Our Father in Heaven, we are here because we are convinced that the Way of the Cross of the Son of God was not simply a journey to where Jesus was executed. We believe that His every step, every action and every word, as well as everything felt and done by those who took part in this tragic drama, continues to speak to us. We relate in his suffering and death too, as Jesus reveals to us the truth about God and man. Forgive us, Father, when we often think of the Cross of Jesus as something we have to […]
Almighty Father, it is our desire to do Your will in our lives and walk through the plan you laid for us. We have been praying how we may be able to find out and know what Your will and plan are, so that we can do it with reverence. Thank You, Lord, for sending us to 1 Thessalonians chapter five, in which You have clearly laid out exactly what Your perfect will and plans for each one of us. Help us to walk in spirit and truth and encourage our fellow brothers and sisters in the faith. Help us […]
Holy Spirit, we come before You with a broken heart for all the people who are living with no security, no shelter, and no safety from the outside world. Please be with all the men, women, and children in the world who are homeless. Give them extra warmth, peace, and guidance that only heaven can send. Let angels hold their hands at all times, ease their worries, and provide opportunities for a better life. Give them hope where there is no hope and provide wisdom as they work through their trials. Lord, let them know they are loved, prayed for, […]
Almighty Father, we bless Your name for You are the God who guides Your people. We are in awe of the promise that even at night our hearts instructs us because of Your Spirit in us. When You test our faith, may this convince us that we are Your people and should be joyful. Remind us always that when our faith is tested, our endurance will also grow. And when it grows and fully developed, we are sure to become perfect and complete, lacking nothing. Generous Father, we need Your wisdom. We believe that if we only ask before Your […]
Our Father in Heaven, All-Powerful and overflowing with grace, we are desperate for Your presence. When we doubt of Your plans and the path You have prepared seems unilluminated, help us to believe that You are ever-present. Today, Your people, whom You’ve called by Your name, is choosing to humble ourselves, seek Your face, and turn from our wicked ways, by the leading of the Holy Spirit. Give us faith to believe that You will hear us from Your throne so You will forgive our sins and heal our brokenness. God, examine our hearts and know everything that is within […]
Almighty Father, we praise You for the seal of the Holy Spirit, Your gift hidden in our hearts so we can boldly testify that we are truly Yours. But today, God, we come before You to ask for more. Fill us afresh, we pray, with the presence and power of the Holy Spirit as we take our responsibilities every day. I ask for our brothers and sisters in every Churches, that we would increase radically in putting to death our sinful natures so that the Lordship of Jesus may be firmly established in our way of living, and allow a […]
Almighty Father, we come before You to lay down our petitions for our family. To our earthly family who faces the world everyday through the workplaces, schools, sidewalks, and other open areas, we ask for your protection from danger, wisdom to respond to tricky and misleading situations, and joy to exemplify your presence in our lives. We lift up to you the husbands, who have been struggling with responsibilities in both their homes and workplaces; the wives, who have to keep up with the hustles of household management and career; and to the children, who may easily stumble at one […]
O Lamb of God, who, both by Your example and precept, instructed us to be meek and humble, give us grace throughout our entire lives, in every thought, and word, and work, to imitate Your meekness and humility. Mortify in us the whole body of pride; grant us to feel that we are nothing and have nothing, and that we deserve nothing but shame and contempt, but misery and punishment. Grant, O Lord, that we may look for nothing, claim nothing; and that we may go through all the scenes of life, not seeking our own glory, but looking wholly […]
