A Prayer
It has been suggested by some of our leaders to make today a day of prayer. Although I admit I have found myself praying throughout most days right now. Before heading to the grocery store this morning I prayed for protection. I prayed for peace because it was just a grocery store visit after all. Silly things perhaps, but I’m grateful that God hears me. I’m grateful that He wants the opportunity to listen (Jeremiah 29:12).
I’m thinking a lot about the verse Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
So today I have decided to pray. To share in prayer and ask that you also lift up your thoughts and burdens to Him. Comment or message me if you have any prayer requests and let’s keep the heavens filled with our prayers, whether in joy or in anguish. He is with us and He hears us. We can trust Him.
Father I come to you now and ask for peace. For a peace that surpasses my understanding. So much is unknown. There is so much to be scared of right now. But I ask for your courage, your strength and your peace as I go into the coming days. I pray the power of your Holy Spirit sustains next through it all.
I lift up my family and friends to you and pray for mercy and protection. Please keep my family safe.
Be with those in bad home situations. Be with those that long to be outside the confines of their home and grant them your perfect peace.
Please be with the tornado victims as they sort through even more uncertainty alongside the threat to their health.
I lift up my students and all the children in the world right now that feel unsafe and unloved. Be with them and comfort them. Watch over them.
Be with our leaders and grant them the wisdom and courage to make tough choices. Guide them so that we might have a brighter future.
Be with the health care professionals and watch over them as they work and try to go about their daily lives. Calm their nerves and strengthen them as they face the battle front of this illness.
Be with the elderly and those that cannot leave their homes, watch over them and grant them serenity.
Be with those that are alone in their quarantine, give them hope and encouragement in the days to come.
Be with those already ill. Grant them healing and be with their families as they make this journey.
Be with those that have lost loved ones already to this virus and grant them your peace that surpasses all understanding.
Finally, I pray that you sustain your people and watch over us. I pray that you help me because there is so much to panic over. It is so easy to lose hope. But help me remember that my hope is in you - always. Help me remember that you know how all of this turns out, that you hear me and see the outcomes of this pandemic in a way I cannot begin to fathom. You are in control.
Be with us. Be near us. Watch over my family and myself. Watch over all of us. We need you.
I pray for your grace and forgiveness and ask that You continue to hold me as we walk through the coming days together. Amen.
I’m thinking a lot about the verse Philippians 4:6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God."
So today I have decided to pray. To share in prayer and ask that you also lift up your thoughts and burdens to Him. Comment or message me if you have any prayer requests and let’s keep the heavens filled with our prayers, whether in joy or in anguish. He is with us and He hears us. We can trust Him.
Father I come to you now and ask for peace. For a peace that surpasses my understanding. So much is unknown. There is so much to be scared of right now. But I ask for your courage, your strength and your peace as I go into the coming days. I pray the power of your Holy Spirit sustains next through it all.
I lift up my family and friends to you and pray for mercy and protection. Please keep my family safe.
Be with those in bad home situations. Be with those that long to be outside the confines of their home and grant them your perfect peace.
Please be with the tornado victims as they sort through even more uncertainty alongside the threat to their health.
I lift up my students and all the children in the world right now that feel unsafe and unloved. Be with them and comfort them. Watch over them.
Be with our leaders and grant them the wisdom and courage to make tough choices. Guide them so that we might have a brighter future.
Be with the health care professionals and watch over them as they work and try to go about their daily lives. Calm their nerves and strengthen them as they face the battle front of this illness.
Be with the elderly and those that cannot leave their homes, watch over them and grant them serenity.
Be with those that are alone in their quarantine, give them hope and encouragement in the days to come.
Be with those already ill. Grant them healing and be with their families as they make this journey.
Be with those that have lost loved ones already to this virus and grant them your peace that surpasses all understanding.
Finally, I pray that you sustain your people and watch over us. I pray that you help me because there is so much to panic over. It is so easy to lose hope. But help me remember that my hope is in you - always. Help me remember that you know how all of this turns out, that you hear me and see the outcomes of this pandemic in a way I cannot begin to fathom. You are in control.
Be with us. Be near us. Watch over my family and myself. Watch over all of us. We need you.
I pray for your grace and forgiveness and ask that You continue to hold me as we walk through the coming days together. Amen.
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