MONDAY PRAYER

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 SEPTEMBER 12, 2022




Praying Together

This week in our Daily Devotions we are going to post some prayers that we can pray together as a follower of Jesus and as a Community of Jesus.

I want to invite us to pray the words slowly, don't rush through, and see if there is a phrase or request that you really take notice of, that leaps off the screen at you. 

Take a few moments to reflect on why these particular words caught your attention. 
 
Let's Pray

Dear God, at the start of this day and week, help us to recognize you above all else. Enlighten the eyes of our heart that we might see you, and notice how you're at work through our lives. 

Give us wisdom to make the best choices, fill us with a desire to seek after you more than anything else in this world. Let your Spirit and power breathe in us, through us, again, fresh and new. 

Thank you that you are greater than anything we may face in our day. Thank you that your presence goes with us, and that your joy is never dependent on our circumstances, but it is our true and lasting strength, no matter what we're up against. 

We ask that your peace lead us, that it would guard our hearts and minds in you. We ask for your grace to cover our lives this day. 

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

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