I give thanks to God that I am still alive.  (Joan Borysenko, Pocketful of Miracles, 31 October)

In all things give me the guidance of the Holy Spirit, so that I may serve and please You, Heavenly Father.  (God's Minute, 8 October)

Strengthen my faith!  (God's Minute, 11 October)

Be with us this day, O God! (God's Minute, 8 October)

I know that I do plenty of silly things, O Lord.  Help me to stop being foolish, and empower me to use the mind and body that you have given me for good works.  Let me see the errors I make, so that I do not repeat them.  (Wisdom from the Bible, 6 November)

Accountability

Help me strive for personal accountability.  (Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go, 4 November)

May I always appreciate Your gift of good health, Lord.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 38, 4 November)

Give me the strength to resist, patience to endure, and constancy to persevere.  (Thomas a' Kempis)

I delight in knowing, Lord Jesus, that there is nothing in my life that is incapable of being changed through Your redemptive power.  (Billy Graham, Day by Day, 4 November)

Lord, I'm really concerned about this problem, but I'm going to give it to You.  I will rest in the confidence that You are working even though I don't know the outcome.  I give my problem to You, and I anticipate Your peace in my life.  (H. Norman Wright, Quiet Times for Couples, 4 November)

I pray that I may be ready to accept Your spiritual gifts.  (Food For Thought, 31 October)

Enlighten me, O Holy Spirit, so that I may recognize and overcome my own shortcomings.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol . 9, 31 October)

 

May I replace my negative feelings with those of love, compassion and gratitude. Help me to remember that resentment allows a person to "live rent-free in my mind."  (This New Day, 16 November)

Election Day - 2 Nov 2004

Thank you for blessings of liberty, Lord of the nations.  (Three Minutes a Day, Vol. 38, 2 November)

Lord, when I do all that I can make me secure in that knowledge.  When I am doing less, help me to see ways to improve and grow.  Help me to handle insults with grace, and let me not be troubled by comments which are not true.  (Wisdom from the Bible, 1 November)

We come to you, our Father, with thoughts and thanks and praise, for your abundant mercy, and all your love and grace; we praise you for your goodness and for your loving care, for daily showers of blessing, for answers to our prayers.  (Moravian Daily Texts 2001, 1 November)