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| Good Morning Prayer |
 Good Morning Prayer
Good Morning God! You are ushering in another day, untouched and freshly new.
So here I am to ask you, God, if You'll renew me too.
Forgive the many errors that I made yesterday and let me try again dear God to walk closer in Your way.
But Lord, I am well aware, I can't make it on my own.
So take my hand and hold it tight, for I cannot walk alone.
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| I Arise Today - Glory be to God |
Prayer of Thanks For Arising Today
I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through the
belief in the threeness, through confession of the oneness of the Creator of Creation.
I arise today through the strength of Christ's birth with his baptism, through the
strength of his crucifixion with his burial, through the strength of his resurrection
with his ascension, through the strength of his descent for the judgment of Doom.
I arise today through the strength of the love of Cherubim, in obedience of angels,
in the service of archangels, in hope of resurrection to meet with reward, in prayers
of patriarchs, in predictions of prophets, in preaching of apostles, in faith of
confessors, in innocence of holy virgins, in deeds of righteous men.
I arise today through the strength of heaven: light of sun, radiance of moon, splendor of fire,
speed of lightning, swiftness of wind, depth of sea, stability of earth, firmness of rock.
I arise today through God's strength to pilot me: God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom
to guide me, God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me, God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me, God's way to lie before me, God's shield to protect me, God's host
to save me from snares of devils, from temptations of vices, from everyone who shall wish
me ill, afar and near, alone and in multitude.
I summon today all these powers between me and those evils, against every cruel
merciless power that may oppose my body and soul, against incantations of false prophets,
against black laws of pagandom against false laws of heretics, against craft of idolatry,
against spells of witches and smiths and wizards, against every knowledge that corrupts
man's body and soul. Christ to shield me today against poison, against burning, against
drowning, against wounding, so that there may come to me abundance of reward.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me,
Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who
thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every
eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through
belief in the threeness, through confession of the oneness, of the Creator of Creation.
- St. Patrick (5th century AD)
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| Prayer for the Armour of God |
Prayer for the Armour of God
Dear Lord,
grant me the strength, the ability and the boldness to be able to
Put on the whole armor of God, that 1 may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers,
against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness,
against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Therefore Iam take up the whole armor of God, that I may be able to withstand in
the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
and, as shoes for my feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace.
In all circumstances, I will take up the shield of faith, with which I can
extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one;
and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication.
Ephesians 6:11-18
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| It Shall be well with you |
It Shall be well with you
I have a conviction that it shall be well with you this year and
I am of the opinion that no matter how much your enemies try this year, they will not succeed.
You have been destined to make it and you shall surely achieve all your goals this year.
For the remaining months of the year, your problems will enter Call barring, your enemies
will have network problems and their bad wishes for you will enter into voicemail and you
will only get them as missed calls.
All your agonies will be diverted and victory and prosperity will be your incoming calls!
Heavens have confirmed today the end of your sufferings sorrows and pains because HE
that sits on the throne has remembered you.
He has taken away the hardships and given you JOY. He will never let you down.
Have a blessed week ahead !
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| Prayer for Children |
Prayer for our Children
Lord, make me the mother/father of my children till my old age.
The death that snatches children suddenly will not know my abode.
Lord, I shall not bury any of my children.
As this year is coming to an end, it will not swallow me and my family in the mighty name of Jesus. Amen
I soak my children in the precious blood of Jesus.
Thank you Lord for taking good care of them.
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| Prayer of Commitment |
Prayer for Commitment
Dear Lord,
I believe Jesus is the son of God, and that He died for my sins and then rose from the dead.
I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart forever.
Thank you Jesus for coming into my life and hearing my prayer.
I ask you to forgive me for the wrong things I have done, I forgive those who have hurt me.
I ask this in the name of my Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, Amen.
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| Prayer for Devotion |
Prayer for Devotion
Thanks be to thee, my Lord Jesus Christ,
For all the benefits thou hast won for me,
For all the pains and insults thou hast borne for me.
O most merciful Redeemer, Friend, and Brother, May I know thee more clearly,
Love thee more dearly, And follow thee more nearly:
For ever and ever.
Amen.
- St. Richard Chichester
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| Prayer for Direction |
Prayer for Direction
My Lord God,
I have no idea where I am going.
I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end.
Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will
does not mean that I am actually doing so.
But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.
And I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing.
I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire.
And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road though I may know nothing about it.
Therefore will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death.
I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and will never leave me to face my perils alone.
Amen.
- by Thomas Merton
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| Prayer that changes Eternal Destiny |
Prayer that changes Eternal Destiny
My God and my Savior, I know I have sinned before you , rebelled against You and gone my own way.
I repent of my sins and ask Your forgiveness.
Lord Jesus, I believe your death for me on the cross has taken away all my iniquities.
I am here to declare you King on my life, my thoughts and my actions.
I accept you henceforth as my Lord and my Savior.
Give me a new heart with new desires and make me the kind of person You want me to be.
And by Your Spirit, give me the power to live a life that is pleasing to You.
My God and my LORD, reign over my life, because your reign is perfect and your kingdom will never see an end.
Thank you for forgiving me as You promised and for the gift of eternal Iife.
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| Prayer for Favour |
Prayer for Favour
Almighty Father, creator of Heaven and earth and everything in between,
I humbly come before you with thanks giving in my hearts, asking for your never ending mercy.
I lift your name on high, above any name that has ever existed.
My father and creator, I ask you to bless, protect and to pour your supernatural favor upon me,
my children, spouses and friends because your favour is life.
God, I also ask you today for your divine intervention in my live and your touch in all areas of my lives,
my short comings, rebuilding and intensifying of my relationships with you, my spouse, my friends and
those that have offened me.
Father any situation you touch, I believe it can never remain the same.
Dear heavenly Father, let your will be done in my live as your decision in my live is the best
and will always be the best.
Thank you Lord for answering my requests in Jesus name.
Amen.
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| Prayer of Forgiveness |
Prayer of Forgiveness
Dear Lord,
You thought us to love our neighbours as ourself and to forgive them that
trespass against us.
In obedience to your word I am forgiving .....(the name of the person).
I release this person to You.
I choose not to hold on to my bitterness and anger, and I ask You to take away any pain or
hurt that I am feeling.
I ask you to heal my damaged emotions and grant me free heart and pray not to remeber things of the past.
All these I pray in Jesus' name.
Amen.
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| Prayer for Clarity |
 Prayer for Clarity
LORD,
May your WORDS be like a LAMP that lights my way.
May your love be like a compass that gives me direction.
May your truth be like a signpost bringing clarity.
May your peace be like a measure that guides my decisions.
May your hope be like a flag that declares I walk with you.
May your words be in my mind,
Your love guide my feet,
Your truth be a sign,
Your peace be a measure,
And your hope be a flag,
As I walk close to you at this time in Jesus name.
Amen.
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| Prayers for doing good work |
Prayer for doing good work
Breathe into me, Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy.
Move in me, Holy Spirit, that my work, too, may be holy.
Attract my heart, Holy Spirit,that I may love only what is holy.
Strengthen me, Holy Spirit, that I may defend all that is holy.
Protect me, Holy Spirit, that I may always be holy.
Amen
- Prayer of St. Augustine
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| Prayer for Friends and Adversaries |
Prayer for Friends And Enemies
Father,
Thank You for each and every day You have blessed me here on earth.
Thank You for Your tender mercies.
Thank You for giving me friends and family to share these joys with.
I ask You to bless my friends, relatives, those I care deeply for, and
my adverseries.
Where there is joy, give them continued joy, Where there is pain, give them your peace and mercy.
Where there is self-doubt, release a renewed confidence.
Where there is need, fulfill their needs.
Bless their homes, families, finances, their goings and their comings.
In Jesus' Mighty & Precious Name.
Amen.
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| Prayer for Gifts of the Holy Spirit |
Prayer for the Gifts of the Holy Spirit
O Lord Jesus Christ, Who, before ascending into heaven, did promise to send the Holy Ghost to Your apostles and disciples,
do grant me the same Holy Spirit that He may perfect in my soul the work of Thy grace and Thy love.
O Holy Spirit, divine Consoler, giver of all supernatural gifts, who filled the soul of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
with such immense favors, I beg You to visit me with Your grace and Your love and to grant me the Spirit of fear, so that it
may act on me as a check to prevent me from falling back into my past sins, for which I beg pardon and that
I may be filled with a loving reverence toward You.
I give You my heart and I offer my ardent thanksgiving for all the grace which You never cease to bestow on me.
Grant me the gift of Wisdom, that I may rightly direct all my actions, enabling me to have the happiness of possessing
Him eternally and that I may despise the perishable things of this world and aspire only after the things that are eternal.
Grant me the gift of knowledge, so that I may know the things of God, enlightened by Your holy teaching
and grow in holiness.
Grant me the Spirit of understanding to enlighten my mind with the light of Your truth; so that I may apprehend the
divine mysteries and by contemplation of heavenly things.
Teach me to be Your faithful disciples and animate me in every way with Your Spirit.
Amen
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| Prayer for the ways of God |
Prayer for the ways of God
Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths.
Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
Remember, O LORD, thy tender mercies and thy lovingkindnesses; for they have been ever of old.
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy
remember thou me for thy goodness' sake, O LORD.
- Psalm 25:4-7
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| Prayer for guidance at work |
Prayer for guidance at work
O Lord,OPEN my eyes to see where you would lead me.
Awaken my ears that I would hear your voice guiding me.
Inspire my mind that I may comprehend your love for me.
Soften my heart that I would offer grace to those I MEET.
Watch my feet that I would tread upon your kingdom paths.
Guard my heart from selfishness that I would give freely.
Inspire my WORDS that I may speak of hope and healing in Jesus name.
Amen
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| Prayer to be filled with Holy Spirit |
Prayer to be filled with Holy Spirit
Dear Lord,
I thank you for giving your life on the cross for me.
I place my whole being into your hands
I humbly ask you to fill me with your Holy Spirit, to stay with me always, to help and guide me
Your word says: "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened."
Lord, help me to be open, to listen and follow where your Holy Spirit guides me.
I ask this in Jesus' name.
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| Prayer of Hannah |
Prayer for Hannah
And Hannah prayed and said,
My heart exults in the LORD;
My strength is exalted in the LORD.
My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.
There is none holy like the LORD; there is none besides you; there is no rock like our God.
Talk no more so very proudly, let not arrogance come from your mouth;for the
LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
The bows of the mighty are broken, but the feeble bind on strength.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, but those who were hungry have ceased to hunger.
The barren has borne seven, but she who has many children is forlorn.
The LORD kills and brings to life; he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and he exalts.
He raises up the poor from the dust; he lifts the needy from the ash heap to make
them sit with princes and inherit a seat of honor.
For the pillars of the earth are the LORD’s, and on them he has set the world.
He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for
not by might shall a man prevail.
The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; against them he will thunder in heaven.
The LORD will judge the ends of the earth; he will give strength to his king
and exalt the power of his anointed.
1 Samuel 2:1-10
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| Prayer of Habakkuk |
A Prayer of Habakkuk
2 O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear.
In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known;
in wrath remember mercy.
3 God came from Teman, and the Holy One from Mount Paran. His splendor covered the
heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
Habakkuk 3: 2-3
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| Prayer of Jabez |
Prayer of Jabez
And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying,
Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might
be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me!
And God granted him that which he requested.
1 Chronicles 4:10
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| Prayer of Jonah |
Prayer of Jonah
Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish, saying,
2 I called out to the LORD, out of my distress, and he answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried, and you heard my voice.
3 For you cast me into the deep, into the heart of the seas, and the flood
surrounded me; all your waves and your billows passed over me.
4 Then I said, I am driven away from your sight; yet I shall again look upon your holy temple.
5 The waters closed in over me to take my life; the deep surrounded me; weeds were wrapped about my head
6 at the roots of the mountains. I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever;
yet you brought up my life from the pit, O LORD my God.
7 When my life was fainting away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer came to you, into your holy temple.
8 Those who pay regard to vain idols forsake their hope of steadfast love.
9 But I with the voice of thanksgiving will sacrifice to you; what I have vowed I will pay. Salvation belongs to the LORD!
Jonah 2:2-9
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| Prayer for Healing |
Prayer for Healing
Dear Lord,
I believe that you are at work today and through Your Holy Spirit You are at work in me.
I ask you to speak to me now if there is anything I need to do to fully receive my healing.
My Saviour Jesus Christ said, "Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you"
And He further said "ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full".
Iam now asking you my Father, the Iam that Iam, the Lord of all Lords,
the one that opens and nobody can close, the provision provider, the God that never changes
for my healing now in the precious name of Jesus.
I thank you Lord that you hear my prayer and have already send your healing power.
Glory be to God - Iam healed in Jesus mighty name.
Amen
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| Prayer of Humbleness |
Prayer of Humbleness
Gracious God,
We humble ourselves before you.
Forgive us our selfishness, neglect, and stubbornness.
