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God, guide and empower us in what we chose to value. Give us the wisdom to seek the true treasures that have the security of your kingdom. Amen.
Prayer:
God, guide and empower us in what we chose to value. Give us the wisdom to seek the true treasures that have the security of your kingdom. Amen.
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Gracious Father, in your mercy we have received all we need and more than we could expect. Make our hearts both alive in thanksgiving and expressive in service to our neighbor. Amen.
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Merciful God, look patiently on me, bear with me, hang in there with me. For lots of reasons, particularly those involving my ego, I have harmed many, I have shamed myself, I missed the many treasures you have given. Help me to return to you, even though I know you have never let my side. Amen.
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Holy Jesus, draw us to yourself, gently when possible, lovingly always, and when necessary, be tough on us when we get stubborn, but please, don’t give up on us and let us go our own ways. We need you. Amen.
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Lord God, help me in the shadows and in struggle to realize your rule. Protect me from giving in to the obvious, to what others say, to the logic of it all. Give me eyes to see and ears to hear your reality. Amen.
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Gracious Lord, lead us today through the experiences and the persons with whom we have traffic. In fact, lead us to the experiences and persons that you want us to have traffic. And then help us to realize a blessed it is to be controlled by you. Amen.
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Lord, God, our strength, the battle of good and evil rages within and around us, and our ancient foe tempts us with his deceits and empty promises. Keep us steadfast in your Word and, when we fall, raise us again and restore us through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you’re the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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Gracious Lord, you have given such awesome and marvelous gifts to us, not because we are worthy or because we deserve, but because you love us, even despite ourselves. May your Spirit remind us that the live of true honor of you, is a life lived in thanksgiving, to and for you. Amen.
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Gracious Lord, there are so many competing forces in our lives, so many paths, so many attractions. Be our rock and our foundation, so that we may prosper in your ways. Amen.
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Jesus, we worry too much, we are anxious about so many things, we not only have our own concerns we take on the concerns of others as our own. In all these things help us to remember finally Who is in charge, and Who it is that loves us so much. Amen. Continue reading