Tag Archives: Thanksgiving

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord of life, we pray for friends and neighbors; for those we work with and for members of our own family who are without joy, hope, peace or any real sense of purpose and direction in … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, forgive our narrow-mindedness and our prejudice. Forgive us for accepting only that which we can understand, and those with whom we agree. Forgive our too easy rejection of other people and their styles of worship, … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we give you thanks for the truth of your word in the Bible; when we were sad, you comforted us; when we were wayward, you warned us; when we wandered off on our own way, … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father we praise you because you stand guard over our hearts and minds so that we dare to speak your name and serve your kingdom. Great and wonderful God, always loving, we praise and honor you. … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we think we are so wise, but your greatness is beyond our comprehension. We think we are good, but your holiness is beyond our reach. We seek to be loving people, but your love is … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father in Heaven we pray for families whose love is being destroyed by jealousy, where people expect loving relationships simply to happen without any effort or commitment on their part each day. May the love of … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, forgive us our daily acts of faithlessness, the anxieties that cripple our lives and the sense of hopelessness that hinders our growth. Forgive our fear which prevents us from speaking out or from telling the … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we give you thanks for the truth of your word in the Bible; for the stories of men and women who were chosen and called, and who served you; for all teachers and preachers and … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we praise you that whoever we are and wherever we go you are there. We have discovered that there is simply nowhere we can go where you will not be present. We cannot hide, we … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we come with our hurts, our sorrows and our uncertainties. We come to hold on to your promises of healing and hope. We come to be held by you and to prepare for the coming … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, you have made us and loved us. You designed us to live in fellowship with you and with each other. May your infinite gentleness fill us with an assurance that you will hear us as … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, when we stand in your presence, all our pride and self-sufficiency, our self-interest and our self-satisfaction are exposed as the self-delusions they are. Lord, when you come to us, our superstitions, our lies, our half-truths … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, thank you that because of Christ’s coming and the promise of his coming again we can live each day in the knowledge that ultimately you hold all things, including ourselves, in your love and care. … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you. We praise you that you Son has become the very focal point for every part of our lives and for the fulfilment of Scripture in him. In his life on earth, his … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we do not come to prove our own worth to you, or to be accepted because of our good deeds, or the greatness of our faith. We come simply as we are: small, sinful and … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we pray for ourselves. We are your creation. We acknowledge that we are wonderfully made. We are capable of amazing acts of kindness, love and understanding. Yet we also know our need of your healing, … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Forgive us, Father, that though we possess the Bible, we rarely read it. Forgive us that though we read it, we rarely think about what you have told us. Forgive us that even when we have … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Father, we thank you for the hope with which you have filled our lives. We give thanks that in the coming of Christ you have given us assurance of your sovereign control of all things. We … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we praise you, the living God. We praise you, the God who is alive and the God who gives us life. We praise you for your acts for and on behalf of your people down … Continue reading →

Lord, hear our prayer: Lord, we have heard of all that you have done in and through the lives of your people – down the centuries and across the world. You have touched and changed people’s whole way of living; … Continue reading →