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Tag Archives: morning prayer
Morning Prayer: Draw, Fill, Transform
Good morning, Lord. I look around me, I read the news, and I wonder if we’re living in the time You spoke of, a time of famine of hearing Your Word (Amos 8:11). The Bible is more available than ever–only … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: Strength of Will
Good morning, Lord. Let me be honest: I chase after things that aren’t good for me. I eat too many sweets and not enough vegetables. I watch too much YouTube and exercise too little. I scroll endlessly through social media … Continue reading
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Morning Prayer: Perfect Timing
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: Thank You
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
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
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
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
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
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
Morning Prayer: Amazing Love
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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