| Paul's Prayers (adapted
from Ephesians, Philippians, and Colossians)
Our Father,
grant us out of the rich treasury of Your glory to be strengthened and
reinforced with mighty power in our inner self by the Holy Spirit
indwelling our innermost being and personality.
May Christ
through faith actually abide and make His permanent home in our hearts.
May we be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love, that we may
have the power to grasp with all Christians the experience of that love,
what is the breadth and length and height and depth of it.
May we
really come to know through experience for ourselves the love of Christ,
which far surpasses mere knowledge without experience, that we may be
filled through all our being with Your fullness; that we may have the
richest measure of your divine Presence, and that you will completely fill
us with Yourself. Amen.
Our Father,
Grant us the Spirit of Wisdom and Revelation to know You better.
Grant that the eyes of our heart may be enlightened, so that we may know
what is the hope of Your calling and what is the surpassing greatness of
Your power toward us who believe. Amen.
Our Father, may
our love abound yet more and more and extend to its fullest development in
knowledge and keen insight, so that we may surely learn to sense what is
vital, and approve and prize what is excellent and of real value, that we
may approach the day of Christ not stumbling or causing others to
stumble. May we abound in and be filled with the fruits of
righteousness which come through Jesus Christ, the Anointed One, that Your
glory may be both manifested and recognized.
Amen.
Our Father,
grant that we may be filled with the deep and clear knowledge of Your will
with comprehensive insight into Your ways and purposes and in
understanding and discernment of spiritual things. Grant that we may
live and conduct ourselves in a manner worthy of Your Name, fully pleasing
You in all things, bearing fruit in every good work and steadily growing
and increasing in and by the knowledge of You. Grant that we may be
invigorated and strengthened with all power, according to the might of
Your glory, to exercise every kind of endurance and patience with joy,
giving You thanks for qualifying us and making us fit to share the portion
which is the inheritance of the saints in the Light. Amen.
|
|
Early Common
Prayers
Most merciful God,
we confess that we have sinned against you
in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done,
and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We are truly sorry and we
humbly repent.
For the sake of your Son
Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us and forgive us;
that we may delight in your will,
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Lord, make us instruments
of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is
injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt,
faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; where
there is sadness, joy. Grant that we may not so much seek to be consoled
as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive; it is in pardoning that we are
pardoned; and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. Amen.
Almighty
God, Father of all mercies,
we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks
for all your goodness and loving-kindness
to us and to all whom you have made.
We bless you for our creation, preservation,
and all the blessings of this life;
but above all for your immeasurable love
in the redemption of the church by our Lord Jesus Christ;
for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.
And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies,
that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only
with our lips, but in our lives,
by giving up our selves to your service,
and by walking before you
in holiness and righteousness all our days;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen
Almighty God, to whom our needs are known before
we ask: Help us to ask only what accords with your will; and those good
things which we dare not, or in our blindness cannot ask, grant us for the
sake of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
O God, the King eternal, whose light divides the
day from the night and turns the shadow of death into the morning: Drive
far from us all wrong desires, incline our hearts to keep your law, and
guide our feet into the way of peace; that, having done your will with
cheerfulness during the day, we may, when night comes, rejoice to give you
thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
O God, the author of peace and lover of concord,
to know you is eternal life and to serve you is perfect freedom: Defend
us, your humble servants, in all assaults of our enemies; that we, surely
trusting in your defense, may not fear the power of any adversaries;
through the might of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
Lord God, almighty and everlasting Father, you
have brought us in safety to this new day: Preserve us with your mighty
power, that we may not fall into sin, nor be overcome by adversity; and in
all we do, direct us to the fulfilling of your purpose; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
Heavenly Father, in you we live and move and
have our
being: We humbly pray you so to guide and govern us by your Holy Spirit,
that in all the cares and occupations of our life we may not forget you,
but may remember that we are ever walking in your sight; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen
Glory
to God in the highest,
and peace to his people on earth.
Lord
God, heavenly King,
almighty God and Father,
we worship you, we give you thanks,
we praise you for your glory.
Lord
Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
you take away the sin of the world:
have mercy on us;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father:
receive our prayer.
For
you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father. Amen.
Splendor and honor and kingly power
are yours by right, O Lord our God,
For you created everything that is,
and by your will they were created and have their being;
And yours by right, O Lamb that was slain,
for with your blood you have redeemed for God,
From every family, language, people, and nation,
a kingdom of priests to serve our God.
And so, to him who sits upon the throne,
and to Christ the Lamb,
Be worship and praise, dominion and splendor,
for ever and for evermore.
You are God: we praise you;
You are the Lord: we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels. all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you. Through out the world the holy
Church acclaims you;
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,
the eternal Son of the Father.
When you became man to set us free
you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death
and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
You are seated at God's right hand in glory.
We believe that you will come and be our judge.
Come then, Lord, and help your people,
bought with the price of your own blood,
and bring us with your saints
to glory everlasting.
Click
here for an EXTENDED PRAYER
Click
here for THE VICTOR'S PRAYER
Click
here to read HOW PAUL PRAYED
Click here to
read TRUE PRAYER - TRUE POWER!
Click
here to read about teaching cassettes on Prayer
Click
here to read Doxology |
