Christmas Eve
Today we pray for those living in Duston Road, Staines Close, Warwick House, St. Francis Avenue and Gladstone Close.
Please pray for all those involved in the Ukrainian War
especially all those injured and killed
Morning
Good morning, Lord!
Thank You for a new day.
Thank You that Your compassion is renewed every morning.
Great is Your faithfulness and Your steadfast love, O Lord!
I don’t know what all is going to happen today,
and how much I’ll get done,
but You do.
So I give this day to You.
Fill me with Your Holy Spirit, Father.
Energize me for Your work,
because You know how tired these bones are.
Awaken me to the wonder of Your salvation,
and quicken my spirit to the reality of Your work in my life.
Lord, my mind is filled with creative ideas,
but they’re all jumbled.
Holy Spirit, come and hover over my mind like
You hovered over the waters at creation
and speak order out of the chaos!
Help me to cease striving and to trust that
You will give me all I need today to do the work
You’ve given me to do.
You will be faithful to complete
the good work You’ve started,
and as I step out into my day,
I declare Your sovereignty over every area of my life.
I entrust myself to You and ask that
You use me however You see fit.
This day is Yours.
My body is Yours.
My mind is Yours.
Everything I am is Yours.
May You be pleased with me today. Amen.
(Asheritah Ciuciu)
Evening
Grant me a good night's sleep tonight,
God, so that I can awake refreshed
and ready to begin another day loving you.
Thank you again for blessings
so undeserved and too numerous to count.
I love being your child,
and I long for the word "faithful"
to describe my service to you,
each day of every year.
When I awake in the morning,
may it be with a joyful smile,
not a grumpy spirit.
May your protection and your presence
bathe this place with peace and safety against the enemy.
Good night, Lord. In Jesus's name, Amen.
(Rebecca Barlow Jordan)