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For Good Neighbors

Dear Jesus,
Thank you for the gift of neighbors. Good neighbors look out for each other in unique and meaningful ways. They help us out when we’re in a pinch. They keep a watchful eye over house and home while we are away. They are often the first responders in an emergency. They lend us items to help us get jobs done. They assist with projects. Good neighbors are a treasure. Lead us to thank them regularly, while also striving to be the good neighbor we hope to see in others. As we do, help us also view these meaningful relationships as ripe mission fields. Open doors for us to witness to our neighbors so that we might lead them to you. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Live With Intention

Dear Lord,
You alone know the number of days assigned to each of us here on earth. Whether that time is long or short, lead us to live with intentionality. Rather than allowing life to happen to us and seeing our time here as simply responding to one series of events after another, fill us with drive and purpose. You have called us to so much that can positively impact so many, and we casually shrug our shoulders as opportunities pass us by. Forgive us for our selfish indifference toward others by loving and serving ourselves more than them. Move us to take inventory of our daily lives to more fully grasp the myriad moments each day brings for us to take action. Let your loving sacrifice on our behalf compel us to make the most of every opportunity, for our time is short and the needs of so many are so great. Give us grace-fueled drive and purpose to embrace our station in life and be deliberate about being the salt and light you set us apart to be.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Uplift and Encourage Others

Loving Lord,
We never know the full extent of the burdens others are carrying at any given moment. We do know the constant negativity and collateral damage of living in a fallen world takes its toll on us. Therefore, help me go out of my way to speak words of positivity and encouragement to others. Use my kind words and gestures to lift up spirits and cheer up those who are down. A simple smile or friendly expression can go a long way, and it doesn’t cost me a thing. When I realize such a small, deliberate gesture may be all it takes to turn someone’s whole day around, move me to jump at any chance I have to make a difference. Furthermore, when I am intentional about encouraging others in these ways, it tends to improve my own mood as well. And, as I do so, I reflect more of you to a world that needs just that: more of you. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Your Love to Shape Mine

Lord of Love,
You love me with an everlasting love, which is mind-blowing in its own right, but even more so when I realize how unloving I can be! Thank you for never withdrawing your love from me, even when I am lacking love for others. My love is too frequently the antithesis of a 1 Corinthians 13 love. Yes, help me love my enemies, of course, but also to love everyone else well. Replace my cold indifference with warm intention, seeking to speak and show love to others whenever opportunities arise. Heighten my awareness of the depths of your love for me, so that I might better replicate such radical love toward others. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For Whatever I Need to Better Help My Neighbor

Loving Lord,
You call on us so many times in Scripture to serve our neighbor in so many different ways, and the good news of the gospel works in us the desire to do just that. Since you promise to provide us with whatever we need to carry out what you direct us to do, I pray that you give me the understanding to determine the needs of others. Prompt me to ask thoughtful questions when needs arise and to listen carefully to responses. Increase my emotional intelligence and social awareness to be able to read between the lines when necessary. Connect me with a strong network of friends and acquaintances who have both the means and the desire to support those requiring help. Use me as a conduit of your compassion and care for others. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Assume the Best of Others’ Words and Actions

Kind Savior,
I find it so easy to take things personally and make negative assumptions about the words and actions of others. I want to change this. You call me not to conform to the world, but to be transformed. Since your Spirit is behind that change, I ask you to adjust my attitude and reframe my thoughts to align with yours. When I reflect on the things my neighbor says and the way s/he treats people, prompt me to filter everything through a positive lens. Direct me to consider the best intentions behind words and actions, and to hold to those assumptions until given a reliable reason not to. Allow this approach to spread all around me, so that society normalizes taking the words and actions of others in the kindest possible way. Let your light shine brightly in me and through me in this way.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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For My New Relationships This Year

Friend of Sinners,
Thank you for the new relationships you brought into my life this year. Help me view others as you do and to value each one of them as precious in your sight. Allow me to make meaningful contributions in these relationships so that others feel known and appreciated. While some of these relationships will develop into more meaningful friendships than others, help me to be trustworthy and reliable for everyone across the board. I want others to know they can count on me. Through all of this, give me credibility, so that as opportunities arise to witness and let my light shine, others are attentive and willing to listen. Let me serve as a great neighbor to them in whatever way they need. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Clothe Me with Kindness

Kind Savior,
Simple acts of kindness can make a big difference in the lives of others, not just those on the receiving end, but also those who are witnesses. One kind gesture can encourage and inspire more of the same from others. We never know what burdens people are bearing at any given point and how impactful a kind word or action can be. Nevertheless, even if our kindness toward others goes relatively unnoticed or unappreciated, that doesn’t make it any less significant in your eyes. It’s how you call us to be in general when you call us to live lives of love and gratitude in response to your eternal kindness toward us. May we therefore always put your kindness on display in how kindly we treat others. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Guide Me in Self-Discipline

Sanctifying Spirit,
Along with power and love, you equip us with a spirit of self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7). Apart from you we only know darkness and are enslaved by sinful and rebellious attitudes. Without your enlightenment, the evil one deceives us, hiding our lack of discipline behind a false freedom that convinces us we’re in control and in charge of our lives.

But, when your grace opens our eyes to see the truth, we see how blind we truly were. Only by faith do we welcome and embrace a spirit of self-discipline. We desire to turn away from temptation and go to war against wickedness. We are eager to rebuke unrighteousness in our own lives and shield ourselves from Satan. Intensify the spirit of self-discipline within us so that we are determined to establish sound spiritual boundaries in our lives to help guard and protect ourselves. Guide us to pursue what is good and pure and noble in your sight, so that we magnify you with our whole lives. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

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To Let Your Love Flow Through Me to Others

Loving God,
Not only have you equipped me with a spirit of power, but also of love and self-discipline (2 Timothy 1:7). Without first being on the recieving end of your love, I would struggle mightily to love others as you call me to. This is obvious because even with your love I have a hard time loving others well! 

Therefore, whenever I find it challenging to love my neighbor, shift my thoughts away from my own inadequacy and instill in me the confidence of your Spirit working in me. Jesus’ perfect love overcomes my lacking love. And, just as Jesus was equipped with the Holy Spirit, so am I. So let the love of both the Spirit and the Son wash over me and flow through me to others. Lead me to focus less on my flawed love for others, and more on being a conduit for your amazing love to be extended to others through me.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.