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For Jesus-Centered Worship

Holy Father,
Sundays are sacred. Today I ask you to help me stay focused on what makes worship so special: worship is where you give me Jesus. Where Jesus is, there is peace for troubled hearts and rest for weary souls. Where your Word is present, there also the work of Jesus is present. Therefore, as I hear the Word of God read and preached, as the Word of God is spoken and sung, as I see the promises from the Word of God attached to Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, help me see Jesus and his saving work for me. Refresh and recharge my soul. Let the words and works of our Savior Jesus be proclaimed clearly and considerably in Christian churches everywhere, nurturing and strengthening the faith of many.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Be Aware of Those Hurting During the Holidays

Compassionate Savior,
The weeks ahead will be filled with busy activities in homes, at schools, and in the workplace. While these events are generally a source of warmth and happiness as we gather and socialize, this time of year can also be painful for many.

Memories from past painful events that took place during this time of year can resurface and dull the delight of those affected by them. Hearts are made heavy by the remembrance of loved ones who passed away during this season, no matter how long ago. Current career stress and end of the year job responsibilities can also factor into the frustration many experience. 

Enable me to be aware of the hurts of others during the holidays. Grant me sensitivity to engage meaningfully with those who are struggling, so that I am able to provide them with needed support and hope. Make me a bright spot when they feel surrounded by darkness. Through my compassion, help them catch a glimpse of yours, so that they may know how much they are cared for.  

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Spend Wisely

God of all Good,
We are blessed to have so many solutions when it comes to filling our wants and our needs. We are surrounded by brick and mortar stores that provide more options than we would ever even explore before making a purchase. We have online stores at our fingertips that load more screens and pages than we could ever scroll through. 

Today, as we are hit with sales and deals and once-a-year shopping opportunities, guard me from becoming consumed by commercialism. A thoughtful gift is one thing, but guide me in moderation. Few of us or those we know need more material things in our lives. Let me manage the financial resources you’ve entrusted to me with prudence and reason. Keep me from overspending or racking up debt. While I bring these requests to you on this Black Friday, may they also apply also through the duration of this holiday season and beyond.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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Thank You That I Am a Christian

Gracious Father,
On this Thanksgiving Day, I am filled with gratitude as I reflect on how good you are to me. The countless physical blessings surrounding me are daily reminders that you not only richly provide for my daily bread – my necessities – but also for so many of my wants. Thank you that having to go without basic needs is really an unfamiliar experience for me.

Surpassing the abundance of physical blessings, however, are the spiritual blessings that are also mine daily. These start with and flow from the name, Christian, which I bear solely because of your grace. This title, this name, carries with it a significance that is mine for eternity – to know that I belong to you and am yours! I stand in awe of my underserved status before you as a perfect man of God. Even the faith to grasp this reality is your gift to me! As a Christian, I rest in a daily peace that cannot be found anywhere else, a joy that cannot be filled from anything else, and grace that cannot be fulfilled by anyone else. Thank you that I bear this name: Christian!

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Put My Faith Into Action Daily

Faith-Giving Spirit,
Your Word records many exemplary ways you used believers to carry out your work. We marvel at the trusting obedience of Abraham and the bold Pharaoh-facing confidence of Moses. The daunting threats and unique ministries to which you called your prophets would easily have turned weaker believers away. The determination and resiliency that Paul faced on his missionary journeys and the miracles that your disciples performed in your name were exemplary. 

I easily feel like my life and opportunities to serve you pale by comparison. But you don’t see things that way. Help me to realize that I can glorify you in what appear to be the daily and the mundane and the things which seem small, but which are done in faith and love for you and others. When through the lens of my faith, I consciously carry out my responsibilities as a husband or a father, as a son or a sibling, or as an employee or a neighbor, you do not view my service in your kingdom as big or small, but simply as faithful. Therefore, fill me with a godly desire simply to put my faith into action in many ways daily, so that through me you may build up your church, just as you’ve been doing through believers for generations. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Guard Against What Doesn’t Last

Blessed Redeemer,
If I want to be ready for you return on the Last Day, it means not only focusing on what lasts – your Word – but also guarding against what doesn’t. There is much in this world that begs for my attention. While much of it may be good, there is so much that is merely fleeting, passing away like the rest of the world. Guard me from being consumed by these distractions, from being overly concerned about what won’t last at the expense of your words and promises that will. See that I am detached from what is temporal and tuned in to what is eternal. Keep me from worry and anxiety over the little things and direct me to be invested in what matters while I watchfully wait for your return. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Focus on What Lasts

Patient Lord,
As I await your return on the Last Day, I can easily slip into indifference or complacency. I treat your warning like the boy who cried wolf, tending to disregard it as a false alarm with each year and then decade that passes by. Yet it is this very reality that illustrates why you provided the warning to be ready in the first place. Help me to heed it! 

I do that by focusing on what lasts. Ultimately, all of the stuff of this world will pass away and be forgotten. So keep me focused instead on what lasts: your Word. Not only will your Word endure until the end, but it will always be powerful and effective until that time as well. Therefore, let it permeate my life. Rather than just an occasional Sunday morning book reading, let your Word dwell in my life richly. As I focus on it more, use Scripture to sculpt and shape my soul and my mind, so that I live for you now while I look for you in the future.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Those Returning to Worship

Heavenly Father,
Sundays are sacred. Thank you for freedom and opportunity we have to worship each week, and for moving so many of your people to gather together for this special purpose. What a blessing it is! 

Today I pray for those returning to worship who haven’t attended for some length of time. Whatever reason is behind it, I am grateful that you used it to prompt their return. Setting foot in a church after an extended absence is no small thing, as the lengthy time away allows fearful or anxious thoughts to build up in people’s minds. Let those who notice their return respond positively and make an effort to welcome them without judgment. As the father rejoiced at the return of his prodigal son, may your people respond with rejoicing, too. Use your Word to speak what their heart needs to hear so that their return is a celebration of their long-term reconnection and reengagement with their church family.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Rightly Use the Internet

Dear Lord,
The internet opens doors to more blessings than I could ever imagine. Through it I can benefit from the copious research carried out by others and grow in knowledge and understanding. The internet provides up-to-date news from virtually anywhere in the world so that I can always know what’s going on. I can easily communicate with close friends as well as those I may never meet in person. The internet can provide so much good on a daily basis.

But the internet is also a gateway to temptation and sin. Even relatively harmless content can still do more harm than good when I get drawn into endless loops of mindless clicks, leading me to avoid my responsibilities and obligations. There are also sites that not only provide sinful content, but promote it. Whether deliberately or accidentally, guard me from any pages where sex or violence are glorified. When sin is celebrated or normalized, give me the discipline to steer clear. Guard my eyes to help guard my heart, so that I use the internet in ways that reflect who I am: yours.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Actions That Amplify My Words

Heavenly Father,
Words are powerful. Help me use them frequently to offer encouragement, support, and kindness to others. Words build up and spur on others.

Nevertheless, there is a reason we say actions speak louder than words. The power of words is multiplied when supported by actions. So I ask that as you help me make the most of opportunities to speak words that uplift and empower, you also make me mindful of how my words can be amplified by my actions. Love verbally expressed can be physically shown. Sympathies offered can be accompanied by thoughtful gestures. Cheers of encouragement can be stretched even further by acts that demonstrate genuine belief in others. Let my words speak loud tones of positivity, but may my actions support them and help ensure that they hit their mark in serving others.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.