“I have decided to stick to love; hate is too great a burden to bear.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dear Lord, Heavenly Father, as the Apostle Paul wrote “as in You are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge”; help us to walk in wisdom toward others, making the best use of our time and resources. Guide us to know Your path, give us knowledge to know Your ways, lead us in Your truth and teach us for You are the God of our salvation. Father, thank You for making Your divine wisdom available through Your indwelling Holy Spirit. Awaken our hearts that we may sincerely receive Your word and fill our souls with devotion to Your service and strength, against all temptations. Pour Your Holy Spirit into our hearts, that with steadfast faith we may cling to Your Son Jesus Christ and find comfort in his passion, kindness, love and his death. We give You all our glory through Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You, Amen 🙏✝️ Isaiah 11: 2 “And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;”

Dear Lord, Compassionate Father, “Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens, your faithfulness to the clouds”(Psalm 36:5), we come before You on this beautiful blessed morning with grateful hearts. We thank You for your love and mercy that never fails us. We thank You for our ever-loving family and friends, who have showered our lives with hope, love, and kindness even at times when we couldn’t return it. We thank You for every stranger who has shown us kindness, even at times when we didn’t feel like we deserved it. We are grateful for the kindness and generosity You show us every day. We ask that You help us to see those around us in the same way that You do. Lord, shape our hearts to be like Yours and guide our hands by Your spirit that we may show generosity and kindness to all those in our lives, through Jesus Christ we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ 2 Corinthians 1: 3,4 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.”

Dear Lord, Heavenly Father, as this day is drawing to its close we ask that Your continued love and presence be with us and with all that are Your children in Christ. Guard us through the long hours of darkness this night we pray, and keep us safe from all harm and dangers that may try to cross our threshold. Give us pray, an untroubled night of rest and quietness of heart. May we be refreshed and renewed in body, soul and spirit as we rest our weary hearts in You through the hours of the night. Help us to not get lost and turn our gaze from Jesus, Your Son. Grant us clear vision of Your truth and love in Jesus. May the evil lure of this passing world not distract us from our journey with You. Lord, we trust in You with all our heart and soul and pray that You lead and direct us in Your Holy path of righteousness. In Jesus name we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ 2 Corinthians 12: 9 “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

Dear Lord, our Eternal Father, through Your Son, Jesus, You have given us the gift of wisdom through the power of the cross as opposed to the wisdom of this world. Direct our steps this day into the way of peace and strengthen our hearts to obey Your word. May Your Holy Spirit bless us and give light to those who reside in darkness and the shadow of death, that they may adore You for Your mercy, follow You for Your truth, desire You for Your kindness, for You are the blessed Lord God of Earth, now and forever. Give us the strength and wisdom of Solomon, to lead Your people to a life filled with Your peace and Your love. Grant us wisdom when we face trials, give us patience so we may understand, give us kindness so we may share and give us faith so may live to serve You. In Jesus name we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ 2 Chronicles 1: 11 “And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast asked long life; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, over whom I have made thee king”

Dear Lord, Almighty Father, we pray that by Your great grace and mercy, You would grant us untroubled sleep so that we may rise up in the morning strong to do Your bidding. We give all the glory, honor and praise to You in all things. For You are joy, love, peace and kindness. You are the author and finisher of our faith, the creator of all things. Father guide us, lead us and direct us away from evil and sin. Let our words and works reflect only Your righteousness and Holy Spirit that others may see You through us. May those in need of healing find comfort and care in Your healing hands. Through our humility and prayer may You, our Almighty Father bring about a massive revival for the world to see that only You could create. In all this we give You all our love and glory, eternal Father, for the love and mercies of this day, in Jesus name we pray, Amen🙏✝️ John 3: 16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.”

Dear Lord, Eternal Father, bless us today with Your peace and joy. In a world that struggles for true peace, You are our enduring hope. Comfort those in trouble and persecuted for the sake of peace. Strengthen them in their moments of great difficulties and be their defense and shelter. Give them grace seriously to lay to heart the great dangers we are in by our unhappy divisions. Transform the hearts and minds of all those who perpetuate violence and oppression. Father, take away all evil, prejudice and hatred and whatever else may hinder us from living our lives in peace and harmony; for there is but one God and Father of us all, one Lord, one body, one spirit, and one baptism, so we may all be of one heart and of one soul, united in one holy bond of truth and peace, of faith and charity, and may with one mind and one mouth glorify thee, In Jesus name we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ 1 Corinthians 1: 10 “Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.”

