Tag Archives: Preparation

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, our Lord, we praise you that even when the world and our neighbor have, like the crowds of Palm Sunday, stopped praising him, he is still Lord; that even when those around us, like … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, we praise you that in his coming you have demonstrated your commitment to us but your total rejection of all that is evil; for the utter determination of your love to touch our hearts, … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you for your glory, which we have seen in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, our Lord. We join in the praises of those who greeted him as he rode into … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, our Father, we have so much to praise you for, and we will do so for ever. We praise you in Jesus, for in him all our praises have their beginning and by your Spirit … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we praise you for Jesus Christ. We praise you for the life he lived and the teaching he gave; for the way he made your love real and your truth understandable; we praise you that … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Almighty God, Lord, there is no God like you, no God besides you. You are Lord of the whole of creation. The universe is not large enough to contain the praise we want to offer you. … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Sovereign Lord and Father, we praise you for Jesus, who walked a hard path through his life; for the way he shared in the hopes and the fears of those around him; for the way he … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Abba, Father, we praise you for the way you can take the ordinary things and make them new; you are able to take ordinary lives, lived by ordinary people, and fill them with meaning. We praise … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, glorious Lord, we remember how Jesus began life in the poverty of a stable. Through his life he was dependent on others for friendship and food; for anointing and a donkey; for a cross … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Glorious Father, precious Lord, we praise you for your gentle understanding of our doubts and our fears. We praise you most for Jesus Christ and for the way that, in him, you shared in our suffering; … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Mighty God and heavenly King, we praise you that you are with us, not simply when life is easy and carefree, but in the darkness, the emptiness and those times when we feel lost and uncertain. … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Sovereign Lord, we praise you for the utter assurance of your total dependability. You never change; you are always reaching out in love for those whose lives are a poor imitation of all that you meant … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, precious Savior, we praise you for bringing light into our darkness and joy into our sorrow; for filling our lives when we feel empty and for guiding us when we are lost; for restoring us … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, Almighty God, we praise you that in the wilderness, in Gethsemane and on the cross Christ has opened the way to victory and hope. We praise you that in his life, death and resurrection … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we praise you that in Christ you have entered into our world. In him you have shared all the pressure, pain and temptation that being truly human brings. We praise you … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Mighty God, wonderful Lord, we praise you, not simply for what you have done in all creation, but most of all for what you have done for our re-creation. In Jesus Christ you have made all … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father, everything that is, is because of you. Everything we see, hear, touch and examine is because you have made it so. That we can think and plan and choose is because you intended it … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, no words of ours can describe you. No thoughts of ours can hold you. No actions of ours can control you. You are utterly beyond us. Your greatness, sovereignty and power simply cannot be imagined. … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you for your undiluted purpose for your people, your never ending grace for all humanity; for your triumphant love which was given its fullest demonstration in Christ’s dying and rising for us. We … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, most holy and precious Lord, we praise you for your free grace which found its echo in Christ’s acceptance of every person who turned to him for forgiveness and healing; for your anger with everything … Continue reading →