Prayer & Praise
Gracious God, our sins are too heavy to carry, too real to hide, and too deep to undo.
Forgive what our lips tremble to name, what our hearts can no longer bear, and what has become for us a consuming fire of judgment.
Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image, through Jesus Christ, the light of the world.
Amen.
PCUSA Book of Common Worship
Amen. What a beautiful prayer….
I am so thankful for God’s care, mercy and grace this morning. To awaken in a comfy bed, open eyes that function, and be able to get out of bed and walk, in the house God has blessed me with, with my husband, cats and garden…. So many blessings. Every breath.
“Set us free from a past that we cannot change; open to us a future in which we can be changed; and grant us grace to grow more and more in your likeness and image, through Jesus Christ, the light of the world.”
amen and so timely
5 responses to the Word and Prayer, 139 responses to the weekly slugfest. Tsk, tsk.
JD,
I’m going to let you go with a warning.
This thread is for prayers and praise reports, not your judgments upon the spirituality of the community.
For 15 years people have been making that same holy verdict…until they need prayer and find out that they get it.
Amen
Thank you. Sharing.
Wonderful prayer.
There are so many things that I have done that I am powerless to undo. Thank you for reminding me of His unending grace. Grace that is greater than all my sins.
I’m going to write it on my white board and recite it everyday……
pstrmike,
I was thinking about keeping this one myself…
I have medical test results this week and hopefully one last iron infusion today. I would covet your prayers for me and for the cancer patients I sit among as I receive my iron. Thank you.
Praying for you e.
Erunner, you have my prayers.
been praying E… could use prayer for wisdom – maybe even some Divine intervention – myself today
Sorry Michael and folks for my inappropriate use of a flame post. My personal apologies to you all.
Thank you for your prayers. Had four tests last week with cardiologist and everything looks fine. In the next few weeks I’ll find out how my iron infusions are doing.
Em, you show much wisdom when you post. Pray all is well with you!
E, thank you for posting how things are progressing with your health… thank you for praying, also
Would you all please pray for my husband. I took him to the emergency room yesterday because of the pain he had in his eye and his whole body feeling horrible. Within 2 hours he was seen by an eye specialist. He has shingles in his eye and around the side of his face and forehead. He is all broken out with blisters. It’s really horrible. I’ve never seen him so poorly. Please pray that his eye doesn’t suffer any permanent damage and he can heal up of this soon. Thank you, friends.
Nonnie,
I saw this yesterday and prayed and will continue to do so.
The pain must be unbearable…may God have mercy swiftly.
praying with and amen