Friday Prayer Challenge I Peter 4:8-11Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. And the God of all grace, who calledContinue reading “Friday Prayer Challenge”
Category Archives: A word of prayer
In the Light
How beautiful and reassuring. Thank you, Jesus, for your sacrifice,
Seeing the Dawn
After an unusually difficult two months—several lingering illnesses that left me constantly fatigued, my father-in-law’s serious stroke, caring for my mother-in-law—I was feeling tired, stressed, and discouraged. Driving to work, I shed a few tears of self- pity. As I turned to the east, a gorgeous sunrise greeted me. Thin clouds created a golden pinkContinue reading “Seeing the Dawn”
Like Sheep
Lord, I am so thankful that you seek the lost sheep. So many times you have rescued me from myself. Thank you for your loving care.
Friday Prayer Challenge
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.”Colossians 3:12-14Oh,Continue reading “Friday Prayer Challenge”
Trust in the Lord
Lord, keep my feet on your path and help me to yield to your will for my life.
Estes Park
I sit at the edge of the amphitheater where the rangers give their nightly talks. Early in the morning I’m the only one here. The sun has just risen above the mountains, and I stare at the beauty all around me. Everywhere I look, the majestic Rocky Mountains raise their granite peaks skyward. Even inContinue reading “Estes Park”
Relationships
Relationships can be difficult, but we are called to treat others as Jesus would. Perhaps we should spend more time in the gospels, learning about Christ’s mindset. Lord, keep me learning from your words and actions, especially focusing on how to treat others.
Friday Prayer Challenge
Pray this scripture for others this week. Colossians 1:9-12 “For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding. And we pray this in order that you may live aContinue reading “Friday Prayer Challenge”
Hope in the Lord
My hope doesn’t lie in money or reputation. It doesn’t lie in friends or family. My hope lies in the Lord of the universe, the God of all creation. Lord of all, I thank you and praise you for the hope you give us. You are my provider, my helper, my hope for a fulfilledContinue reading “Hope in the Lord”
Growing Our Faith Together 