Becoming a Gift to You

Praise and honor be Yours, Most Glorious King, for when You created me You gave me the talents You wanted me to use in the furtherance of Your Kingdom.  You’ve challenged me in the Scriptures to “not neglect the gift that is within me.”  In Your all-knowing wisdom, You knew precisely what You were doing … Read more

All That I Am

Most Gracious Lord, though my life is mine to live, I can’t forget that it was You who brought me into this world with a purpose and a mission.  My parents birthed me and gave me a name, but it was You who had a call on my life.  You alone know everything about me … Read more

The Lord is My Helper

Most Merciful Lord, living for You in a cruel and evil world makes it difficult to fight evil.  It is reassuring to know that I am never alone when facing difficult times.  Because I believe that You love me, I look to You to protect me and keep me from harm.  By counting on You, … Read more

Hear Me Out

Blessed Son of God, am I loving You with all of my heart and my brother as myself?  This seems to be a very important question that must be answered by every believer.  When I contemplate how You deal with me, it causes me to pause and think.  You see each and every fault and … Read more

An Ever-Present Help

Be with me, O Lord, when I find myself in trouble.  Take my hand and lead me through the turmoil that tries to destroy my hope and will.  Your Word is my source of truth … and Your Spirit my source of power and comfort.  When I grow restless and uneasy, give me the peace … Read more

All Things Are Possible

O Merciful One, You are the God of miracles who can make a way where there is none.  Through Your mighty power, You make the things that are impossible become possible.  I am thankful that my faith in You enables me to see things through Your eyes … things that cannot be seen through natural … Read more

Turning Happiness into Joy

My Loving King, the word happiness evokes the excited feelings that come from opening gifts, holding hands with the love of your life, being surprised by a “secret” celebration, being entertained with a comedian’s jokes or vacationing in an exotic place.  Everyone wants to be happy and we chase after it by trying to fulfill … Read more

The Joy of The Lord

I praise You, My King, for You are the source of all wisdom and possess all of the solutions to my problems.  A frustration I face regularly is that each day I find myself searching for happiness and having it elude me so that I end up feeling unfulfilled, frustrated and discouraged by my failures, … Read more

The Fullness of Joy

Most Benevolent Lord, when I have not listened to Your voice and done my own thing, You still loved me and patiently wait for me to come to my senses.  You have always been my strength … the one I could count on … the one in whose arms I feel safe.  With joy You’ve … Read more