Prayer & Praise
You did make to appear the enduring fabric of the world by the works of Your hand;
You, Lord, did create the earth on which we dwell,
You, who are faithful in all generations,
just in judgments,
wonderful in strength and majesty,
with wisdom creating and with understanding fixing the things which were made,
Who is good among them that are being saved and faithful among them whose trust is in You;
O merciful and Compassionate One, forgive us our iniquities and offenses and transgressions and trespasses.
Reckon not every sin of Your servants and handmaids, but You will purify us with the purification of Your truth; and direct our steps that we may walk in holiness of heart and do what is good and well-pleasing in Your sight and in the sight of our rulers.
Yes, Lord, make Your face to shine upon us for good in peace, that we may be shielded by Your mighty hand and delivered from every sin by Your uplifted arm and deliver us from those who hate us wrongfully.
Give concord and peace to us and all who dwell upon the earth, even as You gave to our fathers, when they called upon You in faith and truth, submissive as we are to Your almighty and all-excellent Name.
Amen
Clement of Rome
Our neighbor’s daughter has been in the hospital for 17 days with a liver infection. They did a biopsy early on and removed a tube of puss from her liver. She is at the local hospital and they don’t have what’s necessary to do the procedure/surgery she needs to clean things up. The family is being told other hospitals won’t admit her because they don’t have any empty beds.
I’ve tied to be an encouragement to her parents during this time of uncertainty.
Today I was sitting in their garage with them and two other neighbors when the garage phone rang. All they get are solicitation calls so as I was near the phone I picked it up. It turned out to be their sick daughter.
This is the one who hasn’t spoken to me in over four years and pushed me into a wall in their home over a silly thing. I believe she hates me totally. She was very angry I picked up the phone and then after I handed it to her mother she gave it to her mother who told her to calm down.
Their daughter needs prayer for her illness as well as her parents who are elderly and worried sick. I feel stupid for picking up the phone and am finding it hard to have the sympathy I should for her.
praying with and for you, E – sometimes our prayers have to be detached from feeling, i think – just be an obedient child and lift our enemies up to God – just pray Xenia’s “Lord have mercy”
Thank you Em. It’s a very strange situation.
I’d appreciate continued prayer for my husband–chemotherapy has taken a tremendous toll on him. Please pray for strength, energy, and the ability to think. Thank you…
Linnea…still praying…for both of you.
E and Linnea, praying.