I will praise thee, O Lord, with all my heart and I will glorify Your name with every breath that I take. Each time I lift up my voice to You, I know You will listen because what I need to talk with you about is important to You. Preserve me from evil for I am Your very own. Deliver me from my struggles and trials for I have put my trust in You. Be merciful to me for I am weak. You alone are my source and my soul rejoices in belonging to You. For You are good and able to forgive even the gravest of my sins. Your response to me is filled with love when You see that sorrow and repentance in my heart. Your justice and the exhibition of Your power on behalf of Your people attest to Your faithfulness and devotion. There is no other God like You … mighty in works and abundant in love.
Teach me your ways, O Lord, and I will walk in them. I will learn to fear Your name and be sensitive to never defame it. You are an indispensable part of my life and I need you greatly. You are my perpetual source of mercy and grace … strength and perseverance … hope and joy … covering and protection. Show me how to be patient and understanding. Turn me into a peacemaker and arbiter of forgiveness. For great is the peace You’ve showered upon me and my desire is to share it with others. Show me how to experience genuine compassion for those in distress and those who have lost their way. Teach me to be long-suffering in achieving the things that have eternal rewards. Show me how to be gracious and tender-hearted to those who offend or hurt me. Share with me Your truths and I will use them to free myself and others. Never let pride rise up in me so that I think more highly of myself than I should.
Turn toward me, O Lord, in Your mercy and help me walk uprightly. Give me Your strength to overcome evil and the stresses in my life. Save me from my weaknesses and frailties. Strengthen and encourage me when I am exhausted from my efforts to overcome hardships and trouble. Come when I stretch out my hands to You … comfort and reassure me that all will go well. Show me Your loving kindness and I will be healed. Shine Your light into my darkness so that I will see the way to go. Throughout my day, I lift up prayers and supplications to You and I am confident that You hear them. And it’s in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN!!
Psalm 130:1-2 Out of the depths I call to You, Lord. Lord, hear my cry! May Your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy.