Prayer of Worshipful Acknowledgment

Blessed are you, God of compassion and mercy,
to you be praise and glory for ever.
In the darkness of our sin,
your light breaks forth like the dawn
and your healing springs up for deliverance.
As we rejoice in the gift of your saving help,
sustain us with your bountiful Spirit
and open our lips to sing your praise.
Blessed be God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Blessed be God for ever.

Worth Memorizing

Psalm 43.3,4 (NLT) "Send out your light and your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to your holy mountain, to the place where you live. There I will go to the altar of God, to God—the source of all my joy. I will praise you with my harp, O God, my God!"

A Pretty Good Prayer Spot...

...to consider: The Call of and Professing Wisdom

"The Word of the Lord does not return void" Isaiah 55...
• Invitation for real satisfaction
• Promise of living in the ways of God
• Illustration of repentance: nature manifests and praises God

Psalm 34.8,9
"Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Fear the Lord, you his holy people, for those who fear him lack nothing."
• Know the fear of the Lord
• Do the will of the Lord
• Be in the faithfulness of the Lord

Two Great Quotes on Entrusting Prayer

The Spirit of Jesus is conscious of one thing only —a perfect oneness with the Father, and He says “Learn of Me, for I am meek and lowly in heart.” All I do ought to be founded on a perfect oneness with Him, not on a self-willed determination to be godly. This will mean that I can be easily put upon, easily over-reached, easily ignored; but if I submit to it for His sake, I prevent Jesus Christ being persecuted.

Oswald Chambers

Only be sure you have the sail up. Do not miss the gale for want of preparation for it. Seek help of God, that you may be more earnest in duty when made more strong in faith; that you may be more constant in prayer when you have more liberty at the throne; that you may be more holy in your conversation whilst you live more closely with Christ.

Charles Spurgeon

Gratitude & Justice

"Thoughtfulness...is a necessary condition of gratitude, which in turn is a prerequisite of the virtue of justice."

Douglas McManahan