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DAILY PRAYERS FOR GUYS

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For Wandering Sheep

Good Shepherd,
You care for the sheep of your flock more deeply than anyone could ever imagine. When your sheep wander, concern for their spiritual welfare and their safe return weighs heavily on your heart. Let this same concern be shared by the rest of your flock. Prompt fellow believers to move beyond a casual curiosity when their brothers and sisters have been absent from worship or disengaged from their church at length. Compel them to personally take the initiative to reach out to those who may be straying, and offer encouragement when appropriate, or correction as needed. Cause the sheep of your flock to care for each other, so that together with their pastor, you might grant success to their rescue efforts. Bring wayward believers back into the safety of the flock and the spiritual care of their pastor, so that they might know and experience the radical love of their Good Shepherd once more.

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen. 

DAILY PRAYERS FOR GUYS

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To Warmly Welcome the Wandering

Heavenly Father,
Sundays are sacred. Today in your churches, there will be believers returning for worship for the first time in months or even years. Some may be members of their respective congregations, while others are not. First and foremost, provide exactly what they need to hear through the proclamation of your Word. Allow a clear preaching of the law to do what you intend, and a clear preaching of the gospel to do what only it can. Shelter these returning believers from snarky or thoughtless comments from their fellow Christians, ensuring that they are eagerly welcomed with joyful delight of the father in Luke 15. Let their experience feel to them like a homecoming, with their family of believers excited to rekindle their relationships and once again walk together in faith. 

In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.