PLOUGH
Daily
Prayer Nevertheless
do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you; but rejoice that
your names are written in heaven. (Luke
10:20, RSV)
Dear Father in heaven, we
thank you with all our hearts for showing your power in us and for overcoming
so much that is hostile and that threatens to harm our life.
We thank you for the countless
wonders you do for our sake.
We rejoice and thank you most of
all for allowing us to know that you are writing our names in heaven. Where our
names are, there we are too. Where our Lord Jesus Christ is, there we want to
be too, and our words and our actions should come from him.
Keep us faithful in this, and let
us serve you with gladness on every path we tread. Amen.
Daily
Prayer Take all that shall be brought upon thee:
and in thy sorrow endure, and in thy humiliation keep patience. For gold and
silver are tried in the fire, but acceptable men in the furnace of humiliation. (Ecclesiasticus
2:4-5, DRA)
Lord our God, we thank you
for helping us again and again.
Praised be your name for all
you do for us and for all your help in many dangers and hardships!
We trust you completely and have
faith in you through Jesus Christ, the Saviour. He reveals your grace
everywhere, in every hardship, giving us the courage and freedom to look toward
your kingdom.
Help us remain courageous when we
have to face suffering, for we want to be your disciples in Jesus Christ, the
Crucified One.
He has made suffering holy, that
our suffering too may bear fruit for you in time and in eternity. Amen.
Daily
Prayer But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he
will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak
only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. (John
16:13, NIV)
Dear Father in heaven, grant
your Spirit to us, your children. May something from you be revealed on earth
so that divine strength and divine truth, not what is only human, are with us
in all we do.
Keep courage alive in our hearts
even when things look dark.
May powers of peace and healing
be revealed through us because you are near and your kingdom is all around us.
You can do all things, also
things beyond our understanding.
With your help we do what we
are able, but we cannot do what you do.
We trust in you, and we believe
that through your power and your Spirit you will take possession of our whole
lives and the lives of the many who sigh in their hearts for absolute truth.
Amen.
Daily
Prayer In that day this song will be sung in the land
of Judah: We have a strong city; God makes salvation its walls and
ramparts...Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the
Rock eternal. (Isaiah
26:1-4, NIV)
Lord our God, help us find the
path that we may walk with confidence because you are our Father.
Banish all thoughts that try to
depress us. Let your Spirit drive them away.
May our hearts become quiet
before you, because you, the Almighty, guide everything for man's good on earth.
Everything will lead to
thanksgiving, to your praise and glory. Be with us at all times, day and night.
May our hearts always exult
afresh, rejoicing in you, our God and our Saviour. Amen.
Daily
Prayer He who dwells in the shelter of the Most
High, who abides in the shadow of the Almighty, will say to the Lord, "My
refuge and my fortress; my God, in whom I trust." (Psalm
91:1–2, RSV)
Lord our God, we come into
your presence, for you are our certainty, our refuge, especially in these times
when so much is happening to grieve and trouble us.
You are our God and our Saviour
today and for all time.
You have always been our
Saviour and helper, and you will remain our Saviour and helper forever. We
praise you and glorify your name.
Give a new spirit in our day,
we pray, new help through the gospel brought by Jesus Christ.
May your name be kept holy, your
kingdom come, and your will be done on earth as in heaven. Amen.
Daily
Prayer For those who are led by the Spirit of God
are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that
you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your
adoption to sonship. And by him we cry,
"Abba, Father." The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we
are God's children. (Romans
8:14-16, NIV)
Dear Father in heaven, you
are among us and we can call you Abba, dear Father.
In the joy of being your
children we want to lay our lives into your hands to be made good and happy.
Care for us like a shepherd
pasturing his flock so that we can have community with one another.
Help us to realise that you have
many children here and everywhere, and that again and again you take a child by
the hand saying, "You are mine.
I am caring for you." We
thank you that your eyes watch over all the world. We thank you that your rule
is over all mankind and will bring good to all people, wherever they may live.
May this happen soon through
our Saviour. We call to him, "Lord Jesus, come. Come soon! May
your hand keep us all close to the Father in heaven." Amen.