Prayer for Christian Teachers (Day 8 of the Fourth Day)

[Pro 20:5 NLT] 5 Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out.

(A) Father in heaven, most worthy of praise,
(T) we thank You for Your glorious majesty and grace
(C) in forgiving our sins. You do not condemn us though we deserve it.
(S) Grant that we may seek to lean into and learn Your will for our lives,
(Why?) so that we may truly understand the gifts You have given us and know how to use them to bless the world! AMEN.

Prayer for Christian Leaders (Day 7 of the Fourth Day)

[1Th 5:12-13 NLT] 12 Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord's work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. 13 Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other.

(A) Creator and Sustainer of all things, You are most worthy of praise.
(T) Thank you for Your goodness and kindness to us and to all whom You have made.
(C) We have not always reflected Your goodness and kindness,
(S) for this we ask for forgiveness. Increase our faith. Help us to lead and follow our leaders,
(Why?) so that we may grow in goodness and kindness. So that we may truly see Your goodness and kindness, because it is hard to see it sometimes. In Your Son's holy name, AMEN.

Saturday's prayer was more for clergy, while Sunday's prayer is more for Christian lay leaders. I am posting this one a day early because I may not get around to it tomorrow. Blessings!

Prayer for Spiritual Leaders (Day 6 of the Fourth Day)

[Heb 13:7, 17 NLT] 7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith. ... 17 Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.

(A) King of kings and Lord of lords, You are God Most High.
(T) You have revealed Yourself to us and given us representatives to lead and guide us, for this, we are thankful.
(C) We acknowledge our weakness in that we don't always obey them or respect their authority. Sometimes we downright despise them.
(S) Forgive us, O Judge. Help us, O Helper. Kindle in us the affections for our spiritual leaders as a child for his father.
(Why?) In this way, we may come to know Your leadership by their examples. We may come to know Your mercy by their kindness. We may come to know Your sacrifice by their service. AMEN

Prayer for New Creation (Day 5 of the Fourth Day)

[Eph 2:10 NLT] 10 For we are God's masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

(A) Holy Father,
(T) thank You for Your kindness to the children of men,
(C) we are not worthy of Your mercy or grace,
(S) but we humbly ask for the power of Your Holy Spirit to live worthy of the calling,
(Why?) so that we may show forth Your truth in love; so that people may see You as You are, through our lives! AMEN.

Prayer for Reflection (Day 4 of the Fourth Day)

[Pro 9:9 NLT] 9 Instruct the wise, and they will be even wiser. Teach the righteous, and they will learn even more.

(A) Wise and merciful father,
(T) we thank You and praise You!
(C) Do not look down on our foolishness,
(S) but lift us up and grant us Your wisdom,
(Why?) so that we may learn to walk in Your ways and be established in Your paths. AMEN

Prayer for Intentional Small Groups (Day 3 of the Fourth Day)

[Heb 10:23-25 NLT] 23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.

(A) O Lord, my God,
(T) thank You for all Your people and all the worlds Your hands have made.
(C) We, who are small as compared to You,
(S) ask You for Your mercy, grace, and love. Teach us, we pray, to love one another,
(Why?) so that we may become the body and bride of Christ as You envision her to be. AMEN

Prayer for Communion with the Holy Spirit (Day 2 of the Fourth Day)

[1Th 5:15-22 NLT] 15 See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people. 16 Always be joyful. 17 Never stop praying. 18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 19 Do not stifle the Holy Spirit. 20 Do not scoff at prophecies, 21 but test everything that is said. Hold on to what is good. 22 Stay away from every kind of evil.

(A) O Lord God, King of the Universe,
(T) We thank You. We praise You.
(C) We humble ourselves before You. You alone are God. You alone are wise.
(S) Help us, we pray, to stay in communion with the Holy Spirit. This weekend we witnessed the power of Your Holy Spirit in the midst of the Healing Service. Help us to bring this depth of communion into our daily lives,
(Why?) so that we may be comforted. So that we may give You all praise, glory, and honor due Your name. So that Your name be lifted up for all the world to see and know that You are the Holy One of Your holy people. AMEN

Prayer for Rest (Day 1 of the Fourth Day)

[Mat 11:28-30 NLT] 28 Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light."

(A) O Lord, merciful father,
(T) You gave us a special time and place to draw closer to each other as we drew closer to You. We thank you for your goodness in our lives.
(C) We stumbled and bumbled over the weekend, we tried hard to make it work and alternatively let you work. We do not know how to "balance" those two ideas, but You showed up anyways and blessed our socks off!
(S) We ask for the physical, mental, and emotional recovery from (over) exertion on the weekend,
(Why?) so that You may be glorified in the minds, hearts, and by the lives of the men who participated. So that You can draw all men unto Yourself. So that the world may know You and have eternal life!