August 31, 2015

Praying with Daniel 2: 20-23 this week:

Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are His.

Forever and ever! Lord, how awesome to think of eternity with You. Everything changes, and yet nothing changes on this earth--but You are solid, You are faithful, You are constant, You are for ever and ever. When there is betrayal, when there is death, when there is sickness, when there is sin, You are always. You are the I AM.
And You handle this world with all wisdom and all power.

He changes times and seasons; 
He deposes kings and raises up others.

Lord we see Your grace as You continue to spin this earth, continue to send the sunlight by day and the moon by night, continue to bring us the harvest.
Thank You for the boatloads of shiny fish.
Thank You for the purple of the berry jelly.
Thank You for the colors of the fall leaves.
Thank You for the rippling fields of wheat; for the turning heads of sunflowers; for the smooth colored egg shells.
Your goodness Father...Your goodness...

He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to the discerning.
He reveals deep and hidden things;
He knows what lies in darkness,
and light dwells with Him.
I thank and praise You, God of my ancestors:
You have given me wisdom and power,
You have made known to me what we asked of You...

Thank You Lord. Thank You for using us, Your church, to be Your vessels. Thank You for giving us Your wisdom, for making us shine Your light, for imparting Your power through us.

We pray we would be a more perfect body for You. Lord, fill our chapels. May we be seen as the source of wisdom, light, power in our communities. May people be drawn to our doors. Fill our chaplains' mouths with Your words. Fill our people with Your kindness. Be the grace between us.

We pray for the children's ministries. We pray for the teachers as they deal with many different needs.
We pray our worship would be pleasing to You.
We pray we would have open ears and hearts for our sermons.
We pray we will welcome and care for all in our church body.
We pray we would be people of prayer.

Knowing You love us:
We ask for safety for our traveling and deployed soldiers.
We pray for our hurting warriors. May Your church be able to reach the vulnerable. Please silence the voices they should not hear.
We ask for Your healing touch for those who are sick, including Hayden recovering from infection, Missy after a brain aneurism, our friends with cancer and lymes.
May the Chief of Chaplain's office, and all chaplain's offices, be filled with Your Spirit of wisdom.

Forever and ever Lord, we trust in You.