JESUS, ON A SUNDAY MORNING YOU ROSE FROM THE SLEEP OF DEATH TO BE GREETED BY ANGELS AND HEAVEN'S GLORIOUS LIGHT. TODAY YOU HAVE ALLOWED ME TO RISE WITH HEAVEN'S LIGHT AND YOUR NEW LIFE, SURROUNDED BY ANGELS, FOR ANOTHER RESURRECTION CELEBRATION! YOUR LIFE FILLS ME WITH A SONG OF VICTORY.
FOR I HAVE BEEN CRUCIFIED WITH YOU, CHRIST, AND I NO LONGER LIVE BUT YOU LIVE WITHIN ME. ROLL AWAY THE STONE OF SIN AND OPEN MY HEART TO RECIEVE YUOUR GIFTS TODAY. SPEAK TO ME FROM YOUR WORD AND CAUSE ME TO LISTEN AND ACT ON YO0UR WORDS. FORGIVE ME. STRENGTHEN MY FAITH AS I WORSHIP YOU THROUGHOUT THE DAY. RISEN LORD, I PRAY IN YOU HOLY NAME. AMEN.
O LORD GOD ALMIGHTY, YOU ARE SERVED DAY AND NIGHT BY THE TIRELESS HOLY ANGELS, BUT I AM NOT AS UNTIRING AS THEY! EVEN AFTER A DAY OF REST I GROW WEARY. SOMETIMES JUST THINKING ABOUT THE TASKS THAT LIE AHEAD IN THE WEEK TO COME MAKES ME TIRED.
GRANT TO ME A PEACEFUL NIGHT'S SLEEP THAT I MAY AWAKEN REFRESHED TO SERVE YOU BY SERVING MY NEIGHBOR IN LOVE. AS YOU HAVE THIS DAY MINISTEREDTO ME BY YOUR HOLY WORD AND SACRAMENT, CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND PRESERVE ME IN THE ONE TRUE FAITH UNTIL YOU CALL ME TO JOIN WITH THE ANGELS IN THE TIRELESS ETERNAL GLORY OF YOUR PRESENCE--FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT. AMEN.
AMEN! I USUALLY END MY PRAYERS IN THAT FASHION, LORD. BUT THE MESSAGE IN THAT WORD IS A WONDERFUL WAY TO START THIS PRAYER AND THIS NEW DAY. "AMEN" MEANS "SO BE IT!" I CAN START THIS DAY WITH AN "AMEN"
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHATEVER HAPPENS TODAY, YOU ALREADY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF IT. I GO FORWARD TRUSTING YOU, SAYING, "AMEN! SO BE IT!" YOUR GRACE WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR ME. I BRING THIS PRAYER TO YOUR THRONE OF GRACE WITH CONFIDENCE IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, MY SAVIOR. AMEN.
O LORD JESUS CHRIST, WARNED BY AN ANGEL, JOSEPH BEGAN THE TRIP TO EGYPT WITH MARY AND YOU DURING THE NIGHT TO ESCAPE THE DEADLY SCHEMES OPF HEROD. WATCH OVER ALL WHO LIVE IN DANGER THIS NIGHT. ACCOMPANY WITH YOUR GRACIOUS CARE ALL WHO TRAVEL THAT THEY MAY ARRIVE SAFELY AT THEIR DESTINATIONS. PROVIDE FOR THEM SAFE HAVENS LIKE THIS PLACE YOU HAVE GIVEN ME TO LAY MY HEAD. BRING US ALL TO OUR HEAVENLY HOME WITH YOU SO THAT WEHN OUR LIFE'S JOURNEY IS OVER WE MAY REST IN PEACE FOR ALL ETERNITY. AMEN.
EVERY DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE USED BY YOU,LORD, IN YOUR KINGDOM.
FIRST I ASK YOU TO MAKE ME USEABLE. AS THE MORNING BREAKS,FORGIVE ME ALL
MY SINS. GIVE ME A PASSION FOR COMPASSION TODAY. REPLACE MY SELFISHNESS WITH
CHRIST-CENTEREDNESS.