Purify our hearts!
Enable us to walk humbly with you.
Show us personally what is means to lead a humble lifestyle.
Thank you, Father, for your love!
Thank you, Jesus, for your grace!
Thank you, Holy Spirit, for your power!
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
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| Prayer of Jehoshaphat |
Prayer of Jehoshaphat
And Jehoshaphat stood in the assembly of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the LORD,
before the new court, and said, 'O LORD, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven?
You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations.
In your hand are power and might, so that none is able to withstand you.
Did you not, our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before your people Israel,
and give it forever to the descendants of Abraham your friend?
And they have lived in it and have built for you in it a sanctuary for your name, saying,
9 If disaster comes upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand
before this house and before you— for your name is in this house and cry out to you in our
affliction, and you will hear and save.
10 And now behold, the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir, whom you would not let
Israel invade when they came from the land of Egypt, and whom they avoided and did not destroy
11 behold, they reward us by coming to drive us out of your possession, which you have given us to inherit.
O our God, will you not execute judgment on them?
For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us.
We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on you.
2 Chronicles 20:5-12
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| Prayer of Surrender |
Prayer of Surrender
Father, I abandon myself into your hands; do with me what you will.
Whatever you may do, I thank you:
I am ready for all, I accept all.
Let only your will be done in me, and in all Your creatures - I wish no more than this, O Lord.
Into your hands I commend my soul;
I offer it to you with all the love of my heart, for I love you Lord,
and so need to give myself, to surrender myself into your hands,
without reserve, and with boundless confidence, For you are my Father.
Amen.
Charles de Foucauld
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| Prayer for Peace |
Prayer for Peace
Lord,
make me an instrument of Thy peace;
where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
and where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love; for it is in giving
that we receive, it is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that
we are born to eternal life.
Amen.
St. Francis of Assisi(1181-1226)
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| Prayer for Protection |
Prayer of Protection
Dear Lord,
thank you for all you have done for me and given me.
I ask that you would watch over me and my loved ones.
That you would cover us with your protection.
Let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread
your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.
For you bless the righteous, O LORD; you cover him with favor as with a shield.
Thank you Lord for hearing my prayer in Jesus' Holy name.
Amen.
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| Prayer of Praise |
Prayer of Praise
Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.
O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.
When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.
Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts!
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation. Amen
Psalm 65:1-5
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| Prayer of Praise |
Prayer of Praise
Praise is due to you, O God, in Zion, and to you shall vows be performed.
O you who hear prayer, to you shall all flesh come.
When iniquities prevail against me, you atone for our transgressions.
Blessed is the one you choose and bring near, to dwell in your courts!
We shall be satisfied with the goodness of your house, the holiness of your temple!
By awesome deeds you answer us with righteousness, O God of our salvation. Amen
Psalm 65:1-5
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| Prayer for Right Motives |
Prayer for Right Motives
Search me, Oh God, and know my heart; test me and search out my secret sins and
hidden motives. Point out in me anything that offends You.
By Your Spirit working in me, change me and give me a pure heart, a heart like
the heart of Jesus.
Please put within me a burning desire to honour You in all that I do.
Help me to resolve whatever cause there might be in my life so that I will clear
the way for mentality of abundance.
Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer in Jesus' name.
Amen.
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| Prayer for Salvation |
Prayer for Salvation
"I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the LORD."
- Psalm 116:13
Dear Heavenly Father, You have called me to Yourself in the name of Your dear Son Jesus Christ.
I realize that Jesus is the only Way, the Truth, and the Life; and is the only Mediator between You and man.
I believe that Your only begotten Son Jesus Christ shed His precious blood on the cross at Calvary,
died for my sins, and rose again on the third day.
I acknowledge to You that I am a sinner and I am deeply sorry for my sins
and the life that I have lived; I need your forgiveness. And now, I forgive
anyone who has ever sinned against me.
I am now willing to turn away from my sins. Have mercy on me, Cleanse me, and forgive me of my sins.
Your Word said in Romans 10:9 that if we confess the Lord our God and believe in our hearts
that God raised Jesus from the dead, we shall be saved.
I confess now that Jesus is the Lord of my soul. With my heart, I believe that God raised
Jesus from the dead. This very moment I accept Jesus Christ as my own personal Savior and
according to His Word, right now I am saved.
Lord Jesus, transform my life so that I may bring glory and honor to you alone and not to myself.
Thank you, Lord, for your unlimited grace which has saved me from my sins, for coming into my life,
for giving me eternal life and accepting my prayers.
Amen
If you just said this prayer and you meant it with all your heart, we believe that you just got saved and are born again.
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| Prayer of Serenity |
Prayer of Serenity
Dear Heavenly Father,
grant me the grace to accept with calmness of mind the things I cannot change;
Courage to change the things I can; and discernment spirit to know the difference.
Grant me the ability to concentrate and live in the present moment wisely and earnestly;
Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time;
Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace and Disappointment as the promotion to a higher level;
Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as I would have it;
Trusting that You will make all things right if I surrender to Your Will;
So that I may be reasonably happy in this life,
because Your thoughts toward me are thoughts of peace which will give me an expected end.
All these I ask for in the mighty name of Jesus.
Amen
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| Prayer for Spiritual Revival |
Prayer for Spiritual Revival
Disturb us, Lord, to dare more boldly,
To venture on wider seas Where storms will show your mastery;
Where losing sight of land, We shall find the stars.
We ask You to push back The horizons of our hopes;
And to push into the future In strength, courage, hope, and love.
Because we have dreamed too little,when we arrived safely because
we sailed too close to the shore.
Disturb us, Lord, when with the abundance ofthings we possess we have lost our thirst
for the waters of life;
Having fallen in love with life, we have ceased to dream of eternity
And in our efforts to build a new earth, we have allowed our vision Of
the new Heaven to dim.
Amen.
- Sir Francis Drake
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| Prayer for Spiritual Strength |
Prayer for Spiritual Strength
For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
That he would grant me, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened
with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
That Christ may dwell in my hearts by faith; that I, being rooted and grounded in love,
May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that I might be filled with all the fulness of God.
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that I ask or think,
according to the power that worketh in me,
Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end.
Amen.
- Ephesians 3:14-21
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| Prayer for Thanksgiving |
Prayer for Thanksgiving
Almighty God, Father of all mercies, I, your unworthy servants give you most humble
and hearty thanks for all your goodness and loving kindness to me and to all people;
I bless you for my creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but
above all for your inestimable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus
Christ, for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And I beseech you, give me that due sense of all your mercies, that my heart may be
unfeignedly thankful, and that I show forth your praise, not only with my lips, but in my
live; by giving up myself to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and
righteomeness all my days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with you and the Holy Ghost be all
honour and glory, world without end.
Amen.
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| Prayer of Thanks For Arising Today |
Prayer of Thanks For Arising Today
I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through the
belief in the threeness, through confession of the oneness of the Creator of Creation.
I arise today through the strength of Christ's birth with his baptism, through the
strength of his crucifixion with his burial, through the strength of his resurrection
with his ascension, through the strength of his descent for the judgment of Doom.
I arise today through the strength of the love of Cherubim, in obedience of angels,
in the service of archangels, in hope of resurrection to meet with reward, in prayers
of patriarchs, in predictions of prophets, in preaching of apostles, in faith of
confessors, in innocence of holy virgins, in deeds of righteous men.
I arise today through the strength of heaven: light of sun, radiance of moon, splendor of fire,
speed of lightning, swiftness of wind, depth of sea, stability of earth, firmness of rock.
I arise today through God's strength to pilot me: God's might to uphold me, God's wisdom
to guide me, God's eye to look before me, God's ear to hear me, God's word to speak for me,
God's hand to guard me, God's way to lie before me, God's shield to protect me, God's host
to save me from snares of devils, from temptations of vices, from everyone who shall wish
me ill, afar and near, alone and in multitude.
I summon today all these powers between me and those evils, against every cruel
merciless power that may oppose my body and soul, against incantations of false prophets,
against black laws of pagandom against false laws of heretics, against craft of idolatry,
against spells of witches and smiths and wizards, against every knowledge that corrupts
man's body and soul. Christ to shield me today against poison, against burning, against
drowning, against wounding, so that there may come to me abundance of reward.
Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ in me, Christ beneath me,
Christ above me, Christ on my right, Christ on my left, Christ when I lie down,
Christ when I sit down, Christ when I arise, Christ in the heart of every man who
thinks of me, Christ in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me, Christ in every
eye that sees me, Christ in every ear that hears me.
I arise today through a mighty strength, the invocation of the Trinity, through
belief in the threeness, through confession of the oneness, of the Creator of Creation.
