Author: mgreen

Loving Father, who attends with delight to your children, take from us our misery, and replace it with joy, that we would find relief and in gratitude praise you for your goodness and care for us, through Jesus our redeemer, who suffered for our sake but now abides in perfect happiness with you and the…

O Lord, you who determine the paths of stars and planets, help us to accept from you both good and ill, trusting in your plan and your goodness, that we might receive from you what we need at the right time even as we ask for mercy and grace from your hand, through Christ our…

Almighty God, who abides in highest heaven, we thank you for your graciousness and forgiveness. Do not hold our sin against us long, but grant us again your favor, that your kindness and love would draw us more and more into your kingdom ways and we would live ever more in imitation of your beloved…

Exalted Father, who does great things for those whom you love, let us not forget to praise you for your generosity and goodness, that we would recognize that it is you who saves us and not we ourselves and that we would be filled with and express grateful hearts towards you and your endless love,…

Almighty God, whose power is tempered ever with mercy, may our hearts be always inclined in challenging times to seek you earnestly, that in fasting and prayer we might receive your grace and be strengthened by your Spirit, through Christ our savior, who abides with you in highest heaven above. Amen. ‘Saul got up from…

Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on us when we sin against you, and show us what we must do, that we might turn from our foolishness and make things right and so grow to be more and more like you, who lived a perfect, sinless, and loving life and now abides forever in joy and…

Great Rabbi and voice of wisdom, intervene, we ask, before we throw ourselves into foolish and destructive things, that we might recognize our folly and turn to you and seek help and forgiveness in our need, through you who ascended on high to reign forever with the Father and Holy Spirit in perpetual light. Amen.…

Blessed Jesus, who was exalted by the Father to the highest place, may we recognize you as our master and leader, that we would follow your will and your commands in earnest and so live as you lived in obedience to the laws of Heaven and the joy of the Father, through you who reigns…

Lord Jesus, who was exalted to the right hand of the Father, grant us new minds, that we might see the world as you do and turn from all that is opposed to you and your kingdom and choose the undying life that you offer to all, through you who reigns in power and majesty…

Almighty God, righteous judge of all people, let not our fear of others keep us from fulfilling what you ask, that your kingdom ways of love and humility, peace and justice would be our guide, even in times of threat and challenge, through our savior, Jesus Christ, who died that we might live and now…