Dear Lord, Gracious Father, as we put this blessed Sunday to rest, grant us the wisdom and humility, that we might walk in step with Your word, in step with Your spirit, honor You, love You and lead after Your heart. Give us a humble heart that we may follow You wherever You lead, obey You and help us be more receptive to Your Holy Spirit. Help us live by Your word, seek Your grace and learn to fully understand thy commandments. Allow us to let Your love surround us and cast out any doubts or fear. Help us to live in love with You, accept Your will for our lives and give us the proper response to Your revelation. Help us to be more righteous, more loving, and more forgiving. We love You and know that You love us. Father, forgive us for our imperfections and help us walk accordingly to Your holy word, through Jesus Christ, our Savior, we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ Matthew 4: 4 “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”

Dear Lord, Jesus, we thank You for teaching your disciples and us how to pray. Sometimes we struggle to find the right words to convey our hopes and praise to You. Lord, you know what is in our hearts and minds and always know what we are trying to say. We pray that God, the Father will be listening to all our prayers and answer them according to His love and infinite goodness. This we ask You, Lord Jesus, who lives and reigns, with God, the Father, and the Holy Spirit. Amen 🙏✝️ Matthew 6:9-23 “Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come; thy will be done; on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil, For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever.”Through Jesus Christ, our Savior, we pray, Amen 🙏✝️

Dear Lord, Almighty God, on this beautiful evening we thank You for Your blessing of another day. Give us the courage and mental fortitude to look beyond our fear and insecurities. Bestow on us the confidence to know when we stumble, that You will lift us up and strengthen our trust and hope in You. O’Lord, amiable and wise, who looks over everything that is happening, be our shining light and council as we navigate life. Enlighten our hearts by Your holy radiance, that we may serve You without fear in holiness. With Your support may we survive the storms of this world, and by Your guidance may we serve You and follow Your plan for eternal life. We are witnessing many people suffering from storms, illnesses, poverty, personal problems and trauma from war. Dear God, we pray You embrace them with Your wisdom Your guidance, Your healing and Your protection so that they may live happy, peaceful, prosperous lives. Through Jesus Christ, our Savior, we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ Deuteronomy 31: 6 “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.”

Dear Lord, Almighty Father, we thank You for the blessings of this new day and opportunity to pray together. Direct our minds and hearts toward You and fill us with Your love, Your Inspiration and Your Holy Spirit. Give us Your wisdom through Your Holy Word to desire what is right in Your eyes and cause us to live a life of daily repentance, as we look to Jesus for pardon and strength. You are the breath of God, the original awe-inspiring artist, who created magnificent beauty from chaos, animated all human life and sustained all things that are seen and unseen. Show us Your powerful presence that we may be self assured no matter what we face Your eyes are over us and Your ears are open to our prayers. May we reflect Your peace and hope to this world that so desperately needs Your presence and Your healing. Through Jesus Christ, our Savior, we pray, Amen🙏✝️ Acts 1: 8 “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

Dear Lord, Gracious Father, on this blessed evening we fervently pray, please wrap Your loving arms around the children and families that live in extreme poverty and those whose hearts feel empty with losses but heavy with crosses that seem too difficult to bear so they may feel Your comfort and hope. Help us to be instruments of hope to others, as we share the comfort You have already given to us. Let us see with Your eyes their tremendous dignity and to care for them as You care for us. Let us see in them Your face, that through our solidarity with them they may experience Your love compassion and concern. May the world become a better place for us to live through our way of life, through the love that we show to all people. We ask all this through Your son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You forever and ever, Amen🙏✝️ 1 John 3: 17 “But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?”

Dear Lord, our Almighty Father, we thank You for a new day and that Your love and compassion is renewed every morning. Lord, look down on us and receive our morning prayer and have mercy on us for Your creation, a world torn with wars, hate, division and violence. Like the calming ocean waves that live in our memory, relieve the tension and anxiety filling our minds. We pray for a world full of compassion, for the power to be gentle, the strength to be forgiving and the patience to be understanding. May we put our trust in the power of good to overcome evil and the power of love to overcome hatred. Give us the vision to see and the faith to believe in a world free of war and violence, a new world where fear shall no longer lead women or men to commit harm, injustice nor suffering to others. In Jesus name we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ 2 Thessalonians 3: 16 “Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all.”

Dear Lord, O’God of peace and hope, we come before You this evening in need of hope. There are times when we feel helpless, and there are times when we feel weak. We hope and pray, that a better future lies ahead, where Your peace, Your kindness and Your love will be shared far and wide throughout the world. Hope that believes what we cannot see, hope that keeps our hearts beating when life brings us to our knees. Help us spread the hope of Your gospel to those in our community and around the world. O’God, in whose image we all are made, teach us how to be humble and endure the many troubles that shake our faith that we may walk in Your light, and live our life in Your glory with all our faith in You. Give us hope that through the work of our hands, and with Jesus as our model, we may glorify you now and always, Through Jesus Christ, we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ Romans 15: 13 “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.”

