Don’t hesitate to be enthusiastic—be on fire in the Spirit as you serve the Lord! Be happy in your hope, stand your ground when you’re in trouble, and devote yourselves to prayer. (Romans 12:11-12, CEB)
When I go aside in order to pray, I find my heart unwilling to approach God; and when I tarry in prayer my heart is unwilling to abide in Him. Therefore I am compelled first to pray to God to move my heart into Himself, and when I am in Him, I pray that my heart remain in Him.”
~John Bunyan
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Visit, I beseech thee, O Lord, this habitation with thy mercy,
and me with thy grace and salvation.
Let thy holy angels pitch their tents round about and dwell here,
that no illusion of the night may abuse me,
the spirits of darkness may not come near to hurt me,
no evil or sad accident oppress me;
and let the eternal Spirit of the Father dwell in my soul and body,
filling every corner of my heart with light and grace.
Let no deed of darkness overtake me;
and let thy blessing, most blessed God,
be upon me for ever,
through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
(Jeremy Taylor)
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Lord, make me an instrument of your 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
Giovanni di Bernardone (Francis of Assisi)
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Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, let’s pray in Jesus’ name!
Now it’s time for you to jump in with your prayers/prayer requests in the comment section. Let’s also pray for each other! Someone will pray for you/with you. (Because this is a global prayer wall, sometimes – due to the time differences – prayers are not instant. But know that God hears you 24/7! BLESSINGS!
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