- St. Patrick (5th century AD)
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| Prayer of Thanks For God's Provision |
Prayer of thanks for God's Wonderful Creation and Provision
"A Prayer of Thanks For God's Wonderful Creation and Provision":
Dear God, thank you for the beautiful world you made for us to live in
You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water;
you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it.
You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.
You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance.
The pastures of the wilderness overflow, the hills gird themselves with joy,
the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.
Thank you so much O Lord.
amen
- Psalm 65: 9-13 «ESV»
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| Prayer to Shine and Spread Jesus Fragrance |
Prayer to Shine and Spread Jesus Fragrance
Dear Jesus,
Help us to spread your fragrance everywhere we go, flood our souls with your Spirit and life.
Penetrate and possess our whole being so utterly that our lives may only be a radiance of yours.
Shine through us and be so in us that every soul we come in contact with may feel your presence in our soul.
Let them look up and see no longer us but only Jesus.
Stay with us and then we shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be light to others.
The light, O Jesus, will be all from you. None of it will be ours.
It will be your shining on others through us.
Let us thus praise you in the way you love best by shining on those around us.
Let us preach you without preaching not by words, but by our example by the catching
force the sympathetic influence of what we do the evident fullness of the love our
hearts bear to you.
Amen.
- Mother Teresa
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| Prayer to be Strengthened With all Power |
Prayer to be Strengthened With all Power
"May You be Strengthened With all Power":
May I be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might,
for all endurance and patience with joy,
giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified me to share in the inheritance of the saints in light.
He has delivered me from the domain of darkness and transferred me to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
in whom I have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:11-14
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| Prayer for Trust |
Prayer for Trust
O Christ Jesus, when all is darkness and we feel our weakness and helplessness,
give us the sense of Your presence, Your love, and Your strength.
Help us to have perfect trust in Your protecting love and strengthening power,
so that nothing may frighten or worry us, for, living close to You, we shall see
Your hand, Your purpose, Your will through all things.
By St. Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556
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| Saviour Teach me Day by Day |
Saviour Teach me Day by Day
Savior, teach me, day by day, Love's sweet lesson to obey;
Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving Him who first loved me.
With a child's glad heart of love, At Thy bidding may I move,
Prompt to serve and follow Thee, Loving Him who first loved me.
Teach me thus Thy steps to trace, Strong to follow in Thy grace,
Learning how to love from Thee, Loving Him who first loved me.
Love in loving finds employ,
In obedience all her joy; Ever new that
joy will be, Loving Him who first loved me. Amen.
Jane E. Leeson (1807-1882)
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| Prayer for Desire Towards God |
Prayer for Desire Towards God
O Holy of holies, Lord my God, incline your ear to the prayer of your poor servant: “Help me, and I shall be saved, and I will meditate always on your justifications.”
Oh that I deserved to be one of the least of your servants, in the kingdom you have prepared for those who are humble and who love you.
I love you then, O Lord my strength, with all my heart, as you, yourself, have commanded by your sacred mouth.
You are my hope, and my salvation, and my desire is ever toward you. Keep me from all error by a perfect understanding; from all impurity by a clean heart; from all kind of doubt by a right faith; from all distrust by a steadfast hope; from all disgust and negligence by a burning charity; from all disquietude by great patience; from all unclean thoughts by holy meditation; from the attacks of the devil by continual prayer; from frequent distractions by a sustained attention in reading; from listlessness and drowsiness by useful occupation, and from thinking of satisfying my vices, by the remembrance of your holy passion.
Come with all these graces, O Lord, and confirm me in all your holy words. Amen.
- Thomas A Kempis
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| Prayer for Humility Of Heart |
Prayer for Humility Of Heart
Heavenly Father I confess that my natural tendency is towards pride, in its many guises and disguises.
I have always wanted to show that I am self-assured and self-confident in front of other people, and yet
I now begin to realise that I am in fact displaying pride in the form of selfishness and self-indulgence.
Forgive me Lord, for I now realise that I have been relying on myself for all I need instead of trusting
my life into YOUR hands.
Lord I see now that I have been feeding my old sin nature, instead of allowing my new life in
Christ to grow - a wonderful new born-again nature which You gave me the moment I trusted You as Saviour.
Lord I live in this mortal body and have a fallible mind but I desire, in Your strength to be clothed
in humility and grace, which I now see only comes from You.. (and not as I thought.. from me trying
to act humbly in front of other people!) Change me Lord and teach me to submit to Your working in my life.
