Prayer & Praise
Collect
Let your merciful ears, O Lord, be open to the prayers of your humble servants; and, that we may receive what we ask, teach us by your Holy Spirit to ask only those things that are pleasing to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who with you and the same Spirit lives and reigns forever and ever. Amen.
Amos 7:7-15
This is what he showed me: behold, the Lord was standing beside a wall built with a plumb line, with a plumb line in his hand. And the Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” And I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said,
“Behold, I am setting a plumb line
in the midst of my people Israel;
I will never again pass by them;
the high places of Isaac shall be made desolate,
and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste,
and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the sword.”
Then Amaziah the priest of Bethel sent to Jeroboam king of Israel, saying, “Amos has conspired against you in the midst of the house of Israel. The land is not able to bear all his words. For thus Amos has said,
“‘Jeroboam shall die by the sword,
and Israel must go into exile
away from his land.’”
And Amaziah said to Amos, “O seer, go, flee away to the land of Judah, and eat bread there, and prophesy there, but never again prophesy at Bethel, for it is the king’s sanctuary, and it is a temple of the kingdom.”
Then Amos answered and said to Amaziah, “I was no prophet, nor a prophet’s son, but I was a herdsman and a dresser of sycamore figs. But the Lord took me from following the flock, and the Lord said to me, ‘Go, prophesy to my people Israel.’
Psalm 85
Lord, you have been gracious to your land; you have turned away the captivity of Jacob.
You have forgiven the offence of your people and covered all their sins.
You have taken away all your displeasure and turned yourself from your wrathful indignation.
Restore us then, O God our Savior, and let your anger cease from us.
Will you be displeased at us for ever, and will you stretch out your wrath from one generation to another?
Will you not turn again and quicken us, that your people may rejoice in you?
Show us your mercy, O Lord, and grant us your salvation.
I will hearken to what the Lord God will say, for he shall speak peace unto his people, and to his saints, that they turn not again.
For his salvation is near to those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.
Mercy and truth have met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
Truth shall flourish out of the earth, and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Indeed, the Lord shall show goodness, and our land shall give its increase.
Righteousness shall go before him, and he shall direct his going in the way.
Ephesians 1:15-23
For this reason, because I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come. And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
Mark 6:7-13
And he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits. He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts— but to wear sandals and not put on two tunics. And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there. And if any place will not receive you and they will not listen to you, when you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.” So they went out and proclaimed that people should repent. And they cast out many demons and anointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.
please remember in prayer…
Em – fire season in her area.
Em- Major Clay is home with our Lord now. please continue to pray for his family.
Michael – June 21st had open heart surgery. Is now home and recovering.
Em – With property taxes paid for the whole year, her mg. company is still adding the tax to her monthly payment. Too convoluted to repeat here, but prayer for my daughter whose mtg. company is cheating her would be appreciated
Michael – Our long time friend and co worker BrianD is asking for prayer…he needs favor in his workplace and with his supervisors.
Linnea – every joint in my body in pain. It continued to get worse and initial blood tests show I may have an autoimmune disorder. pain has almost rendered me non-functional. Will you pray God relieves the pain? I can’t get in to see a rheumatologist until the end of the March. Please pray for my husband, too, as he’s taken over all my work.
Captain Kevin –colon polyps … job related difficulties, housing situation, pain everywhere, depression, I’ve lost 26 lbs in the last 5 months, and not because I’m trying. I had been wanting to lose weight, but not this way. Honestly, I’m afraid.
Erunner – Our brother in law who is in his early 50’s has learned that his carotid artery is 70% blocked. It appears he will be undergoing surgery. They have also found an issue with his heart. He’s a believer with a gentle and wise spirit.
Please pray for him, his wife, and their three grown children.
jtk – for our outreach to the university.many have considered suicide. This is so urgent in my heart and spirit.
Kelly -I have a real need to continue to see my counselor. In addition to the other reasons I see him for I have been having day long panic attacks, on top of the depression and PTSD-C symptoms.
