O Lord Jesus Christ, who yourself did weep beside the grave, and are touched with the feeling of our sorrows; fulfill now your promise that you will not leave your people comfortless, but will come to them. Reveal yourself unto your afflicted servants, and cause them to hear you saying, I am the resurrection and the life. Help them, O Lord, to turn to you with true discernment, and to abide in you through living faith, that finding...
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A Prayer For Peace Lord, thou has been our dwelling-place in all generations; before the mountains were brought forth or ever thou hadst formed the Earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. We come to thee in a day of confusion and anguish; in a time when terror walks at night about the Earth and destruction wastes at noonday. Nevertheless, we are not dismayed or as those who have no hope. For we know...
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Son of Man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word I speak and give them warning from me. (Ezekiel 33:7) Unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchmen stand guard in vain. (Psalm 127:1b) He who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. (Psalm 121:3b-4) God places his children in the position of watchmen. We are to cry, alert others, or even...
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Transformation So, at first it’s easy. Growth. Green. Life. Creation. All sorts of good things. But what happens when something you don’t want comes up in the middle of your garden? Weeds, say. Weeds come from seeds, too, you know. But forget weeds for now. They are, after all, minor annoyances that you are meant to pull up and destroy. What about a plant that you thought would be good—a plant you committed to taking care...
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Tonight, as on other nights, I’m walking alone through the valley of fear. O God, I pray that you will hear me, for you alone know what is in my heart. Lift me out of the valley of despair and set my soul free. (Anne Wadey)
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