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Power in Prayer
Monday, 10 March 2008
To Commit to Purity
Topic: Temptation
To Commit to Purity
Father, I'm praying that (name one or more) and others in my circle of family and friends will be committed to purity...
Keep their feet from every sinful path, from being in the wrong place at the wrong time! Help them not to associate with those who might be a bad influence, who might lead them into temptation. Turn them away from those intent on wrong living and from their own sinful ways. May they follow a path that swerves neither to the right nor the left. (Psalm 119:101; Proverbs 4:14; Acts 3:26; Proverbs 4:26–27)
Help them to trust that there's no temptation they'll ever face that is beyond their saying no, that You will never let them be tempted beyond what they can handle. When they're tempted, provide a way out—and give them the heart to run from sin in Your strength. May the fruit of the Spirit be evident in their lives, especially the fruit of self-control. (1 Corinthians 10:13; Genesis 39:12; Galatians 5:22–23a)
Help them do what You want them to do, certain that every step they take is sure and right. Clear the way for them; hold them securely so if they stumble across temptation, they won't fall. (Psalm 37:23–24)
No matter what mistakes they've made in the past, may they now choose to live in purity.
In Jesus' name, amen. - Jim & Kaye Johns  source: "Prayers for the Moment: One-Minute Scripture Prayers" Copyright September 2006. Reprinted with permission of B&H Publishing Group
Posted by kupaakani
at 5:53 AM HST
Saturday, 8 March 2008
Wedding Prayer
Topic: Marriage
Wedding Prayer
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, King of the Universe, who created mirth and joy, bridegroom and bride, gladness, jubilation, dancing, and delight, love and brotherhood, peace and fellowship. Quickly, O Lord our God, may the sound of mirth and joy be heard in the streets of Judah and Jerusalem, the voice of bridegroom and bride, jubilant voices of bridegrooms from their canopies and youths from the feasts of song. Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who makes the bridegroom rejoice with the bride. Jewish source: Talmud (Ketubot 8)
Posted by kupaakani
at 11:01 PM HST
Prayer for a Baby Who Died
Topic: Children
Prayer for a Baby Who Died
She was so small,
so beautiful,
so full of hope and promise.
What a blessing she has been
to all of us who knew her
those few short months.
She taught us to love,
to hope beyond expectation,
to trust in that which is unseen.
She drew us together
in our anxiety,
our moments of despairing and hopelessness,
as well as in our joys and delight,
and in her every breath.
Her life ended prematurely;
just so had she been born.
Too soon she died.
We wept.
The tears continue.
We hugged
and held one another.
The pain will always linger.
Our hearts emptier
for her absence
and the unfulfilled dreams
she promised.
But the love she brought
into our lives will live forever.
Thank you for giving her to us.
Thank you for the blessing
that she will always be.
Thank you for the love we
would never have known,
but for her
and her brief days with us.
Thank you for _____,
our blessed child of grace.
Amen.
- Vienna Cobb Anderson Christian, appropriate for many faiths source: Adapted from "Prayers of Our Hearts" © 1991 Vienna Cobb Anderson. Reprinted with permission of the author. |
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Posted by kupaakani
at 11:00 PM HST
Updated: Saturday, 8 March 2008 10:03 PM HST
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Prayer for the Sick
Topic: Health/Healing
Prayer for the Sick
O God, the strength of the weak and the comfort of sufferers: mercifully accept our prayers and grant to your servant (name) the help of your power, that her/his sickness may be turned into health and our sorrow into joy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Christian source: Book of Common Pray
Posted by kupaakani
at 7:54 PM HST
Monday, 3 March 2008
Bedtime Prayer
Topic: Bedtime
Bedtime Prayer
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray Thee, Lord, thy child to keep:
Thy love guard me through the night
And wake me with the morning light.
Amen. Christian, appropriate for many faiths source: Traditional
Posted by kupaakani
at 9:47 PM HST
Sunday, 2 March 2008
The Gift of a Child
Topic: Children
The Gift of a Child
Dear God, I thank You for the gift of this child to raise, this life to share, this mind to help mold, this body to nurture, and this spirit to enrich. Let me never betray this child’s trust, dampen this child’s hope, or discourage this child’s dreams. Help me, dear God, to help this precious child become all you mean him to be. Let your grace and love fall on him like gentle breezes and give him inner strength and peace and patience for the journey ahead. - Marian Wright Edelman Christian, appropriate for many faiths source: “Guide My Feet” (Beacon Press) © 1995 Marian Wright Edelman
Posted by kupaakani
at 8:36 PM HST
Saturday, 1 March 2008
The Greatest Parent
Topic: Children
The Greatest Parent
It seems, dear God, that my children are growing
too quickly up and away from me.
I don't know what to say to them anymore.
They are no longer the little girls I used to know.
Help me to learn to trust their judgment, and to entrust their safety to You,
The Greatest Parent of all. - Beliefnet member RevVic Appropriate for many faiths
Posted by kupaakani
at 7:56 PM HST
On Seeing a Rainbow
Topic: Faith
On Seeing a Rainbow Blessed are you, O God, our Lord, King of the Universe, who remembers the covenant, is faithful to his covenant, and keeps his promise. Jewish
Posted by kupaakani
at 7:19 PM HST
I Am Afraid of Death
Topic: Death/Mourning
I Am Afraid of Death
O Lord, I am human and I am afraid of death.
Help me calm my soul and heart
and prepare my spirit for moving from this life
into the glorious eternity that you have promised,
into the heaven where I will dwell with you forever! - Maureen Pratt Appropriate for many faiths source: Copyright (c) 2005 by Maureen Pratt. From "Peace in the Storm: Meditations on Chronic Pain and Illness" by Maureen Pratt, published by Doubleday, a division of Random House, Inc. Reprinted with permission.
Posted by kupaakani
at 7:18 PM HST
Wednesday, 27 February 2008
A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon
Topic: Sin
A Contrite Sinner's Prayer for Pardon
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.
Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, And cleanse me from my sin.
For I know my transgressions; And my sin is ever before me.
Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, And done that which is evil in thy sight; That thou mayest be justified when thou speakest, And be clear when thou judgest.
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.
Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.
Purify me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me to hear joy and gladness, That the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.
Hide thy face from my sins, And blot out all mine iniquities.
Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; And uphold me with a willing spirit.
Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; And sinners shall be converted unto thee.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation; And my tongue shall sing aloud of they righteousness.
O Lord, open thou my lips; And my mouth shall show forth thy praise.
For thou delightest not in sacrifice; else would I give it: Thou hast no pleasure in burnt-offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Then wilt thou delight in the sacrifices of righteousness, In burnt-offering and whole burnt-offering: Then will they offer bullocks upon thine altar.
- Psalms 51: 1-19 Christian source: The Bible (American Standard Version) | |
Posted by kupaakani
at 4:10 PM HST
Updated: Wednesday, 27 February 2008 4:11 PM HST
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