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Category Archives: Morning Prayer
Morning Prayer: Establish Justice and Righteousness
Good morning, Lord. Alas, our world is broken. People (and nations) serve themselves, with no concern for those they hurt. Justice is distorted by money and power. Truth is spun, twisted and turned inside out. Save us from ourselves. Even … Continue reading
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Tagged Isaiah 9:7, justice, morning prayer, Revelation 22:20, righteousness
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Morning Prayer: Grace and Mercy
Good morning, Lord. You are perfect, I am unrighteousness–You grant me grace. You are just, I look out for myself at the expense of others–You grant me mercy. I am blessed. Thank You.
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Morning Prayer: Right and True
Good morning, Lord. You set the standard. Even when I’m trying, I fall short (and all too often I’m not trying). Give me eyes to see and ears to hear Your Word. Fill my mind with Your wisdom and fill … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: Righteous and Just
Good morning, Lord. You are perfectly righteous and just, I am not. Forgive me for questioning Your ways, for thinking I know better than You how things should work, how the world should run. Forgive me for taking the short … Continue reading
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Tagged justice, morning prayer, righteousness, Your kingdom come
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Morning Prayer: Peacemaker
Good morning, Lord. Advent begins, and we celebrate the Prince of Peace. Teach me to be a peacemaker, O God. May I speak words of encouragement, not criticism; good, not evil; truth, not lies; praise, not gossip; reconciliation, not division. … Continue reading
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Tagged morning prayer, peacemaker, Psalm 19:14
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Morning Prayer: A Gracious Attitude
Good morning, Lord. Everybody has a story, I know, and I see only one small corner of it. You know it all. Teach me to pause before I judge, to pray before I jump to conclusions, to listen to Your … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: A Better Attitude
Good morning, Lord. It’s sad how often my first reaction is far from godly. I’m quick to justify my own actions and slow to extend grace, quick to judge others and slow to see the log in my own eye … Continue reading
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Tagged bad attitude, Matthew 7:3, morning prayer
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Morning Prayer: No Matter When, No Matter Where
Good morning, Lord. Thank You for watching over me as I slept last night, as I worked yesterday, and as I shopped, chatted with friends, cooked and cleaned. You never lose sight of me, but I sometimes lose sight of … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: Choices
Good morning, Lord. Every day I have choices. I can choose to listen to the enemy’s lies and give in to temptation, or I can choose to resist evil and listen to Your Word. When I make poor choices, O … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: What’s Right with the World
Good morning, Lord. I thank You for all that’s right with the world: the stars above and the flowers below, the happy sound of children at play, a hug from a friend and a smile from a stranger, the fragrance … Continue reading