O most holy God, we come before you today in prayer, in awe
of your greatness, mindful of your omnipotence, and in humble
supplication. Thank you for your
creation. Thank you for your love. Thank you that we can call you Father.
As our father, you want us to live good lives, happy lives,
loving lives. You call us to live
Christian lives, full of the Holy Spirit.
You are pleased when we worship you.
You also call on us to share the Good News to all who will hear it so
they may live fulfilling, worshipful lives, too.
We’re so busy. There
are only so many hours in the day. We
have work; we have family, we have social and church obligations. Each day is often over before we even realize
it’s time for another.
The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
Dear Father, help us hear our Savior’s call. Help us not let our lives get in the way of
reaching out to the lost. While we can’t
get away from our daily responsibilities -- and we shouldn’t -- help them not
eclipse your command. Help us weave
threads of evangelism and discipleship into all that we do so that it’s second
nature, so that it’s as normal to us as breathing.
We’re so busy that we often try very hard to not get
inconvenienced, to not be interrupted.
Help us be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by you and your
desires. Help us realize that sharing
the Good News IS central to our lives.
Most of us are ordinary, everyday people. We often live mundane, imperfect lives. Thank you for using us just as you have used
your people all through the ages. Thank
you for trusting us. Thank you for
giving us the opportunity to please you.
Help us show the love of Jesus Christ to all those whose
paths we cross, saved and unsaved, likeable and nasty, friend and enemy…for all
are your children…and you desire all to be close to you.
In the silence, Lord, speak to us. Let us be quiet and hear your call.
Praise be to you, wondrous Lord.
Just as we ask your care, mercy, and love on those on our
prayer lists, we ask your special blessings today on Warren and Julie Veal and
their family as they serve with Missionary Aviation Fellowship, sharing the
love of Jesus Christ through aviation and technology so that isolated people
may be physically and spiritually transformed.
As we prepare our hearts and minds for our time of
communion, let us pray together as Jesus Christ taught us to pray…
