Inspired by Tanner Olson
Praying:
Father God,
Help each of us to rest in the beauty of Your grace
Instead of wrestling with the weight of our past or today’s uncertainty.
We are weak, You are strong.
We are struggling, You are stable and sure.
Empower us to focus one day at a time.
Help us today to know Your Grace
And the next day and the next, one day at a time.
Protect us from our frustrations and irritating moments.
Remind us that our ‘doing’ only strengthens our independence from You,
Remind us that ‘being’ with You trains our hearts to depend on You.
Show show us where we need to change,
Inspire me to repent, holding back nothing from You.
Help us to keep quiet, taking time to rest, to listen to Your presence.
Open our eyes to see You at work in and around us,
Open our ears to listen to Your nudge, moving us to do what is right.
Enlarge our hearts, to speak with You, Lord,
Voicing what others may not see or hear,
Advocating for the least, the marginalized, the hurting.
Protect us Lord, from ourselves, that we may not be arrogant,
Protect us from our own shame, insecurity, and self doubt.
Empower us to see what You desire,
To participate in Your kingdom in the here and now.
Fill us with hope,
Encouraging others to look for what is not yet.
May we always love Your presence,
That we may be a non-anxious presence among others.
Show us Your kingdom moving.
Loving You with my whole being
Loving others as You have loved me.
Come quickly. Make Your second coming soon!
Hold us tight, attached to who You are.
Transform everything in us to love You more.
Thank You for Your presence, Your love, Your provision.
Show me what is unimportant.
Help me do the important.
May we release what doesn’t need to be held.
Empower us to be approachable and forgiving.
May we love You as You have loved us.
May our families and those closest to us
know that Your love is present in our ordinary moments.
Prepare us for tomorrow with Your presence today.
Let yesterday stay with yesterday.
Be here with us in our here and now
Let our tomorrow find You when it comes.
May Your peace and joy over ride the pain or grief that may come.
Lord, You are our refuge, my safety, my security.
Despite the chaos or crisis.
So, Lord, show us Your holiness.
We are unworthy and do not deserve You!
But You have promised You will NEVER leave me or abandon us.
We will not be shaken or dismayed.
Forgive us for our foggy vision of You.
Open our eyes to Your presence,
Open our ears to Your voice.
May You be honored with all we do and say.
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