Dec. 29, 2013 - Jan. 4, 2014

Dear God, thank You for the privilege of being able to commune with You through prayer. Thank You for speaking to me through Your Word and teaching me through life's circumstances. Thank You for the beautiful birds that sing such lovely songs, for the sun that shines, for the rain that cools and replenishes the thirsty earth and provides water for us to drink. I pray for those in lands where there is famine or flood, that You would balance the weather and provide for their needs. Please reveal Your power, Your love, Your presence to them in a mighty way that they would know that You are God and that You love and care about them. I thank You most of all for the great gift of sending Your Son. This I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

"For this reason I too, having heard of the faith in the Lord Jesus which exists among you and your love for all the saints, do not cease giving thanks for you, while making mention of you in my prayers."
Ephesians 1:15, 16 (NASB)

Dec. 22 - 28, 2013

Good and gracious Father, we thank You that the appointed time has come and that the greatest gift that You could confer upon us unworthy sinners has been bestowed. Your love for us knows no bounds, and we in turn can only marvel at such unbounded generosity. May we live our lives in such a manner that will be pleasing to You especially in the way in which we will show love to one another. We make our prayer in the name of the Babe of Bethlehem. Amen.

"But when the appointed time came, God sent His Son, born of a woman, subject to the Law to redeem the subjects of the Law and to enable us to be adopted as sons."
Gal. 4: 4-5 (NAB)

Dec. 15 - 21, 2013

Dear Lord, as I begin preparing to once again celebrate the humbling yet life-changing event of Your birth, help me to find time to meditate on the mystery of this great event. Lord, whatever pain, disappointment or fear I am experiencing help me, like Your mother, Mary, to say Yes... Yes to celebration, Yes to sorrow, Yes to today, Yes to tomorrow, Yes to You O Lord and all You send, Yes Lord, Yes Thy Will be done, Amen.

"Behold, the Virgin shall be with child and bear a son and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means God is with us."
Matthew 1:21 (NAB)

Dec. 8 - 14, 2013

Help me Lord, in this season of preparation to come as I am, so that You can transform my life and my heart. Loving God I want to say, Rabbi You are the Son of God. Come into my heart and cleanse me, make me whole so You can abide in me and I in You. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.

"Jesus You call me to follow You, to come and see."
John 1:43, John 1:46, John 1:49(NAB)

Dec. 1 - 7, 2013

Merciful Father, free us from our sins and make us whole. Hear our prayer as we prepare to celebrate the incarnation of Your Son, who comes to us as the Babe of Bethlehem but who will be for us our Emmanuel. We thank You Father for Your unconditional love. And we make our prayer through Christ, our Lord. Amen.

"Nations, hear the message of the Lord, and make it known to the ends of the earth: Our Savior is coming. Have no more fear."
Jer. 31: 10, Is. 35: 4 (NAB)