Good Morning, God,
To many of us praying today, this is just another Wednesday, another "hump day," another day to look forward to the end of the week, the weekend and what we are gong to do to have fun.
But to many of us who are Christians praying today, this is a special Wednesday. It is the Wednesday that is the beginning to the most important time for our life of faith. This is the beginning of our season of Lent.
For the next 40 days plus Sundays, we will especially be remembering what you did for us through your Son, Jesus Christ. For these 40 days, we will be considering how we follow Jesus' teachings. We will be considering how we live your commandments. We will be asking for guidance, strength and forgiveness from you, Lord God Almighty, through our faith in Jesus Christ our Lord.
At the end of this season of Lent when we celebrate the resurrection of your Son Jesus after his crucifixion, may we have noticeably grown in our faith, our "follower-ship" of Jesus Christ, and our ability to "see you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day."
In Jesus' name, Amen.
20110307
A Prayer for the Headlines for Monday, March 7
Good Morning, God
Lord, this is the week we begin the remembrance of the foundation of our faith. We begin the season of Lent, leading to Easter. But before then we like to have one last "hurrah". Tomorrow is what we call "Fat Tuesday". In another place there is a "Mardi Gras" celebration. Basically, Lord, we look at it as one last time to "party hardy" before we get down to the business of penitence for the times we party hardy or not live the way you would like or break your commandments and sin. It's the old line, "Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die".
But, Lord, your desire is not that we die, but that we have true life and have it abundantly. It is time, Lord, that when we follow your will and do your work in your way, we live far better lives - health, financial, safety and soul wise. So, Lord, rather than gorge ourselves on partying on Fat Tuesday, may we fill ourselves with your love beginning on Ash Wednesday.
In Jesus name, Amen
Lord, this is the week we begin the remembrance of the foundation of our faith. We begin the season of Lent, leading to Easter. But before then we like to have one last "hurrah". Tomorrow is what we call "Fat Tuesday". In another place there is a "Mardi Gras" celebration. Basically, Lord, we look at it as one last time to "party hardy" before we get down to the business of penitence for the times we party hardy or not live the way you would like or break your commandments and sin. It's the old line, "Let us eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die".
But, Lord, your desire is not that we die, but that we have true life and have it abundantly. It is time, Lord, that when we follow your will and do your work in your way, we live far better lives - health, financial, safety and soul wise. So, Lord, rather than gorge ourselves on partying on Fat Tuesday, may we fill ourselves with your love beginning on Ash Wednesday.
In Jesus name, Amen
20110304
A Prayer for the Headlines for Friday, March 4
Good Morning, God
Lord, you may be very busy today with a lot of extra prayers, for on our calendars this is the World Day of Prayer. In our own town today we will be having a special prayer service, recognizing some of the needs around the world and asking you to help us meet those needs. Lord, be present to hear our prayers today at 1:00p.m., please.
Of course, Lord, we wouldn't presume to have you all to ourselves on Friday or any other day, for that matter. For you are the Lord of the Universe. You are omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent. You are the Creator, the Redeemer and the Sustainer of humankind. You are the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity. You are God. You are in control.
May we have our blessings, yes, but may you also bless and keep all others in this vast universe, and we will give you all the praise and glory due your name.
In Jesus name, Amen
Lord, you may be very busy today with a lot of extra prayers, for on our calendars this is the World Day of Prayer. In our own town today we will be having a special prayer service, recognizing some of the needs around the world and asking you to help us meet those needs. Lord, be present to hear our prayers today at 1:00p.m., please.
Of course, Lord, we wouldn't presume to have you all to ourselves on Friday or any other day, for that matter. For you are the Lord of the Universe. You are omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent. You are the Creator, the Redeemer and the Sustainer of humankind. You are the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity. You are God. You are in control.
May we have our blessings, yes, but may you also bless and keep all others in this vast universe, and we will give you all the praise and glory due your name.
In Jesus name, Amen
20110302
A Prayer for the Headlines for Wednesday, March 2
Good Morning, God,
Lord, we are looking forward to another day of sunshine and warmer tempaeratures today. This kind of day will cheer our minds and warm our hearts. Even as we complete the clean-up of the damage from Sunday night's storms, we can be in better spirits with more energy when we are blessed with nice days. So, thank you, Lord, for days when the weather helps us to be glad we are alinve.
For the days that aren't so nice weather-wise or the days that we feel nothing can cheer us up or the nights that become so dark and stormy that we feel they will never end, let us feel your loving care, especially, Lord. Many times, Lord, when we feel down, we blame it on things outside of us - the weather, other people, current events - when often our problem is our own "dark night of the soul."
So, Lord, may we build up our souls always with the sunshine of your love, so that when we feel the darkness, we have your light in reserve.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Lord, we are looking forward to another day of sunshine and warmer tempaeratures today. This kind of day will cheer our minds and warm our hearts. Even as we complete the clean-up of the damage from Sunday night's storms, we can be in better spirits with more energy when we are blessed with nice days. So, thank you, Lord, for days when the weather helps us to be glad we are alinve.
For the days that aren't so nice weather-wise or the days that we feel nothing can cheer us up or the nights that become so dark and stormy that we feel they will never end, let us feel your loving care, especially, Lord. Many times, Lord, when we feel down, we blame it on things outside of us - the weather, other people, current events - when often our problem is our own "dark night of the soul."
So, Lord, may we build up our souls always with the sunshine of your love, so that when we feel the darkness, we have your light in reserve.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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