Prayers inspired by the Holy Spirit and written down by Larry Gaithe.
kgaithe Most Loving Lord, the word “love” has many meanings in the world today. I often think of love as a feeling toward another person or object. It is hard to control my feelings and sometimes I have a natural dislike toward someone and feel like I cannot fulfill Your command to love my neighbor. But, … Read more
Most Understanding Lord, when Your people become crushed, overwhelmed and confused their hope fades and they feel lost. Suffering takes many forms … physical abuse, lost of a loved one, debilitating sickness, loss of job, etc. The pain and anguish caused by these events tempt us to turn back to the darkness from which we … Read more
My Loving Savior, the whole gospel comes into focus when You said, “God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son so that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” God’s love is not self-centered but reaches out to draw others in. In these words, You established … Read more
Most Gracious Lord, through the institution of marriage, You show me in the Book of Hosea Your unending love for sinful people. A wedding is a joyful celebration of love. It is a beautiful commitment of two lives that become one through a lifetime spent together. Marriage was ordained by You AND it illustrates Your … Read more
My Heavenly Father, love is a choice to be more like You. My loving actions convey the reality that I have been born of You and know You. When I do not act in love toward others it shows that I do not know You because You are love. You showed me Your love personally … Read more
My Loving Savior, in a morally corrupt world love is a confusing concept that has come to have little lasting value. Most people today still do not see love as a lasting bond between You or someone else that they are close to at the present time. Its meaning has become very convoluted. Love is … Read more
God of Justice and Order, one thing all people need to remember is that the wicked and selfish will get the justice they deserve. It sometimes seems as though You ignore the deeds of evil and haughty people, but in my heart I know that Your judgement will befall them because You are patiently waiting … Read more
Most Gracious Lord, Your stories take something that is familiar to Your listeners and embeds a spiritual truth within them to teach a lesson. They link something a listener knows to something hidden which compels one to think and discover Your truth. The parables, as they were called, require me to reflect on what I … Read more
Most Nurturing God, just like humans have children, You have children too – men and women who have chosen Your Son as their Savior. You have marked each one of us as Your very own. In the same way that You hold human parents accountable for the training of their child in the way they … Read more
O God of Justice and Wisdom, I see sin as an act of my rebellion against Your will which places a premium on following my own will as opposed to Yours. Sin fills the vacuum left when Your truth no longer fills my life. I sin when I … disobey Your commands … knowingly separate … Read more