You, who are Light, who appeared in order to shed Your light abroad in our hearts, who stepped into the darkness yet was not overcome by darkness, who went under death's darkness but did not surrender to it, who burst forth from death's shadow in blazing resurrection life, You, Light, shine light in us, who haze …
Sunday Prayer 33
O delivering God, come rescue me. O healing God, come heal me. O guiding God, come be my Shepherd. O strengthening God, come fortify me. O saving God, please save me. O redeeming God, please remake me. O upbuilding God, please encourage me. O loving God, please lavish me with Your love. O victorious God, …
Sunday Prayer 32
Jesus, Suffering Messiah promised long ago in Isaiah's songs, Victorious Seed foretold in Abraham's promise, Redeeming Lover echoed in Boaz's embrace of Ruth, Servant Savior streaming in Jeremiah's tears, Heart-wracked husband of Hosea's pursuit of Gomer, Desperate Singer of Zephaniah's poetry, Hopeful hart of Habakkuk's ringing words - Light of the World, Bread of Life, …
Sunday Prayer 31
Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:8) Almighty God, who made all that exists by Your powerful word and who sustains all that is through Your abiding presence, please also sustain me this day through Your abiding presence and create a good work in my …
Sunday Prayer 30
I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven. As the eyes of a servant look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female servant look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us mercy. …
