Great Awakening
Holy God, We pray today that by your Spirit you would move across this nation and this world. Change hard hearts to hearts that are focused on you. Where we have turned away from you, call us back. Give us the desire to humble ourselves before you, confess and repentContinue Reading
Vision Leaks
Have you ever had a spiritual “mountaintop” experience? At the time you were probably overwhelmed by the presence of God, knowing completely his goodness, love, grace, peace, direction, wisdom, or whatever else you were seeking. You probably wanted to stay there, immersed in that moment and it’s feelings and wonder.Continue Reading
Justice and Mercy
“And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, ‘The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness, maintaining love to thousands, and forgiving wickedness, rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished.’” (Exodus 34:6-7 NIV) Last month when we had visiting pastors in for special meetings,Continue Reading
Prayer for our economy
Jehovah Jireh, Our Provider, Today we pray for the economy – of our world and our nation. We pray that policy-makers would make wise decisions that honor your Word. We pray that work and businesses would be honored and encouraged. We pray that you would help us repay our debts,Continue Reading
Remembering and Forgetting
“But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” (IsaiahContinue Reading
New Wineskins
(as we continue to celebrate the Jewish New Year Rosh Hashanah….and we pray for our nation to be remade into the image God wants for it….) “And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the old skins would burst from the pressure, spilling the wine and ruining theContinue Reading
New Year
Happy New Year! If you are secular, you celebrate January 1. If you are Chinese, you probably celebrate in January or February. For liturgical Christians the New Year starts with the first Sunday of Advent in November or December. But, for people of Jewish faith, today is the start ofContinue Reading
Church prays for nation
Healing God, We, your people, those who are called by your Name, come to you today to intercede for our nation. You have called us into relationship with you, commanded us to pray for our leaders, and given us authority over all work of the enemy. We come to youContinue Reading
Arrows
Tonight I met with other parents who have children at similar ages and stages to our own. The conversation flowed freely and at the end we did a simple exercise, with the intention of praying for our children. We each took a popsicle stick and wrote our child(ren)’s name onContinue Reading
Prayer for Justice in Governance
God of Justice, Today we pray that those who are entrusted to carry out the laws of our nation will do their jobs with integrity, fairly, and lawfully. May each decision they make be such that the law is rightfully applied and fairly executed. Where elected or appointed leaders may consider cheatingContinue Reading