UNWRAP THE FULL JOY OF YOUR SALVATION FOR ME. KEEP MY MIND FILLED WTIH THOUGHTS OF YOU.
USE ME,lORD, FOR YOUR GLORY AND PURPOSE. IN THE NAME OF MY SAVIOR, JESUS I PRAY
AND LIVE. AMEN.
DEAR LORD JESUS CHRIST, EVEN WHEN EVENING CAME,
THE CROWDS DID NOT STOP BRINGING MANY WHO WERE SICK
AND DEMON-POSSSESSED TO YOU. YOU RELIEVED, RESCUED,
AND REDEEMED THEM BY YOUR GRACIOUS WORDS OF LIFE.
LET YOUR HEALING WORDS BRING COMFORT BE SPOKEN TO ALL WHO SUFFER
IN BODY OR IN MIND THIS NIGHT.
GRANT STRENGTH, PATIENCE, AND LOVE TO ALL WHO CARE FOR THE SICK, THE AGED,
AND THE TROUBLED, ESPECIALLY AFTER A LONG DAY'S WORK.
ASSURE THEM THAT ONE DAY EVERY TEAR WILL BE WIPED AWAY, EVERY DISEASE HEALED, AND EVERY DISTRESSING THOUGHT REMOVED WHEN YOU BEAR THEM TO HEAVEN IN YOUR TENDER ARMS. AMEN.
THANK YOU, LORD, FOR THIS NEW DAY. THIS IS YOUR DAY AND EVERY BLESSING
IT HOLDS IS A GIFT FROM YOU. GIVE ME WISDOM IN LIVING THIS DAY TO YOUR GLORY.
CAUSE ME TO BE AWARE OF THE DOORS OF OPPORTUNITY YOU OPEN AND GRANT ME THE FAITH
TO WALK THROUGH THEM WITH YOU. LEAD ME TO TRUST YOU IN EVERY CIRCUMSTANCE OF MY LIFE EACH DAY.
FILL MY HEART WITH PRAISE FOR YOU AND HE PRIVILEDGE OF COMING TO YOU IN PRAYER
AS YOUR CHILD.. THIS IS THE DAY THE LORD HAS MADE. WE WILL REJOICE AND BE GLAD
IN IT; FOR JESUS SAKE. AMEN.
DEAR HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU HAVE SAID THAT THE LAST DAY WILL COME LIKE A THIEF
IN THE NIGHT. I PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GUARD AND PROTECT ME EVEN WHILE I SLEEP THAT I MAY BE READY FOR THAT DAY. FOIL THE PLANS OF THOSE WHO INTEND TO DO
EVIL IN THE DARKNESS. TURN THEM FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS WITH TRUE REPENTANCE.
DEFEND THE WEAK FROM ALL THE DANGERS OF THE NIGHT. COMFORT THOSE WHO ANTICIPATE
DEATH AND GRANT PEACE TO ALL WHO MOURN THAT THEY MAY COMFORT OTHERS UNTIL THAT
DAY WHEN YOUR DEAR SON COMES TO JUDGE THE LIVING AND THE DEAD. IN HIS NAME WE PRAY. AMEN.
DEAR FATHER, IT IS EASY TO TAKE FOR GRANTED YOUR PROTECTION. TODAY I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE ANGELS THAT PROTECT ME EACH NIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT PRESENCE, EVEN WHEN I SLEEP THROUGH IT! I AM ALSO GRATEFUL FOR A PLACE TO REST THIS BODY, WHICH YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED TO ME. NOW LEAD ME INTO A NEW DAY UNDER YOUR PROTECTION AND GRACE. BRING OUT YOUR BEST IN ME TODAY. HOLY SPIRIT, TAKE THIS PRAYER, AND ALL MY PETITIONS,SHAPING THEM AND PRESENTING THEM TO THE FATHER; IN JESUS'NAME. AMEN.
