Wrong Things Right

"Arise, O God, judge the earth; for to thee belong all the nations!"

Psalm 82:8

Arise, O God, our hope is in you, for putting right all things wrong, all things misunderstood, and all things that seem futile especially when we are tempted to give up discouraged.

Open our eyes to see through faith that you are at work in our present circumstances. Make us strong and faithful in our service and stewardship towards you. Forgive us when we fall short of the mark...again.

We beseech you on behalf of someone whose heart is burden, whose back is against the wall and whose mind is in turmoil. Thank you that we do not have to stay defeated but can be reborn, transformed and redeemed from defeat to victory in your name. Grant that triumphant experience to someone today. In Jesus name, Amen.

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Help, Hope and Healing

In these anxious, times O God, we come to you seeking the peace that surpasses all understanding. You remain our help, healing and hope in a world that all too often insists on death and devastation. Forgive us when we sought solace in the wrong places with wrong people and things.

Now Lord, strengthen us for the road ahead. When the pressures of full agendas and tight schedules stress our emotions and stretch our patience, assure us of your presence. Help us to see the difference between our will and thy will be done.

Grant us courage in facing the challenges of the day. Grant us wisdom in every conversation. Cause us to be all you created us to be. In Jesus name Amen.

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Read Through the Bible In One Year

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Life!

Gracious God, who has made us in your image, we thank you for the gift of life. We thank you for a life that separates us from all creation. We thank you for life as people of the covenant, under the cross and standing on your word. We thank you for our lives as members of the body of Christ, the life that grants us the gift of eternal life!

Forgive us when we have failed to make the most of this life. Help us today to live life to its fullest! In Jesus name, Amen.

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The Invisibles

O Lord, Our God, forgive us for being invisible men and women who fade into and out of the lives of other people. We slip pass them without a touch. We observe them without being seen. We hear without responding. We become invisible because we are afraid of saying or doing something foolish. We're afraid of rejection or abuse. It is easier to become invisible rather than risk intimacy with others.

Forgive us Lord also for making other people invisible. We refuse to see their side of the story or turn a deaf ear to their cries for help. We self-medicate ourselves so that we become numb to their touch. We are blind to their presence because their needs makes demands upon our time and treasure.

Forgive us of our fears. May your perfect love deal perfectly with us to make visible your love in us and through us. You have sent someone who is Forgiveness who paid the ultimate price. Thank you Lord that we can confess be free. It is in the name of Forgiveness we pray, Amen.

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Read through the Bible in one year!

The Scripture reading for the month of January are on the right side of this blog. Just scroll down and read the Bible daily. By this time next year you would have journeyed through all 66 books of the Bible. If you miss a day....never fear, just pick up where you left off. Come...lets dig deeper and discover the transforming power of God's Word.

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Forgiven

Gracious God, thank you for your everlasting love, unmerited grace and mercies that miraculously arrive with the rising of the sun. What joy it is that we can confess our sins and you are faithful to forgive to forgive us of our sins. Help us to forgive those closet to us, especially when our hearts don't want to and our faith demands it.

Forgive us when we have failed to live up to the talents and gifts you have given us. Forgive us when we tried but didn't try hard enough. Forgive us when we were shortsighted on mole hills we thought were mountains uncrossable.

Thank you for forgiving us. And now Lord, help us to forgive ourselves. In Jesus name, Amen.

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Faithful Conclusions

Everlasting God, you who command the times in their courses and govern the years, decades and centuries in their comings and goings, we begin the year in hope. Grant that we run its race with faithfulness and arrive at its conclusion in glory. No matter what we face this year - joy or sorrow, riches or lack, sunshine or rain, sickness or health, gain or loss - stand with us with a blessed assurance so that our lives are governed by your grace and lived in the communion of peace and respect of all our brothers and sister. In Jesus name, Amen.

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And Then...

"And then all that has divided us will merge

And then compassion will be wedded to power

And then softness will come to a world that is harsh and unkind

And then both men and women will be gentle

And then both women and men will be strong

And then no person will be subject to another's will'And then all will be rich and free and varied

And then the greed of some will give way to the needs of the many

And then all will share equally in the Earth's abundance

And then all will care for he sick and the weak and the old

And then all will nourish the young

And then all the cherish life's creatures

And then all will live in harmony with each other and the Earth

And then everywhere will be called Eden once again."

Judy Chicago

READING THROUGH THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR

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