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To Know When to Show Up for Others

Lord God,
As a believer, I recognize the importance of social events and gatherings that provide opportunities to make new connections with others and strengthen existing relationships. This is not only valuable within the body of Christ, but also essential for those outside the Church – so that through believers, they may come to know their Savior and, Lord-willing, come to faith in him. I often struggle with being at peace over when to show up on such occasions and when it is acceptable to sit them out. Sometimes I attend out of a sense of obligation or guilt; other times I feel guilty for not attending and staying home.

Help me sort through the motivations of my heart in such situations. Free me from the burden of guilt that isn’t mine to carry. On the other hand, when I am being selfish or uncaring about others, expose that in me so that I see it and am aware of it. When pride and false assurance compel me to show up because I convince myself that you need someone like me to carry out the relational work that could arise in certain scenarios, let me know it. Guide me to maintain a healthy balance in discerning when it is good and right to attend such social situations, and when it is perfectly OK not to, so that my decisions and management of your gift of time honor you.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Jesus’ Ascension

Ascended Savior,
On this day of Ascension, forty days after we celebrated your resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday, we remember and rejoice that you returned to your heavenly throne. You did not abandon your Church, but rather returned to rule over all things on her behalf. You oversee world events so that disaster and catastrophe must bend to your will to serve the good of your people. You utilize even the persecution of your people to build your Church into a magnificent temple of living stones, with you yourself as the Living Cornerstone. From your seat in heaven, you direct and govern the affairs of your Church, using her to bless and save many in this fallen and lost world. Keep the body of the Church faithful to you, its Head, by standing with steadfast hearts and ironclad wills on your Word that endures forever.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For the Security of My Salvation

Friend of Sinners,
You are the best thing that has ever happened to me. I have no greater treasure than you and the flood of blessings you have consistently lavished on me. I am grounded in the confidence that I am yours and that my eternity will be spent in your presence, all thanks to the perfect work of your life, death, and resurrection. My salvation is sure and certain! Leave these truths imprinted on my heart, so that my days are marked with joy and peace. Allow the reality of my future inheritance to carry me through every present impediment or inconvenience. Let the confidence of my permanent home in heaven spur me on to make the most of my temporary home and time here on earth.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For the Happiness That Comes From Your Holiness

God of Grace,
As a believer, I am included among those you refer to as “a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession” (1 Peter 2:9). Don’t ever allow me to take these images of grace for granted! When I take the time to reflect on what it actually means to be holy – that every thought I think, every word I speak, and every action I take is unstained by sin, I become painfully aware of the impossibility of ever achieving holiness on my own. Nevertheless, I am a part of your “holy nation” of believers. You call me, a sinner, sinless. You call unholy me, holy. Only by the blood of Jesus! I ask just this, then, Lord – that you direct and equip me to live the holy life to which you’ve called me, so that my life reflects what you say I am in Christ: holy. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Dealing with Difficult Church Members

Lord of the Church,
You call us to gather together and unite with fellow believers to carry out our mission and ministry together. When this happens at the local congregational level, you use us both to be a blessing to others and to be blessed by others as the body of Christ. Thank you for the many influential believers you have brought into my life through my church family.

Yet, just as in all other areas of life, church is not without difficult people. While this doesn’t surprise us, knowing your church is made up of sinner saints, it can be a unique challenge because believers are called to hold each other to a higher standard. Forgive me first of all for the many times and ways I’ve personally fallen short of those standards and been difficult for others. Let me extend to others the same grace and patience that have so often been extended to me.

At the same time, don’t allow others to mistake that patience for permission when they are in the wrong or need to repent. Help me distinguish between spiritual immaturity and obstinance, and to separate ignorance or eccentricities from deliberate disobedience. Lead me to assume the best of all of my fellow church members, especially the particularly difficult ones. Guard any differences from becoming divisiveness, and continue to build up your church through the unique members of the body of Christ.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.