New Year's Prayer

Lord, as we ... [welcome the] New Year, save us from chasing rainbows that promise a pot of gold, but deliver only fool's gold. Help us instead to seek You always. (Fred Bauer, Daily Guideposts - 1986, 31 December)
31/Dec/2010 8:27

Year End

Another year comes to an end. The New Year beckons. Only one task remains.

Lord, help me to shred all of the waning year's resentments.
(after Evelyn Bence in Daily Guideposts - 2008, 30 December)

Meditation

I pray that I may find refreshment in meditation... (Twenty-Four Hours A Day, 14 December) 27/Dec/2010 8:57

What Do You Think?

The question is not simply what do you think of Christ? The question is, what have you done about what you think? (Charles R. Swindoll, Wisdom For The Way, p. 383)
26/Dec/2010 7:15

Christ the Lord

(Photo: Mr. Dickie - Our 2010 Christmas Tree)

Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For unto you is born this day ... a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. (Luke 2:10-11) 24/Dec/2010 7:15

Waiting

Father, we wait in joyful hope for the coming of our Savior, Jesus Christ. 24/Dec/2010 7:22

Christmas Prayer

Dear Jesus, this Christmas I offer thanksgiving and prayers of peace and goodwill for all of Your children who live in Your world. (Patricia Houck Sprinkle, Daily Guideposts - 1986, 7 December)

Who Should Pray?

Anyone who is having troubles should pray. Anyone who is happy should sing praises. (James 5:13 in Grace For The Moment, Max Lucado, 11 December) 22/Dec/2010 8:38

Go Easy

Lord, help me to work on my own faults and go easy on everyone else. (Patricia Lorenz, Daily Guideposts - 1990, 7 December)
21/Dec/2010 8:20

One and Only Son

This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world...
(1 John 4:9 (NIV) in Daily Guideposts - 1990, 12 December)

Christmas Prayer

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for the Christmas treasures we keep in our hearts. (Penney Schwab, Daily Guideposts - 2008, 7 December)
19/Dec/2010 7:57

Thoughts and Prayers

...thoughts and prayers fly across space to sustain and strengthen us all. (One Day At A Time In Al-Anon, 9 December)
18/Dec/2010 15:59

Great Things

When a believing person prays, great things happen. (James 5:16 in Grace For The Moment by Max Lucado, 8 December)
17/Dec/2010 7:25

Prayer Effects

We will never know all the effects of our prayers in this life. (Betty J. Eadie, Embraced By The Light, 12 December)
14/Dec/2010 8:57

A Personal Moment

Any form of prayer is a personal moment in the presence of God. (Betty J. Eadie, Embraced By The Light, 13 December)
13/Dec/2010 20:11

Defects

A rebellious refusal to work upon our glaring defects can be an almost certain ticket to destruction. (As Bill Sees It, p. 327)
12/Dec/2010 8:10

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Frailties

...help me accept my frailties, understanding what I must learn from them and how they help me grow. (Betty J. Eadie, Embraced By The Light, 6 December) 12/Dec/2010 8:17

James 2:15-16 (GNB)

Suppose there are brothers and sisters who need clothes and don't have enough to eat. What good is there in your saying to them, "God bless you! Keep warm and eat well!" -- if you don't give them the necessities of life? (James 2:15-16 (GNB) in Daily Guideposts - 1990, 9 December) 11/Dec/2010 7:08

Winter Darkness

Dear Lord, at this dark time of year, when the sun sets early and the night seems to last forever, shine brightly in the corner of your kingdom that I inhabit. Interrupt my winter darkness with your light, and give me the grace to mind the light and to testify to the light in all that I do. In Jesus' name. Amen. (Lauren F. Winner in The Upper Room Disciplines - 2008, 10 December) 10/Dec/2010 7:05

Simply Trust God

I ... trust the ways of the Lord. (Betty J. Eadie, Embraced By The Light, 5 December)
9/Dec/2010 8:03

Self-Control

Grant me the grace of reasonable self-control, O Lord, over all I think, say and do. (Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 9, 4 June)
8/Dec/2010 6:45

Compassion

I pray that I may have compassion for others' trials. (Twenty-Four Hours A Day, 1 December)
7/Dec/2010 7:42

Restore Us

Restore us, O God, let your face shine, that we may be saved! (The Upper Room Disciplines - 2008, 26 November)

Changes

Give me the courage to make changes.
(Three Minutes A Day, Vol. 37, 4 March)
5/Dec/2010 8:56

Reality

Help me see through my own distortions of reality. (Mary Sue Taylor, Prayer for Daybreak and Day's End, p. 92, 7 August)
4/Dec/2010 8:35

Short Prayers

Short prayers are large enough. (Charles Spurgeon, Morning and Evening, 14 January, evening)
3/Dec/2010 9:56

Tough Times

[In tough times] Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank Him for all he has done. (Philippians 4:6 in The One Year Mini For Men, 27 November)

Small Things

Each new day brings an opportunity to do some little thing that will help to make a better world ... I pray that today I may do the next thing, the unselfish thing, the loving thing. I pray that I may be content with doing small things as long as they are right. (Twenty-Four Hours A Day, 24 November)
1/Dec/2010 8:18