Lord,

We’re not always in a “good place”

but, thankfully, You meet us where we are.

You’re never out-of-reach, and You always

desire that we would draw closer to You.

You don’t ask us to be perfect in order to

receive Your love and blessing.

You love and bless us and, when we repent,

we are made perfect by Jesus’ death on the cross.

You blot out every stain of imperfection.

Jesus’ innocence and obedience becomes for us

the white robe that covers over our sins.

We thank You, praise You, and worship You for

Your goodness and mercy, in Jesus’ name.

Amen

Lord, have mercy on us.

Sometimes, though our eyes are open, we don’t see the need around us.

Sometimes we speak without thinking and react before we know all the facts.

We pray that, as we look to You in faith and trust, You would heal us of our 

short-sightedness and give us the words to proclaim Your love.

We thank you, Jesus, for the suffering you endured for our redemption

and we pray in your holy name.

Amen.

Almighty Father,

This is all for You, for You are perfect

and the only one worthy of our praise.

Open our minds and our hearts to hear Your prompting.

Help us to climb over and around any obstacles

to do the work You’ve set before us.

Set our minds on being more like Christ

as we look forward to the day

when we will be conformed to His image.

In Jesus’ holy name we pray.

Amen.

Jesus said, “a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions”, 

yet most of us have too much “stuff” and we still catch ourselves wanting more.

Lord, help us to be thankful for and content with what we have – whatever our 

circumstances. We thank You for food in our bellies, the shirt on our back, 

and the fact that we had somewhere to lay our heads last night. We thank You

that we have access to Your Word and can worship freely. We thank You that 

we are Your treasured possessions; purchased by the blood of our savior, Jesus,

in whose name we pray.

Amen.