Dear Heavenly Father, when I look about and see so much evil which prospers, help me not to envy those who have worldly success but who don’t honor You, for I know that all worldly things eventually turn to dust. Give me the strength to store up my treasures in Heaven, instead. Help me to […]

I love you, Lord, and I lift my voice to worship You, Oh, my soul, rejoice! Take joy my King in what You hear, let it be a sweet, sweet sound in Your ear. Please, today…make me an instrument of Your peace. Send me someone who needs what I can do in Your name, because

Today, I borrow a prayer by Henri Nouwen seeking the peace our Lord offers: Dear God,Speak gently in my silence. When the loud outer noises of my surroundings and the loud inner noises of my fears keep pulling me away from You, help me to trust that you are still there even when I am

Dear God, as I meditate on You this morning, I mourn over the dearth of leadership in our country. I am so tired of so called ‘ ‘ who line their own pockets and are single-mindedly focused on keeping their jobs. Where, O LORD, are the statesmen and women and those with a servant’s heart

O Lord, I have come to you for protection; don’t let me be disgraced. Save me, for you do what is right. Turn your ear to listen to me….. rescue me quickly and give my bride and me wisdom to coach the couples who turn to us for help. Please be the rock of protection for us, a fortress

Oh, my Father, today I pray for all my friends who are grieving, whose grief extends far beyond the time when all the casserole dishes have been returned. Please make me loving, caring and sensitive enough to keep on remembering and being present. You alone know of whom I speak AND for whom I pray

Dear God, I bring every grieving parent into your throne of grace. Lord, they are going through a lot of pain after the loss of their children. It is not an easy thing for a parent to bury their child. Father comfort them. Help them to continue being faithful to you even through the pain.

Almighty God, my Father I thank You for giving us this Memorial Day celebration to acknowledge the debt I owe to the men and women of the United States military who have guarded this country with their lives…who never got to take their uniforms off…those who lost their lives while defending this nation. They fought

Dear LORD, my God and Father. As I still stand on the shoulders of my Dad and Mom and others gone too soon, I pray for the strength of character and resolve to be a safe and secure anchor for our children and grandchildren and for generations yet unborn in our family. Give these most

Oh, Dear God, I hurt today with news of a dear brother gone to be with you in a blink of an eye. I can understand when death comes after a long and full life, because I know it part of Your plan for orderly existence. But, LORD, when it come unexpectedly and out of