Good Morning, God,
Lord, so much pain and mayhem today and the headlines. We have national pain and we have local pain. We have group pain and we have personal pain. We pray for the victims in Boston and we pray for the South Spencer high school and particularly for the Stafford family, as Cody took his own life Monday night.
Heavenly father, come and undergird us this day support us as we seek to continue what we must do on our jobs, in our families, at our schools. Give us strength to get through the hours of news that keep coming at us with details few and far between.
What we do know, Creator God, is that we need to regain our belief, trust and hope in you. We need to talk with you and listen to you. We need to rededicate our personal and national lives to you.
Until we all do this, we pray this day for protection from such sadly mis-guided people and decisions.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
20130415
A Prayer for the Headlines for Monday, April 15th
Good Morning, God,
The headline spoke to us regarding traffic and parking laws and their associated fines last week, Lord.
One story wants fines for parking wrongly or too long to increase… A one dollar ticket would increase to five dollars, then to $10, if not paid within 24 hours. The thought is, besides breaking the law, the higher ticket penalties would help the offenders take the violations more seriously.
Then, Lord, is the guy who believes pretty much all traffic laws are illegal; in fact, he says that the Supreme Court has said that we are all "sovereign people," subject only to God, the Constitution, and "lawful laws."" It seems that we also have the right to travel freely and unencumbered… Unencumbered by traffic laws.
You know, Lord, if we were truly all sovereign people, subject first to your law, then we would not need to have any law but yours: Loving you and loving each other, doing what is safest and best for all.
But until then we are one nation under God... and traffic laws!
In Jesus' name, Amen.
The headline spoke to us regarding traffic and parking laws and their associated fines last week, Lord.
One story wants fines for parking wrongly or too long to increase… A one dollar ticket would increase to five dollars, then to $10, if not paid within 24 hours. The thought is, besides breaking the law, the higher ticket penalties would help the offenders take the violations more seriously.
Then, Lord, is the guy who believes pretty much all traffic laws are illegal; in fact, he says that the Supreme Court has said that we are all "sovereign people," subject only to God, the Constitution, and "lawful laws."" It seems that we also have the right to travel freely and unencumbered… Unencumbered by traffic laws.
You know, Lord, if we were truly all sovereign people, subject first to your law, then we would not need to have any law but yours: Loving you and loving each other, doing what is safest and best for all.
But until then we are one nation under God... and traffic laws!
In Jesus' name, Amen.
20130412
A Prayer for the Headlines for Friday, April 22nd
Good Morning, God,
The headlines these days are about the ramping-up of the saber-rattling from North Korea-and the tough rhetoric from many other places around the world-South Korea, the United States, even China. Offensive and defensive departments are shuffling men, women and machines. Weapons are being pointed, troops are being put on alert, civilians are urged to leave North Korea or "take cover," and North and South Koreans aren't working together anymore at their joint businesses and factories.
Lord, many if not most of us don't remember the last Korean War. Perhaps our mothers and fathers fought it, but none of us have had to.
Heavenly Father, we pray that none of us will have to fight in a new war, either. May wisdom overcome all sides, young and older rulers alike. May we continue to dwell in relative safety, because no one wants to go through their lives scared each day and night… Yes, give us wisdom, and where we think we know the truth, give us humility.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
The headlines these days are about the ramping-up of the saber-rattling from North Korea-and the tough rhetoric from many other places around the world-South Korea, the United States, even China. Offensive and defensive departments are shuffling men, women and machines. Weapons are being pointed, troops are being put on alert, civilians are urged to leave North Korea or "take cover," and North and South Koreans aren't working together anymore at their joint businesses and factories.
Lord, many if not most of us don't remember the last Korean War. Perhaps our mothers and fathers fought it, but none of us have had to.
Heavenly Father, we pray that none of us will have to fight in a new war, either. May wisdom overcome all sides, young and older rulers alike. May we continue to dwell in relative safety, because no one wants to go through their lives scared each day and night… Yes, give us wisdom, and where we think we know the truth, give us humility.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
20130410
A Prayer for the Headlines for Wednesday, April 10th
Good Morning, God,
Gracious God, who has given us the multitude of ways our bodies can do what they do, we thank you for the headlines that speak of healing and the sharing of health between people.
The headline spoke of how a local woman received a bone marrow transplant from a man in Dallas, Texas five years ago. The transplant therapy was successful. Now the donor and recipient have met, tears were shed, and thanksgivings were abundant.
Heavenly Father, from Creation you have given us the capability and possibility to create life. Now we have learned that we can transplant body parts from one person to another; in fact, there is almost no limit as to what can be shared-organs, tissue, blood products, bone marrow, etc.-if only we are willing to give.
Make us so willing to give what we can while we are alive, and to give what we don't need anymore once we have died.
In life and in death, may our bodies be useful, oh Great Physician.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Gracious God, who has given us the multitude of ways our bodies can do what they do, we thank you for the headlines that speak of healing and the sharing of health between people.
The headline spoke of how a local woman received a bone marrow transplant from a man in Dallas, Texas five years ago. The transplant therapy was successful. Now the donor and recipient have met, tears were shed, and thanksgivings were abundant.
Heavenly Father, from Creation you have given us the capability and possibility to create life. Now we have learned that we can transplant body parts from one person to another; in fact, there is almost no limit as to what can be shared-organs, tissue, blood products, bone marrow, etc.-if only we are willing to give.
Make us so willing to give what we can while we are alive, and to give what we don't need anymore once we have died.
In life and in death, may our bodies be useful, oh Great Physician.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
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