"God who made all things, the earth, the air, the sky; Who gave the light its birth, cares for me..." * But gladly I can thank and praise You O God, for making many like me to share all that you have created. I rejoice with my brothers and sisters. Life is not always pleasant because the first people made a mess of their lives by disobeying You! Thank you for so kindly sending the Lord Jesus Christ to deliver us from the penalty due to all of us for our rebellion. Now "when life's clouds … [Read more...]
We Pray that You will Raise up Leaders
Dear Father, As the infinitely wise, omnipotent, awesome, patient creator, we come to ask that you will help us raise up leaders who will guide us in obedience to your ancient command. And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” Genesis 1:28 (ESV) May these people guide us to use carefully and generously … [Read more...]
We Seek to Spend Quiet Time in Your Presence
Yes, today I desire to spend just some quiet time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday living. Quiet time in Your presence Lord, observing the multitude of magnificent things around me, your animals, the birds, and yes even the crawling insects, the flowers, the shrubs, the trees, the sky and clouds being moved by your breath upon this grand plan of yours. In all that I will worship today and not forgetting it tomorrow. Amen To read our prayer guide, click here. To learn more … [Read more...]
We Pray for Holy, Loving, Godly Dominion
Our Father in heaven, we confess that as children of Adam we have sinned, both in him our covenant head and by our own immediate actions. You created us to be Your covenant representatives, to subdue and rule the earth for Your glory and our neighbors’ benefit by transforming wilderness into garden that we are then to cultivate and guard. But we chose to seek our own glory instead, and soon every imagination of our hearts was only evil continually, and so in Your justice You judged us and the … [Read more...]
America, the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed His grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea! O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern impassion’d stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine ev’ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law! O beautiful for heroes proved In … [Read more...]
