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DAILY PRAYERS FOR GUYS

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For the Freedom to Worship

Heavenly Father,
Sundays are sacred. As our nation continues to celebrate 250 years of freedom, the opportunity to gather freely for Sunday morning worship is still appreciated by believers as one of the most blessed privileges we have. We recognize and lament that such a privilege does not belong to your Church everywhere in the world. While we pray for the protection of Christians worshiping in hostile nations, let us not give up meeting together; let us not rob ourselves of the Spirit’s work of strengthening our faith and centering it more on Christ. May the freedom we have in Christ prompt us to steward well the freedom we have as citizens of the United States, taking advantage of those freedoms to advance your kingdom and to love and serve others in need. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

DAILY PRAYERS FOR GUYS

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To Rekindle Our Love of Worship

Heavenly Father,
Sundays are sacred. Nevertheless, it’s easy for us to approach worship with ho-hum hearts. We see the same people, sing the same songs, pray the same prayers, and hear the same Scriptures. We see it all as so monotonous and mundane.

Forgive us! How shallow we are for ever giving your Word such shabby treatment. Have mercy on us! How wrong we are to shortchange your sacraments by viewing them as nothing more than a lengthy add-on to the service. 

Rekindle in us the love of worship. Draw us to delight in being in your presence. Let our ears and our hearts perk up when your Word is read, and move our mouths to joyfully sing songs of praise. May we glorify you in a worthy manner with our worship, even as you edify and feed us through it. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.