O LORD JESUS CHRIST, YOUR DISCIPLES FISHED ALL NIGHT BUT CAUGHT NOTHING UNTIL YOU DIRECTED THEIR EFFORTS. LET YOUR WORD CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN ALL WHO WORK THROUGH THE HOURS OF THIS NIGHT-DOCTORS AND NURSES; POLICE OFFICERS,
FIREFIGHTERS, AND PARAMEDICS; THOSE WHO DEFEND THIS COUNTRY'S BORDERS ON LAND, AT SEA, ADN IN THE AIR; PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS WAKENED DURING THE NIGHT BY THEIR CHILDREN; AND ALL WHO WORK NIGHTTIME SHIFTS TO PRODUCE GOODS AND SERVICES FOR OUR WELL BEING. BY YOUR HOLY SPIRIT AND THE TESTIMONY OF THE GOSPEL, GRANT THAT ALL MAY LOOK TO YOU IN FAITH THAT WE MAY SERVE ONE ANOTHER TO YOUR GLORY. AMEN.
SAVIOR, I KNOW TODAY IS GOING TO BE A GOOD FRIDAY SIMPLY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED ON ANOTHER FRIDAY KNOWN AS "GOOD." I JOURNEY TO THE CROSS WHERE YOU WERE CRUCIFIED. THAT FRIDAY CHANGED ALL MY DAYS-ETERNALLY! BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE AND GRACE, TODAY WILL BE GOOD-NO MATTER WHAT THE WORLD AND SATAN THROW AT ME. I WALK FORGIVEN AND LOVED TODAY AS I FOLLOW IN YOUR STEPS. IN YOUR LIFE, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION I FIND A FORGIVEN, ABUNDANT, AND ETERNAL LIFE. THANK YOU, JESUS.. AMEN.
LORD GOD, HEAVENLY FATHER, THE DISCIPLES WERE THROWN INTO JAIL AND BOUND IN CHAINS DURING THE NIGHT-TIME HOURS BECAUSE THEY HAD PROCLAIMED THE GOSPEL WITHOUT CEASING. ABIDE WITH ALL THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN UNJUSTLY IMPRISONED, BUT ESPECIALLY SEND YOUR HOLY ANGEL TO WATCH OVER THOSE WHO ARE PERSECUTED FOR YOUR NAME'S SAKE. LET THEM PROCLAIM YOURR MERCY AND SING YOUR PRAISE NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE KEPT. RELEASE, THROUGH YOUR FAITH IN YOUR SON, THOSE WHOSE CONSCIENCES HAVE BEEN BOUND BY SIN,SORROW,OR ANGER THAT THEY MAY NOT BE HELD CAPTIVE BY FEAR OR DESPAIR. FREE US ALL FROM SERVING SELFISH DESIRES SO THAT WE MAY LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS YOU FIRST LOVED US. IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN.
LORD GOD, ANOTHER WEEK IS QUICKLY PASSING. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TIMES THIS WEEK THAT I'VE PASSED YOU BY WITHOUT NOTICING YOUR PRESENCE. I'VE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE. FORGIVE ME. WITH YOUR FORGIVENESS, MOVE ME FROM THE PAST TO A NEW DAY LIVING AS YOUR DEARLY LOVED CHILD. WITH YOU LEADING, I PRESS ONTO WHAT LIES AHEAD. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING HEAVEN NEAR TO ME TODAY. IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER AND THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AMEN.
O ALMIGHTY EVERLASTING GOD, GRANT WISDOM TO THE YOUNG AND OLD ALIKE, THAT THEY MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THINGS THAT ARE HARMFUL TO BODY AND SOUL. GIVE US ALL SUFFICIENT REST THIS NIGHT SO THAT WE MAY ATEEND CHURCH IN THE MORNING WITH ALERT MIND AND OPEN EARS, READY TO RECEIVE YOUR GIFTS. LET ALL PASTORS BE PREPARED TO SERVE YOUR DEAR PEOPLE TOMORROW BY PREACHING YOUR WORD, ADMINISTERING HOLY BAPTISM, AND DISTRIBUTING THE LORD'S SUPPER ACCORDING TO YOUR INSTITUTION. LIKE-WISE, GRANTALL ELDERS, SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHES, MUSICIANS, AND ALL WHO SERVE IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE TO BE READY TO SERVE YOUR PEOPLE IN LOVE FOR JESUS'SAKE. AMEN.
WELCOME TO SPIRIT GIVING WOMAN
