MOMENT FOR PRAYER
Prayer is a most important aspect of our faith. Prayer is of course a very personal thing. There are no right and wrongs ways of going about it - so long as You are praying to our God and Father or to the Lord Jesus or to the Holy Spirit - one God, three persons.
Our congregation's prayer diary, (issued 2 or 3 times a year), is an aid to prayer - mainly to help us in our prayers for others and to keep us from being too self-centred in our prayers. Here are some we would like to share with you.
Autumn 2008
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From the rising of the sun to the going down of the same, the Lord's
name is to be praised. From the rising of the sun to the going down of
the same, the Lord's name is to be praised. Praise ye the Lord, praise
Him, o ye servants of the Lord, praise the name of the Lord; blessed be
the name of the Lord from this time forth, and for evermore. From Psalm 113. |
God of all wisdom, thank You the courageous witness down the centuries
of those who sacrificed their lives rather than deny the truth of the
cross; that it is the only way of salvation. Help us to be faithful too,
not diminishing any aspect of the Gospel message but proclaiming it
throughout the earth. For Christ's sake. Amen. Care Prayer Guide. |
"Only one act of pure love, unsullied by any taint of ulterior motive,
have never been performed in the history of the world, namely the
self-giving of God in Christ on the cross for undeserving sinners.
Looking for a definition of love, we should look not in a dictionary,
but at Calvary". John Stott. |
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nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility
consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only
to your own interests, but also to the interests of others. Philippians 2:3,4 NIV |
Forgive us, Lord, our selfish asking, all that's petty in Your sight;
Oh, help us pray with Godly motives and to seek what's good and right. D.De Haan. |
Not many of us feel worthy to be called Your servants, and we wonder why
You chose us for a particular job. Thank You for pulling out from us
skills we didn't know we had, and for trusting us to serve the work of
the Kingdom. M.A.F Prayer Diary |
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Let us take a little tour Around this planet once so pure Skies and oceans once so blue Trees and grass a rich green hue Clear and clean nutritious rain Did help the land and feed the grain Those days have slipped fast away Maybe soon a real doomsday Litter here, an oil slick there Smokey fumes that fill the air large forests being swept away Skies more constantly turning grey Polluted seas much worse each year It's lost, it's gone - we're all to blame Our earth will never be the same To the future, a planet ailing Just who is it that we're failing? Our children's children that is who Descendants all from me and you Let's stop, let's think, let's try to save Our planet from an early grave. Poem by J Westie was shared by the late Mr A Livingston |
Lord, in the hush of early dawn, when all the world lies sleeping, I
place my life and all I love into Thy gracious keeping....... (White....Shared by Mrs E Tennant) "Every time we pray our horizon is altered, our attitude to things is altered, not sometimes, but every time, and the amazing thing is that we don't pray more". Oswald Chambers Lord God, we thank You for calling us into the company of those who trust in Christ and seek to obey His will. You have made us strangers no longer but pilgrims together on the way to Your kingdom. Guide us closed to You and to one another in the unity of the Spirit and the bond of peace and strengthen us together in mission and service to Your world. Amen. CrossReach. |
SMILE TIME Lord, help me be the person that my puppy thinks I am. he counts on me for every need, for help in every jam. He looks at me with trusting eyes, he's sure that I am kind. The thought that I might let him down would never cross his mind. So lord, if in this smaller task I do the best I can, Then help me, please, be just as kind toward my fellow man. Let steadfast friendship be my aim and may I never fail to put a smile on every face, A wag in every tail! (Shared by Mrs I Brown) |
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Close the door of hate and open the door of love all over the world. Let
kindness come with every gift and good desires with every greeting.
Deliver us from evil by the blessing which Christ brings and teach us to
be merry with clean hearts. Amen. Robert Louis Stevenson. |
From our perspective and within our narrow horizons, we often despair at
the future of the Church. Lord, give us the wider picture and help us to
proclaim "hallelujah: For our Lord God Almighty reigns". Lord, may Your will be achieved in our service, Your love revealed in our living, and Your saving power made know through our discipleship. M.A.F. Prayer Diary. |
"Have you heard about the minister's cats? They are called Ancient and
Modern." "Why would they be called that?" "Because they are both hims!" Kelso & Sprouston Link-up. Many will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave a print upon your heart. (Shared by Catrina Glancy, 10 yrs) |
