Tag Archives: Preparation

Lord, hear our prayer: Dear Lord, we would call you friend, but your glory should overwhelm us. We name you Lord, but we fail to recognize your sovereignty. We sing your praises, but do not reach the heights of heaven. … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, our Father, we have come before your presence to worship you and to praise you for your glory. Father, our Father, we have come to thank you for making us your children. Father, our Father, … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, there are so many obstacles that we bring to worship: the hurt and anger we feel within us, the worries and concerns that fill our minds, our awareness that life and our lives are being … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we come to you with empty hands to receive from you. We come with heavy hearts, that you might carry our burden. We come with our self-satisfaction, that you might open our eyes to the … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we come to you in confidence. By your grace we have become your children; conceived by your love, born through faith in Christ. We come to you to be reminded all over again who we … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Heavenly Father and gracious Lord, you have shown us that knowing you and being part of your purposes never depends on our age or our achievements, but entirely upon your grace. The stories you have left … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, our Father, we praise you for reaching out for us and welcoming us home and for making us your sons and daughters; for the rest, refreshment and hope with which you promise to fill our … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we come with Jesus whose love, compassion and understanding give us hope and assurance of your acceptance. We come with our sin and our shame; we come bringing the things that continually defeat us and … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, you overwhelm us. Your might and majesty are beyond anything we can imagine or create. Your glory is so great it simply cannot be contained. Not even the vast expanse of time and space is … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we come, called by your love and led by our need, challenged by Christ’s life and aware of our weakness, filled with hope in his death and resurrection, longing to be filled with the power … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we have heard the good news of the life, death and resurrection of your Son. We have come now to experience its power, to hear your call and to be sent out as disciples of … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: We pray for those whose hopes are dashed and whose lives are filled with ‘might have beens’ and whose memories are clouded with ‘if onlys’; for those who never had a dream or vision and for … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we are your handiwork – you designed us for goodness, love and compassion. You have made us in such a way that we can never be satisfied until we respond with love to your love, … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Wonderful God! How can we not thank you for your extravagant love to us in Christ? We thank you for the way you have made yourself and your purposes known. You did this, not to the … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you, the one true living God, who fills the whole universe with life, love and meaning. We praise you for your tremendous love which flows to us and into our lives in Christ. … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, your presence lifts us, your grace amazes us, your power overwhelms us and your love excites us. No matter what we bring with us – hurts, sorrows, self-satisfaction, bitterness or joyful praise – you always … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we pray for those who destroy all that is good; for those whose words destroy hope; for those whose deeds destroy peace; for those whose foolishness destroys hope for others. Lord, we pray for those … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, forgive us for being the kind of people we are. We are never satisfied, never content with what we have. So we are ever anxious, often angry, sometimes envious and jealous. We are concerned for … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, as we come before you with thanks and praise, we thank you especially for those whose deeds opened our eyes to your truth, whose words opened our ears to your voice, whose lives opened our … Continue reading →