Lord, hear our prayer:

Dearest Lord, we pray for those who try to find security in what they can see, hear or hold, and not in the Lord who holds time and space and eternity; for those who trust only in themselves and in their own ability and not in the King of creation and the Saviour of the world. We pray for ourselves; for those times when we have fallen short even of our own poor standards, let alone lived up to those of our God; for those times when we have known what we should have said or done and we have not acted in a way that would have pleased our Maker; for those moments that we shall face in the coming days of this week when choices shall have to be made and we will need all the power, love and strength of God. We ask all our prayers in the name of Christ.

Amen.

Some minor adaptation on some prayers.
David Clowes, 500 Prayers For All Occasions © 2003 by David C Cook Publishing
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