Dear Lord, our Loving Father, as we work together on this beautiful Thursday to build Your kingdom, let us be the light that leads the world to You. Please help us walk in a manner worthy of You and Your call to us. God, teach us to be good role models to the people around us, so that when they see You and Your love within us that they would want to know You more and more. Give us a spirit of humility, gentleness and patience that we may show tolerance for one another in love. Help us to be diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. With all the suffering in this world and many facing hard challenges ahead, help us stand with them in solidarity, with them in compassion and by sharing with them our loving kindness and comfort. May the message of God illuminate throughout the world uniting us as one single brotherhood as we light the way to Your kingdom in heaven. In Jesus name we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ 1 Peter 2: 21 “For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps”

Dear Lord, Heavenly Father, this we ask, our Lord Jesus, give us the grace that we need to love God, with all our hearts, with all our being, with all our strength, and with all our mind, and to love our neighbors as ourselves. The world we live in right now needs many good Christians with Your grace, let us be one of them. Father, speak to us through Your scriptures, through impressions and intuitions, through Your gift of wisdom and through the body of Christ. Give us Your heart to treat our neighbors with mercy. Let us bring Your healing power to them that their pain, mentally spiritually, psychologically, and emotionally be healed. Allow us Lord, to be Your instrument of healing to our brother and sisters who fall ill to different situations in their lives. This we ask You, for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, God, forever and ever. Amen🙏✝️ Luke 10: 27 “And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself.”

Dear Lord, Father of Peace, who brought his son, Jesus’ into this world to deliver his message of love and peace, forgive us for our leaders who have not learned by the piercing of Jesus’ hands and limbs and continue to drink the blood of the dead killed by weapons, turned our hands into instruments of death and continue to kill our brothers and sisters while making no attempt for peace in our inner cities. Lord, help us to daily put on the armor of God, stand firm, and commit to pray for our country and the world. Help us shine the love and mercy of God, never losing sight that our struggle is not with other people but against the spiritual forces of Satan that influence us and many our so called leaders. May our prayers be heard in every land that we may become united in Your love and grace. Sustain our vision of a peaceful future and give us strength to work humbly to make that vision a reality. Fill us with love, and let us be unified together as we go our diverse ways, unified in one spirit which makes You present in the world, and which makes You witness to the ultimate reality that is peace, love and respect, In Jesus name we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ Colossians 3: 15 “And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”

Dear Lord, our Eternal Father, as we give thanks for another day, Holy Spirit, draw our hearts, and enlighten our minds that we may be consecrated to You. We ask for Your grace, to remember that no matter how dark our day was or how fearful we might be of what tomorrow will bring, You will always provide light to our lives and to the world. Help us be a source of encouragement and hope to others, and spread Your gospel of love and kindness throughout the world. In these dark times, lift us out of despair, encourage us, council us and guide us with Your love and inspiration. At the end of each day let our hearts overflow with gratitude for the lessons learned and the grace You’ve extended to us. May our actions reflect Your love and light, transforming our lives into a sanctuary of hope and encouragement. In Jesus name we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ 1 Corinthians 15: 58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.”

Dear Lord, our Gracious Father, Your mercy and love are endless and Your treasure of goodness is infinite. We pray You graciously increase the faith of the people consecrated to You, that all may grasp and rightly understand by whose love they were created, through whose blood they have been redeemed, and by whose Spirit they have been reborn. Father, let us swim in the ocean of Your mercy, that all the evil devices of the wicked will never come anywhere near us. Give us the strength to rid the influence of Satan out of our hearts and minds. Lord, let Your mercy and grace be the glue that bonds us together with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Bless us with Your great love that Your mercy and goodness is with us all the days of our lives that we may dwell in Your house of the Lord eternally, Through Jesus Christ, our Savior, we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ Ephesians 2: 4,5 “But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us; Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, by grace ye are saved.”

Dear Lord, Almighty Father, we thank You for the gifts of today and for the countless blessings around us that we often take for granted. Thank You for this time we get to spend with You in Your presence and for giving us more than we could have ever asked for or even imagined. Help us to continually turn our eyes to You in worship and adoration that we may live our life in all Your glory, through him who bore our sins, so we could be Your children. We thank You for filling us with Your Holy Spirit. As we read Your word and worship You, imbue in us a grateful heart that we may show and express our thankfulness to our brothers and sisters in Christ. For it is giving that we receive, it is pardoning that we are forgiven and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life. This through Jesus Christ, our Savior, we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ Ephesians 5: 20 “Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ;”

Dear Lord, Almighty Father, we know all good things come from You. Fill our hearts with love for You, increase our faith, and by Your constant care, protect the good You have given us. Lord, strengthen within our hearts the faith and trust You have given us, and let not temptation ever quench the fire that Your love has kindled within us. Send the power of Your Holy Spirit upon us, that we may open our eyes, not to see the world more clearly, but to see You more clearly. May our eyes see You working around us and in us. Awaken our hearts that we may sincerely receive Your word, grow our faith, and become a Christian deserving of Your eternal love. Father, You revealed your Son to the world by the guidance of a star. Lead us to Your glorious kingdom by the light of our faith. Through Jesus Christ, our Savior we pray, Amen 🙏✝️ Ephesians 3: 16,17 “That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,”