Lord God,
We thank You for offering us eternal life with You.
We give ourselves to You, as an instrument of Your will.
May our minds be focused on You and on Your desires.
May our hands do what is pleasing to You.
May our feet go where You would have us go.
We praise You for Your goodness and mercy,
and for giving us new life through our risen Savior,
Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray.
Amen.

Our Lord God,
Jesus humbly rode a colt into Jerusalem.
He followed the Father's plan all the way to the cross.
We thank You, Jesus, for Your sacrifice on our behalf.
May we follow Your example of humility and obedience.
May we see the miracles You continue to perform in our lives
and respond with thanksgiving and praise.
We thank You for Your mercy and for Your healing hand in our lives.
In Jesus' holy name we pray.
Amen.

Lord God,
We seek You and we desire
a deeper relationship with You.
We pray that You would open our
hearts and minds to Your word today.
You put each of us where we are for a reason.
Help us to understand Your desire for us.
Give us the strength and the will
to do what You would have us do,
in thanks and praise for all that You have done for us.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.

Lord God,
We thank You for Your Presence in our lives.
We are so blessed to have access to Your word
and to be able to worship You freely.
We thank You for Your son, Jesus,
for indeed "the Lord saves".
May the thoughts of our hearts
reveal our deep love for You.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.

Lord God,
We admit that we judge others.
Sometimes we judge with admiration
which leads us to envy and covet.
Other times we judge through self-righteousness.
But You, Lord, are the only worthy judge.
Our guilt convicts us,
but Your kindness and mercy pardons us.
Help us to stop comparing ourselves to others
but rather to set our minds on what is right and true,
and give You honor by our thoughts and actions.
In Jesus' name,
Amen.

Holy Father,
The bible repeatedly says,
"Do not be afraid" and "God is with you".
Yet we find ourselves fearful of our circumstances,
of the future, and sometimes of others.
We pray that we would feel Your presence in our lives,
and through our reliance on You, we would overcome our fears.
You, Lord, are all-powerful, all-knowing, and perfect
and You love us completely.
We put all our concerns into Your capable hands.
We love You and we thank You for caring for us.
In Jesus' name.
Amen.

Lord, as we approach springtime, we look forward
to the renewal of the beauty of the landscape.
We've entered the season of Lent in the church -
a time for the renewal of our hearts and minds.
We are privileged that we can wake up each day
with a clean slate; refreshed and renewed through
faith in the saving power of Jesus Christ.
As Isaiah prophesied of Jesus,
"He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows."
And from Jeremiah, "God will remember our sins no more."
We thank You and praise You, Lord,
for Your grace that has made us new.
In Jesus' holy name.
Amen.