June 7, 2011

O Lord,

We try to replace you.

We find things that,

While we do not say they are more important than you in words,

We give them more of our time,

More of our effort,

More of our money.

We put all these things before you,

And we wonder why we don’t feel your presence strongly.

We wonder why we can’t hear your voice clearly.

We wonder why we are unable to know your call on our lives.

Help us to put you first,

As you belong,

So that we can live how you want us to live,

And so you can bless us as you want to bless us.

Amen.

June 6, 2011

When we feel that we cannot reach a goal,

Lord, give us perseverance.

When we feel that we can never forgive those who have hurt us,

Lord, increase our compassion.

When we feel we can never escape our own sinfulness,

Lord, help us to forgive ourselves and turn to you.

Whatever we face,

Whatever pain we feel,

Whatever fear overtakes us,

Whatever the case,

However we might fall,

Lord, we trust in you to pick us up.

Amen.

June 5, 2011

There is no moment that does not belong to you.

We praise you for each day.

We praise you for the time that we have to walk the earth.

We praise you for each and every part of your creation.

Make us true disciples,

That we may continue to live in a spirit of thankfulness,

Knowing that you are always there,

Every day,

Every moment.

Amen.

June 4, 2011

How can we ever possibly be good enough for you, O God?

You are perfection, and we are imperfect, sinful beings.

Yet, we know that you already know this about us,

And that you do not expect perfection.

You already know all we can be,

And you love us anyway.

You love us so much,

That you have made it possible to bridge the gap between us.

Inspire us to do our best,

But give us a spirit of grace for ourselves

That mirrors your grace for us.

Amen.

June 3, 2011

Lord, my God, you are my shepherd.

You provide for me things that I do not even realize I need.

You give me food and you give me the ability to rest.

I know that I am safe in your arms, and in your arms I want to stay.

Help me to draw nearer to you,

Help me to seek you out,

And help me to learn your ways for me,

So that I can fulfill the purpose you have for me in this life.

Amen.

June 2, 2011

Thank you, God, for all things bright and beautiful.

Your creative powers and imagination are unfathomable to humanity.

We cannot measure the bounds of your cosmos.

We cannot explain all the things we see.

Although we probe our surroundings with methods you have given,

We cannot measure the love,

We cannot resolve the creative force,

We cannot leave you out of our equations.

So, thank you, God, for loving us into existence,

And help us to continue to know you better.

Amen.

June 1, 2011

Lord God,

Here I am.

Send me.

Use me to the utmost,

And help me to bring healing to my world.

Through that healing, O God,

Help me to bring peace to the entire world.

Please, Lord, don’t let my efforts be in vain,

But empower me to be exactly what you want me to be,

So that I can, indeed, change the world.

Amen.