Good Morning, God,
We ask your blessing to be present tonight and tomorrow night as citizens and city and business folks get together around the headline issue of having a facility for the biomass generation of electricity in town. Lord, many good, intelligent and concerned people are involved here. They are using the brains with which you blessed them to discuss, particularly, the environmental and health ramifications of burning a grass rather than coal and using a significant amount more of water to create steam for the generation.
Lord, there has already been the discussions of "unfairness," of profits over health, of a lack of stewardship of your natural resources of the air and water.
Heavenly Father, we ask that we be gifted with the desire and ability to agree to disagree agreeably these next two evenings, and we pray for "the wisdom of Solomon," your godly wisdom, in considering the decisions about this project that will eventually be made.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
20110207
A Prayer for the Headlines, Monday, February 7
Good Morning, God
Too often these days the headlines are about the making and using of illegal drugs, especially Methamphetamine. Lord, there's a lot of money to be made if one makes and sells Meth. Lord, there are a lot of "highs" to be had if one makes and uses Meth. And, Lord, there is a huge physical and mental toll to be had if one makes and uses Meth. Making and using Meth, one can become a thief, stealing the ingredients. Making and using Meth, a twenty-five year old can have the body of a fifty-five, sixty-five or seventy-five year old. Making and using Meth, a person, no matter his or her age, can mess up their mind enough that there is absolutely no reality - all becomes as hallucinations.
Loving God, use this prayer today to cause a person to stop making and using Meth. Fill that person's life with incredible "highs" that come from living the straight life to the fullest, and Lord, give your strength, guidance and support to each person who would love to get off of Meth, for their sake and ours.
In Jesus name, Amen
Too often these days the headlines are about the making and using of illegal drugs, especially Methamphetamine. Lord, there's a lot of money to be made if one makes and sells Meth. Lord, there are a lot of "highs" to be had if one makes and uses Meth. And, Lord, there is a huge physical and mental toll to be had if one makes and uses Meth. Making and using Meth, one can become a thief, stealing the ingredients. Making and using Meth, a twenty-five year old can have the body of a fifty-five, sixty-five or seventy-five year old. Making and using Meth, a person, no matter his or her age, can mess up their mind enough that there is absolutely no reality - all becomes as hallucinations.
Loving God, use this prayer today to cause a person to stop making and using Meth. Fill that person's life with incredible "highs" that come from living the straight life to the fullest, and Lord, give your strength, guidance and support to each person who would love to get off of Meth, for their sake and ours.
In Jesus name, Amen
20110204
A Prayer for the Headlines, Friday, February 4
Good Morning, God
The headlines say that today is Friday. The question is, what will we do this weekend? We often say "TGIF", thanking you for this day. We do this usually because Friday is the last day of work for us this week, and Saturday and Sunday are the days we can "do what we want" or "catch up with other things". This Sunday we might choose to take in everything abut the Super Bowl, making a long party out of Sunday.
However, Lord, Saturdays and Sundays are also days we can do things for other people. We can be volunteers who clean up trash from along the road, take some young person bowling or to a movie as a big brother or a big sister. We could be close to a telephone connected to the Crisis Connection line or to the Domestic Violence Hot Line. We could even make a little extra food and take it to our neighbor who has been ill or down on his or her luck.
Lord, as we thank you for this Friday, may we be open to what you would have us do tomorrow and Sunday.
In Jesus name, Amen
The headlines say that today is Friday. The question is, what will we do this weekend? We often say "TGIF", thanking you for this day. We do this usually because Friday is the last day of work for us this week, and Saturday and Sunday are the days we can "do what we want" or "catch up with other things". This Sunday we might choose to take in everything abut the Super Bowl, making a long party out of Sunday.
However, Lord, Saturdays and Sundays are also days we can do things for other people. We can be volunteers who clean up trash from along the road, take some young person bowling or to a movie as a big brother or a big sister. We could be close to a telephone connected to the Crisis Connection line or to the Domestic Violence Hot Line. We could even make a little extra food and take it to our neighbor who has been ill or down on his or her luck.
Lord, as we thank you for this Friday, may we be open to what you would have us do tomorrow and Sunday.
In Jesus name, Amen
20110202
A Prayer for the Headlines for Wednesday, February 2
Good Morning, God,
The headlines are all over the world today as the great unrest is going on in Egypt. We see it in all our media; we see it in our gasoline prices. We may even be more concerned about our gas prices than we are about the citizenry and government of a country so far away.
Yet, Lord, we do need to care, because with the smallness of the world these days, the Egyptian people are our neighbors. The Egyptian government has been considered a great ally of our U.S. government. Besides all this, though, the folks in Egypt are just trying to live each day as we are: free to assemble peacefully, free to speak out without fear of reprisal, free to have a government that helps and not hinders life.
So, Lord, whose hand has forever been reaching into Egypt (we remember that Moses led your people out, and that Joseph and Mary escaped into Egypt), look with favor upon this ancient country, causing the people to respect one another, follow the rules of law, and seek a peaceful, just solution to all of the issues.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
The headlines are all over the world today as the great unrest is going on in Egypt. We see it in all our media; we see it in our gasoline prices. We may even be more concerned about our gas prices than we are about the citizenry and government of a country so far away.
Yet, Lord, we do need to care, because with the smallness of the world these days, the Egyptian people are our neighbors. The Egyptian government has been considered a great ally of our U.S. government. Besides all this, though, the folks in Egypt are just trying to live each day as we are: free to assemble peacefully, free to speak out without fear of reprisal, free to have a government that helps and not hinders life.
So, Lord, whose hand has forever been reaching into Egypt (we remember that Moses led your people out, and that Joseph and Mary escaped into Egypt), look with favor upon this ancient country, causing the people to respect one another, follow the rules of law, and seek a peaceful, just solution to all of the issues.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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