Category Archives: Morning Prayer

Morning Prayer: Perfect Timing

Posted on March 8, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. Forgive me: first for thinking You should work according to my timeline, and also for getting angry with You when You don’t. I get impatient and want what I want right now. Teach me to wait with … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer: God’s Word

Posted on March 7, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. Your Word is new every day. I discover new insight in familiar passages. Phrases leap from the page, and I think, “How did I not understand this before?” A passage I study early in the day applies … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer: Thank You

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. Thank You for watching over me last night. Thank You for guiding my comings and goings today. Thank You for ordaining all my days before one of them came to be (Psalm 139:16). Thank You for eternal … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer: Here and Now

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. How often have You directed events to bring me to this place at this time? It’s no accident of nature, no coincidence, no mistake. This has been Your plan from the start. You have put me here, … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer: Divine Intervention

Posted on March 4, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. Thank You for the many times You intervene on my behalf. Sometimes I’m relieved, sometimes I’m frustrated, and sometimes I don’t even notice. But You notice it all, and You watch over my every move. You know … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer: The Cross

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. In our churches, with their polished and lighted crosses, it’s easy to forget the ugliness of Your cross. Forgive me for my lopsided focus: seeing Your love and forgetting Your holiness, seeing the empty tomb and forgetting … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer: Pardon and Sanctify

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. You look back and pardon my sins. Going forward, You sanctify me and make me more like You. I am Your work in progress! For that, I am eternally grateful.

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Morning Prayer: My Thoughts

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. You know my thoughts before I do (Psalm 139). Direct my thoughts, O God, so that I think more about You and less about myself. Teach me to fix my thoughts on what is true, honorable, right, … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer: Amazing Love

Posted on February 27, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. You oversee the universe, and You pay attention to my every thought. You keep this planet spinning on its axis, and You watch over my every step. You spoke the sun, moon and stars into existence, and … Continue reading →

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Morning Prayer: Faith

Posted on February 26, 2024 by Shirlee Abbott

Good morning, Lord. I’ve been through many Lenten seasons in my life, and I can’t imagine how I would get through a day without You. Your ministry, death and resurrection are integral to my own story: I am loved, saved, … Continue reading →

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