Help me I pray, to clothe myself in humility and truth.. by allowing the Holy Spirit to work
in me so deeply, that people will start to see Jesus in my life, and not the old prideful
person I used to be. I ask this in Jesus name,
Amen
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| Prayer for Humbly Before God |
Prayer for Humbly Before God
Thank You Father, that I am positioned in Christ and united in Him – and what a great
comfort this is to my heart and soul.
Lord I know that I have no right to have received Your amazing grace, for I acknowledge
that it is against You alone that I have sinned in thought word and deed.. and yet
You saw fit to leave Your heavenly throne and be born into this world of sin, as a little
baby.. so that by Your grace and mercy You could stoop down and pick me up, and seat me
together with Christ in heavenly places. Love so amazing, so divine demand my soul, my life - my all.
And so I kneel humbly before You and pray that by that same grace You would finish the good work that
You started in me, when I trusted the Lord Jesus as my Saviour.
I pray that my life may be a reflection of HIm and that the deep humility, meekness and goodness
that was so evident throughout His entire life may be reflected in me.
I pray that like Jesus I may learn obedience, even if it means having to experience suffering and pain.
And Father, I pray that like Him I may act justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with You..
all the days of my life, to Your praise and glory, and in Jesus name I pray,
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| Prayer for Humility Before Father |
Prayer of Humility Before Gracious Father
Thank Your Father God for the wonderful grace that You have bestowed on all Your children,
which enables us to live by Your grace, and to grow in grace.. and which empowers us with
sufficient strength and abilities from above.. to live and work to Your praise and glory.
Lord it was by Your grace that we were saved and brought into Your family, forgiven of our sins,
given access to Your throne of grace and imputed with Christ’s righteousness.
It was by Your grace that we were given eternal life, indwelt by the Holy Spirit and awarded a
heavenly citizenship with an inheritance that is imperishable, and will never pass away.
And it is also by Your everlasting-kindness that You give grace to those that are humble
and oppose those that are prideful and arrogant.
I pray that I live in humility of spirit and meekness of mind, so that I may reap the divine
benefits of Your gift of grace, which You have promised to bestow on all who humble themselves
before Your holy Presence, in Jesus name I pray,
Amen
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| Prayer for Change In Me |
Prayer for a Change In Me
Dear Lord, I am coming to realise how dangerous pride is in the life of a believer and
how important true, godly humility is to the heart of God.
I read in Your word that pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall
and I begin to see the devastating and destructive nature of pride and the true blessing
that comes from a heart that is humble and contrite in spirit.
Keep me from falling prey to the many temptations that pride seems to scatter in my path,
where I want to be the centre of attention and desire to receive all the acclaim, the glory,
that rightly belongs to You.
Teach me Your ways and show me how I may clothe myself in godly humility toward one another,
for Peter teaches that, "God opposes the proud but shows grace to the humble.
Thank You for opening up Your Word to me and helping me to see the beautiful truth about
humility - and I ask that You would work a good work in my life day by day, until I am
more like Christ and less like me, in Jesus name I pray,
Amen
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| Prayer for Humility |
Prayer for Humility
O Lamb of God, who, both by your example and precept, instructed us to be meek and humble,
give me grace throughout my whole life, in every thought, and word, and work, to imitate
your meekness and humility. Mortify in me the whole body of pride; grant me to feel that
I am nothing and have nothing, and that I deserve nothing but shame and contempt, but
misery and punishment.
Grant, O Lord, that I may look for nothing, claim nothing; and that I may go through all
the scenes of life, not seeking my own glory, but looking wholly unto you, and acting wholly for you.
Let me never speak any word that may tend to my own praise, unless the good of my neighbour
requires it; and even then let me beware, lest, to heal another, I wound my own soul.
Let my ears and my heart be ever shut to the praise that comes from men.
Give me a dread of applause, in whatsoever form, and from whatsoever tongue, it comes.
Deliver my soul from this snare of hell; neither let me spread it for the feet of others.
Whosoever perishes thereby, let their blood be upon their own head, and let not my hand be upon them.
O giver of every good and perfect gift, if at any time you please to work by my hand, teach me
to discern what is my own from what is another’s, and to render unto you the things that are yours.
As all the good that is done on earth you do it yourself, let me ever return to you all the glory.
Let me, as a pure crystal, transmit all the light you pour upon me; but never claim as my own what
is your sole property.
- John Wesley
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