looking bum, begging for money in the same spot every day (who really ought to get a job!) is a slave to addictions that we can only imagine in our worst nightmares
Help us to remember that the old couple walking annoyingly slow through the store aisles and blocking our shopping progress are savoring this moment, knowing that, based on the biopsy report she got back last week, this will be the last year that they go shopping together
Heavenly Father, remind us each day that, of all the gifts you give us, the greatest gift is love. It is not enough to share that love with those we hold dear. Open our hearts not to just those who are close to us, but to all humanity. Let us be slow to judge and quick to forgive, show patience, empathy and love.
Posted by kupaakani
at 10:01 PM HDT
Updated: Monday, 4 June 2007 10:02 PM HDT
Prayer for Friendship
Topic: Friendship
Prayer for Friendship
You have blessed us, O God, with the gift of friendship, the bonding of persons in a circle of love. We thank you for such a blessing: for friends who love us, who share our sorrows, who laugh with us in celebration, who bear our pain, who need us as we need them, who weep as we weep, who hold us when words fail, and who give us the freedom to be ourselves. Bless our friends with health, wholeness, life, and love. Amen. - Vienna Cobb Anderson Appropriate for many faiths source: Adapted from "Prayers of Our Hearts" © 1991 Vienna Cobb Anderson. Reprinted with the permission of the author.
Posted by kupaakani
at 6:50 PM HDT
Prayer for Peace
Topic: Peace
Prayer for Peace
O God, you will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are fixed on you; for in returning and rest we shall be saved; in quietness and trust shall be our strength. - Isaiah 26:3; 30:15 Christian source: Book of Common Prayer 1979
Posted by kupaakani
at 6:37 PM HDT
Friday, 1 June 2007
Grace After Meals
Topic: Mealtime
Grace After Meals (Bendigamos) Let us bless the Most High The Lord who raised us, Let us give him thanks For the good things which he has given us. Praised be his Holy Name, Because he always took pity on us. Praise the Lord, for he is good, For his mercy is everlasting. Let us bless the Most High First for his Law, Which binds our race With heaven continually. Praised be his Holy Name, Because he always took pity on us. Praise the Lord, for he is good, For his mercy is everlasting. Let us bless the Most High, Secondly for the bread And also for the foods Which we have eaten together. For we have eaten and drunk happily His mercy has never failed us. Praise the Lord, for he is good, For his mercy is everlasting. Blessed be this house, The home of his presence, Where we keep his feast, With happiness and permanence. Praised be his Holy Name, Because he always took pity on us. Praise the Lord, for he is good, For his mercy is everlasting. Jewish source: Submitted by Beliefnet member shemaryahu
Posted by kupaakani
at 4:50 PM HDT
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Topic: Children
Prayer for Young People
O God, we pray and beseech you to guide and protect young people from the dangers that are ever present in our world today. Be with them, as they experience both sickness and health, sorrow and joy, loneliness and friendship, success and failure. Gracious God, give to them the courage and strength to make the right decisions as they journey through life. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, may they come to know and experience your loving care. We make this prayer through Christ Our Lord. Amen.
Posted by kupaakani
at 2:59 PM HDT
Tuesday, 29 May 2007
Prayer for Pentecost
Topic: Pentecost
Prayer for Pentecost
Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of Your faithful, and enkindle in us the fire of Your love. Send forth Your Spirit, and we shall be created, and You shall renew the face of the earth. - Based on Psalms 104:30 Christian
Posted by kupaakani
at 11:22 PM HDT
Prayer for Fallen Soldiers
Topic: Protection
Prayer for Fallen Soldiers
Dear Lord Jesus, Hold all these brave souls in the palm of your hand, comfort them and their families.
Send angels of protection, love, and comfort to all the service men and women still at war, bring them home safely and comfort their families.
We ask all our prayers in Jesus' name. Amen.
Posted by kupaakani
at 11:06 PM HDT
Friday, 25 May 2007
Bless the Lord
Topic: Praise
Bless the Lord
Behold now, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, you that stand by night in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands in the holy place and bless the Lord; the Lord who made heaven and earth bless you out of Zion.
Posted by kupaakani
at 10:44 AM HDT
Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Whole Armor of God
Topic: Courage
Put on the Whole Armor of God
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his power. Put on the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
For our struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, so that you may be able to withstand on that evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Stand therefore, and fasten the belt of truth around your waist, and put on the breastplate of righteousness. As shoes for your feet put on whatever will make you ready to proclaim the gospel of peace. With all of these, take the shield of faith, with which you will be able to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. - Ephesians 6: 10-17 Christian source: The Bible (New Revised Standard Version
Posted by kupaakani
at 12:04 PM HDT
Monday, 21 May 2007
God Still Sits on the Throne
Topic: Faith
God still sits on the throne. Each and every one of us are going through tough times right now, but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can. Keep the faith. This prayer is powerful, and prayer is one of the best gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's continue to pray for one another. Father, I ask You to bless my friends, relatives and those that I care deeply for, who are reading this right now. Show them a new revelation of Your love and power. Holy Spirit, I ask You to minister to their spirits at this very moment. Where there is pain, give them Your peace and mercy. Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence through Your grace. Where there is need, I ask You to fulfill their needs. Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings. In Jesus' precious name. Amen.
Posted by kupaakani
at 7:15 PM HDT
Updated: Sunday, 4 January 2009 9:23 PM HST
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