A. J. Gordon said: "You can do more than pray after you have prayed; but you can never do more than pray until you have prayed." Be sure to make time to pray today.
I have an old book titled: "Prayers Ancient and Modern" (1903) and it has one or more prayers printed for each day of the year.
Here are the prayers for today. May they be a blessing to you and add to your time in prayer.
"O Lord, give us grace, I pray Thee, so to realize Thine almighty succor pledged to us, Thy protecting Presence surrounding us, Thine all-seeing eye fixed upon us, Thy Divine heart yearning over us, that we may cease to tremble at man's anger, or shrink from man's ridicule; but may with a good courage perform the work Thou givest us to do, and after we have suffered may enter into rest - Amen." - Christina G. Roseetti
"O Heavenly Father, The Author and Fountain of all truth, the bottomless Sea of all understanding, send, we beseech Thee, Thy Holy Spirit into our hearts, and lighten our understandings with the beams of Thy heavenly grace. We ask this, O merciful Father, for Thy dear Son, our Saviour, Jesus Christ's sake - Amen." - Nicholas Ridley (1500-1555)
I am always blessed by the richness and depth of such brief prayers. I read them and say with the Disciples, "Lord, teach us to pray."
As you pray today, let these prayers encourage the depth and breadth of your prayers. Pray for our services tonight. Pray as I prepare the message for Sunday. Pray for opportunities to invite friends to attend Bible Study and Church with you. Pray for the Spirit of God to empower the Word of God to impact the People of God as we gather for Worship on Sunday.
And Remember ... "You can do more than pray after you have prayed; but you can never do more than pray until you have prayed."
Praying with you and for you,
Pastor Mike
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