Author: mgreen

Lord God Almighty, whose goodness reaches to the heavens, may our hearts be ever filled with awe at your power and holiness, that we would honor you and submit to your ways always, trusting in your wisdom and provision for all that we need, through Christ who reigns with you and the Holy Spirit in…

Our Father, who is generous with your children, teach us to count your goodness to us and to express our gratitude, that we would recognize the blessings you bestow, be satisfied and joyous at what we have received, and be more and more inclined to bind our hearts to you in joy, through our Lord…

Lord God, the source of all good things, fill us with a spirit of joy, that we would not need to waste ourselves in useless pleasures, but would find great pleasure in being with you and with your children, through Christ our redeemer, who loved us enough to give himself for our sake and now…

Loving Lord, who desires what is good for your children, grant that we would understand your desire and will, that we would not dither in confusion or rush into foolishness, but would be confident in knowing what is good and pleases you and leads to the life you promised to all, through Christ our teacher…

Lord God, source of truth and knowledge, make us reflective people, that we would consider our lives and our actions and not merely react to the world and so become wise and able to live well before you in this world and the next, through Jesus Christ our savior who lives with you and the…

All-knowing God, source of wisdom and discernment, grant us the tools necessary to fulfill your work in the world, that we would be a blessing to the people you have placed in our care and would further the work of reconciliation and redemption that you have been fostering since creation, through Christ our Lord, who…

O Lord our God, who rules over kings and children, incline our hearts to confess our insecurities and fears to you, that we would not have to carry our anxieties alone and might receive from your hand reassurance and strength, through Jesus Christ our savior, who abides forever with you and the Holy Spirit in…

Patient God, who has endured with us long despite our sins, reveal to us where we harbor anger and malice, that we would work to put such things away, forgiving those who have wronged us and freeing ourselves to love well as you love us, through Christ our savior who reigns with you and the…

Spirit of wisdom and of peace, teach us to process our anger well and to let it go when it is no longer needful, that we might not turn anger to bitterness and would keep our anger from moving us to sin. We ask this through Christ our Lord, who taught us the way of…

Bread from heaven, who is the life of the world, draw our hearts to seek after things that bring life, that we would not waste ourselves chasing after that which profits only for a short time but would devote ourselves to what truly satisfies the needs that you have set deep in our hearts and…