Alissa -My sweet husband has Autism and was let go from his job.
Patrik -Pray for me, an ER nurse in Indianapolis.
Dan form Georgia – I work in aviation/transportation. We are getting hit HARD as many of you know. I am not even confident when I go into work everyday that it will be my last day (layoff or termination). Also struggling a lot with anxiety.
Chris -My wife started her second career as a nurse on the hospital floor that they treat the Covid patients.
Em – daughter is healing from fracture spine
Paige – a family issue and the silencing of a lying gossip who is spreading slander about me to family members and others. It’s an on going issue that is quite perplexing, and apparently demonic. Twisted, delusional and strange.
cash – depression , PTSD
David H – Bell’s Palsy . Right side of my face is paralyzed. Prednisone and an antiviral.
JD – Marshal whose mother told him that she doesn’t love him
Linnea – Jon and Sarah. Please pray that they would know God’s love and would follow Him out of horrible lifestyles to freedom.
Michael, Rick, Joel, Dan, capt. Kevin, Owen – wand to hear from God in their prayer life
JTK – ongoing back issue.
David H – Aunt Ramona has Adenocarcinoma primary lung cancer.
Victor – chronic back pain
Linnea – sister salvation
Paige – 4 boys to be pleasing to God
Readin and praying, faithful dusty – thank you for the list
God bless the pray-ers here
Had some wonderful blessings to problems on our trip to Wallowa and Union counties in Oregon last week.
Car trouble was one and the mechanic only charged me $15 for his time! ! ! Great mechanic, ex race driver
I would appreciate prayer. I am at the urgent care with abdominal pain. I have been having digestive issues for about 5 days now…without TMI…. I have given a urine sample and need to get an xray, vaginal exam, rectal exam, and blood work…possibly an MRI.
Thank you for you love and prayers….have been here for 3 hours and have yet to see the doctor. I am in a lot of pain…crying 😢
Don’t know how that picture got there….I’m on my android and not my laptop….and at the urgent care so it is a different I’m? I don’t know…sorry 😞
Praying, Dusty…the Lord sees…may He bring relief and healing…
Thank you big brother. (((((hugs)))))
Also, for the past several months, I have been having painful muscles spasms st random times in every muscle in my legs, feet, toes, sides of my torso…they last several minutes at a time. Take all my will power and strength to stretch out that body part to try to release the muscle..
Michael, praying for your recovery…a lot
Also praying the fire in your area stays clear of you and yours….that they can get it under control and extinguished.
Praying as i type, dear dusty – Father, by your grace and mercy, give dusty healing and strength…
Fires near Michael again? Trying times… coming home north of Yakima, we got through the smoke from a grass fire following the tail lights of the truck in front of us just before they closed the highway. .. Our river valley here is a tinder box – praying for God’s miracle to keep us safe through summer and fall…. Everyone else also!
Glad you made it safely Em. And that you had a guiding light….
Still here…I’m a mess…they are going to add on a CT scan. I do have blood in my stool. They are talking too fast for me to catch everything they are telling me…
Results: large bleeding ulcer in my stomach and chronic colitis in my large intesten. Setting me up with an appointment with a gastroenteritis .
Thank you so much for the prayers
Oh, dusty! Sorry to hear of these problems. God give you strength and your doctors wisdom
Dusty, I can relate to that pain. Yours sounds more severe than mine. My primary has referred me to a different gastroenterologist, but I haven’t gotten the appointment yet. Praying for you, dear one.
Em thank you my friend for your faithfulness in prayer and visits here on the prayer thread. They mean so .ugh to me.
Oh Capitan Kevin., with all the pain you have been living with for years, I so appreciate your prayers and empathy. You are such a great friend and brother to me. You are amazing!
dear dusty…just saw this prayer request and will pray for you and quick healing.
Michael–pray every night for your recovery and rehab from surgery.