Holy Father,

We are by nature sinful;

influenced by the world, the devil and the flesh.

Yet You love us! You want what’s best for us.

You provided a means to our salvation through Your Son, Jesus.

All this not because of anything we’ve done,

but as a free gift out of Your great love and kindness.

We are eternally grateful and we live out our thankfulness

in a life of service to You.
In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Father God,

We are Your servants.

We are fully devoted to You and pray that

our behavior would reflect that devotion.

You desire that we show You love

by caring for our fellow man.

Help us to stop judging ourselves and others.

Rid us of envy and selfishness.

Fill us with compassion and humility.

We praise You in the name of the Father,

and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Holy Father,

As You are in Jesus, may Jesus be in us.

Abide with us in our thoughts to always consider Your ways.

Be with us in our conversations, that we may speak Your truth.

Guide our steps that we may serve You in unity of spirit.

To God be the glory forever, through Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Holy Father, we look forward to Jesus' second coming.
On our own, we are not deserving of salvation.
But we are assured of this gift through Jesus'
suffering, death and resurrection. Grant us wisdom
and discernment to prepare ourselves for that day.
Set our hearts and minds to accomplishing the
work You would have us do. To Him who sits on
the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor
and glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

Lord God, You alone are good.

Only You are worthy of our praise, honor, and worship.

It’s our duty – and our privilege – to serve You.

By our faith in Jesus, we’re not just changed –

we’re made NEW, having God in us.

May each of us be an example of what’s good in this world

- forgiving one another and living a life of faith.

In the name of our risen king, Jesus. Amen.

Lord God,

We thank You for Your Son Jesus

who taught us to live a life of servitude;

who modeled perfect adherence to Your will;

who demonstrated sacrificial love.

May Your Spirit strengthen and teach us

so that we may be like-minded with Christ

and follow His example.

For only by following Him

may we enter Your eternal dwelling.

He knows the way!

We pray that we never lose sight of Jesus

but follow Him closely, paying attention

to the direction He would have us go

and listening for His voice.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

Holy Father,
When we are weak, You give us strength.
When we are afraid, You comfort us and give us assurance.
When we feel inadequate, Your Holy Spirit fills us and makes us whole.
We praise You and thank You for loving us, guiding us,
bearing the burden of our sin, and sustaining us.
May our hearts be focused on only You,
now - in the midst of prayer -
and later - when our weakness and fear try to consume us.
May we, instead, be consumed by Your Holy Spirit
and certain of Your faithfulness.
In Jesus' holy name. Amen.