Make me steadfast in prayer, so that I may be calm in affliction.  (After Joseph Parker in Thoughts for the Quiet Hour, 24 March)

Lord, help me to ignore obstacles and focus on possibilities.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 37, 24 March)

Lord Jesus, help me to put You first in my life, always.  (Eleanor Sass, Daily Guideposts, 26 March 1991)

God, help me let go of ... needless fears... (Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go, 27 March)

Show me, Lord, how to best live each day.  (Food For Thought, 25 March)

O God, give me grace to profit by Your word.

Easter Sunday

Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?
O! Sometimes I feel like shouting glory, glory, glory!
Were you there when He rose up from the dead?

O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble!
Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Lord, give me a creative and imaginative spirit to let go of the old in order to grasp the new.  (James McDermott, Daily Guideposts, 9 March 1985)

Prayer for Our Leaders

Lord, shine Your beacon of truth on those who are in leadership, that they may never lead others astray.  (Daily Wisdom for Women, 16 March)

First Anniversay of Arrow Prayers WebLog

Today marks the first anniversary of this Arrow Prayers weblog.  I am very pleased that I have been able to maintain my interest in posting to the log for an entire year.  I remembered to make a posting on most days.

I've written each of the short prayers on Rolodex card.  At this point I have enough cards to fill two and a third Rolodex trays.  From time to time, when I haven't had a new prayer to post I have reused prayers that I posted previously.  I'll probably do more of that as I continue the blog.

The visit counter counts my visits to post as well as those of folks reading the weblog so it is impossible to tell exactly how much interest others have shown.  There is no doubt that many visits have been made because as of this morning the visit count was, 1,190.

Thanks to everyone who posted their own comments to the weblog or who sent me private Email messages of encouragement.

In your personal battle against Satan, spare no arrows.  (Richard E. Henthorn, 24 Mar 2005, after Charles H. Spurgeon)

Dick Henthorn

 

 

 

Help me to see through my own distortions of reality.  (Mary Sue Taylor, Prayer for Daybreak and Day's End, 7 August)

Lord, help me to master the soft answer.  (Good News Day by Day, 11 March)

Keep me optimistic in the face of difficulties.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 37, 9 March)

Lord, give me the patience to wait.

Lord, help me discover other people's strengths and my own weaknesses.

 

I pray that I may not fall into the error of anticipating trouble.  (One Day at a Time in Al-Anon, 13 March)

God, keep me from magnifying my troubles by harping on them continually.  (One Day at a Time in Al-Anon, 15 March)

Martin Luther

The fewer words, the better the prayer.

Help me to come to You first in a crisis.

Lord, let me give cheerfully, unhesitatingly, all that I've been given.  (Rick Hamlin, Daily Guideposts, 15 Mar 2004)

Help me to build reserves through prayer Lord, so that I may have faith even in the darkest hours.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 37, 1 March, adapted)

Lord, I'm powerless over my need to interject my advice without being invited.  [Remind me that often the best way to help is to say nothing at all].  (Keith Miller, Daily Guideposts, 7 Feb 2004, with added line by Richard E. Henthorn)

I pray that I may learn it is not my function to direct or control another person, however close to me.  (One Day at a Time in Al-Anon, 12 March)

God of grace and mercy, may I stop dreading the lossses of age, and accept with thanksgiving the special gifts You have provided for this time in life.  (Marilyn Morgan King, Daily Guideposts, 6 Feb 2004)

Arrows of God

All the arrows of God are aimed at proud hearts.  (Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, 6 March p.m.)

I pray that my thoughts and feelings may be purified.  (Food For Thought, 5 March)

Jesus, my Lord, please guide me in Your perfect plan today.  (Marabel Morgan in A Gentle Spirit, 5 March)

I am grateful for my many blessings, generous God, for I know that I am well cared for.  May I always be mindful of those who go without and of my duty to care for them.  (Good News Day by Day, 1 March)

Dear Lord, thank You for the healing You do through Your power at work in the hands of our doctors, and in the miracle of our bodies.  (Eric Fellman, Daily Guideposts, 8 Mar 2004)

Lord Jesus, help me to simplify my life.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 37, 7 March)

Give me the courage to make changes.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 37, 4 March)

Calm my mind.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 37, 8 March)

Free me, God, from compulsive busyness... (Mary Sue Taylor, Prayer for Daybreak and Day's End, 28 July)

From a New England Sampler

God bless all those that I love,
God bless all those that love me,
God bless all those that love those that I love,
God bless all those that love those that love me.

Give me the words to help others grow, not to tear them down.  Give me the courage to actually challenge others when it it good to do so.  (Good News Day by Day, 24 Feb)

Heavenly Father, forgive me when I focus on what I lack instead of what I have.  (Gail Thorell Schilling, Daily Guideposts, 24 Feb 2004)

Father, help me to be eager to arise each morning to accomplish the things You've given me to do.  (Harold Hostetler, Daily Guideposts, 28 Jan 2004)

Father, teach me to keep my spirit healthy with positive thoughts.  (Sue Monk Kidd, Daily Guideposts, 28 Feb 1988)