Intimacy with God
James 4:8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.
Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me,
Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me,
Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ be with me this day.
God I love you because ________________
God I thank you for ________________
Most powerful Holy Spirit, come down upon us and subdue us. From heaven, where the ordinary is made glorious,
and glory seems but ordinary, bathe us with the brilliance of Your light like dew.
Preparation of self
1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Forgive us, that we have not loved You with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our mind, with all our strength.
Forgive us our coldness and indifference, our lack of constant love, our unbelief, our false pretences,
our refusal to understand Your ways.
I am no longer my own, but Yours. Use me as You choose; rank me alongside whoever You choose; put me to doing, put me to suffering; let me be employed for You, or laid aside for You, raised up for you, or brought down low for You; let me be full, let me be empty; let me have all things, let me have nothing; with my whole heart I freely choose to yield all things to Your ordering and approval.
So now, God of glory, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, You are mine, and I am Your own.
Intercession for others
1 Timothy 2:1 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people.
We hold before you God:
those for whom life is very difficult; those who have difficult decisions to make, and who honestly do not know what is the right thing to do.
We hold before you God:
those who know that they can be their own worst enemies.
We hold before you God:
those who have difficult people to be around; those who have to suffer unjust treatment, unfair criticism, unappreciated work.
We hold before you God:
those who are sad because someone they loved has died; and any who are disappointed in something for which they hoped very much.
Intercession for the world
Matthew 25:34-40 Then the King will say to those on his right, 'Enter, you who are blessed by my Father! Take what's coming to you in this kingdom. It's been ready for you since the world's foundation. And here's why:
I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me.'
"Then those 'sheep' are going to say, 'Master, what are you talking about? When did we ever see you hungry and feed you, thirsty and give you a drink? And when did we ever see you sick or in prison and come to you?' Then the King will say, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me—you did it to me.'
Hear our prayer O God,
Almighty and most merciful God, you command us to offer food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted; Grant that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart; that, following in the steps of your blessed Son, we may give of ourselves in the service of others until poverty and hunger cease in all the world, and all things are reconciled in the reign of Christ.
God of love, in your mercy, Hear our prayer.
BENEDICTION
Lord, You have always given bread for the coming day; and though I am poor, today I believe.
Lord, You have always given strength for the coming day; and though I am weak, today I believe.
Lord, You have always given peace for the coming day; and though of anxious heart, today I believe.
Lord, You have always kept me safe in trials; and now, tried as I am, today I believe.
Lord, You have always marked the road for the coming day; and though it may be hidden, today I believe.
Lord, You have always lightened this darkness of mine; and though the night is here, today I believe.
Lord, You have always spoken when time was ripe; and though you be silent now, today I believe.
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