Sept. 8 - 14, 2013

Heavenly Father, we thank You for the great confidence You instill in us. Help us to be always mindful of Your everlasting love and protection for the family and friends with which You have blessed us. Father, we pray for healing of all infirmities in body, mind and soul. Restore, repair and renew all the brokenness in the lives of our loved ones in the name of Jesus and through the power of Your Holy Spirit.
Amen.

"The Lord is your guardian; The Lord is your shade at your right hand. The Lord will guard you from all evil, will always guard your life. The Lord will guard your coming and going both now and forever."
Psalm 121:5, 7-8 (NAB)

Week of Feb. 17- 23, 2013

Heavenly Father, we come asking the blessing of wisdom for our elected officials across the nation. Thank You for giving each an extra measure of enlightenment to govern. May they be strengthened by Your teachings in the Holy Scriptures to better fulfill their duties. May these teachings enlighten their decisions. May they put aside personal ambitions and speak truth in all situations. May God direct their thoughts and behaviors as they strive to govern for the betterment of all the people. We pray for our elected leaders to be your dutiful servants, in Jesus’ name. Amen.

"Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God.”

— Romans 13:1 (NIV) (Jerusalem)

Week of Feb. 3 - 9, 2013

God and giver of all good gifts, You have let us see Your face in the love You bear us through Jesus Christ our Lord. May we who look for You with longing, radiate to the world the light of Your coming by our love for all peoples, through Jesus, our Savior. Amen.

"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.  By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

— John 13:34-35 (NIV)

Week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013

Father God, I ask that You help me to believe that You answer my prayers.  You know what I need and have provided for my needs.  Now all I have to do is believe.  I believe that it is Your Will to bless me, I believe that I have already received it and I believe that my prayer is done. Amen!

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
— Mark 11:24

Week of Jan. 6 - 12, 2013

Dear Father, in this new year please help us increase our faith by spending time with You in prayer. By praying and reading your Holy Word we have assurance that in spite of what happens around us and in our difficult situations, You will take care of us. You will help us and keep us because we as your children are far more important to you than the grass of the field. So, thank you Lord for your love and tender care for us. In Jesus’ name, Amen!

Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, [will He] not much more [clothe] you, O you of little faith?
— Matthew 6:30

Week of Dec. 16 - 22

Jesus, I want to say "yes" to you today. I want to open my heart to receive the power of your Holy Spirit. Help me to trust, that you will fulfill your every promise to me, and that you will not abandon me. Lord you bid me to come to you. In joy, with great hope and expectation, I run into your arms today. Amen!

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord; my spirit rejoices in God my savior.

Luke 1:46

Week of March 18 - 24, 2012

Jesus, our Lord and Savior, help us take up our daily cross. We welcome the monotony that often marks our day, discomforts of all kinds, disappointments, tensions, setbacks and cares. You fell beneath the weight of Your cross to show us You understand when we fall. Help us, Lord, who try so hard to be good, but whose nature is constantly opposed to walking straight and tall down the narrow road of life. Remind us often that in carrying our cross, we carry Yours with You. Amen.

“He grew up like a sapling before him, like a shoot from the parched earth. He had no majestic bearing to catch our eye, no beauty to draw us to him. He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, knowing pain...and we held him in no esteem.”

Isaiah 53:1-3 (NIV)

Week of Feb. 5 - 11, 2012

Almighty God, we are grateful that You care enough to strengthen us. Your strength is poured into us so we can do Your will: to care for the poor, the orphaned, and the widows. Lord, we are capable people, and can do much just by loving our neighbor, praying for one another, and sharing the good news of a Savior. No matter our situation, sickness, or challenge, if we put our trust in You, we will be renewed by Your strength and Your grace in every moment of every day. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
— Philippians 4:13 (NIV)

Week of Jan. 15 - 21, 2012

Heavenly Father, walk with me as I journey through life.
Take my hand and lead me with Your Holy Spirit.
Fill me, inspire me, free me to respond generously to Your call.
For I believe You desire my deepest joy,
And it is only in Your company that my soul will be satisfied
And my life will find its meaning and purpose. Amen.

(Author Unknown)

“If we love one another, God remains in us,
and His love is brought to perfection in us.
This is how we know that we remain in Him
and He in us, that He has given us of His Spirit.”

— 1 John 4:12-13 (NAB)