Today I Pray…

Good Morning Lord,

Thank you for being with me as I slept last night bringing me into a new day, your day!

Today is Sunday, the day many will give you the love, honor, and due respect of worship. Many will only think of you today and offer a quick prayer, and even more, will go out and about enjoying your nature without giving you the slightest thought.

As I was praying this morning, I was thinking of the verse that says, “fear of the Lord gains understanding” sadly, I think many have taken this literal and fear you, are afraid of you! You represent this loud booming voice above the sky with a lightning bolt in your hand waiting to zap us as though we were characters in a video game.

I know how relieved I was when a teacher replaced the word ‘fear’ with ‘respect.’ It has the same meaning but feels much friendlier. I want the world to know and understand how much you love us! You love us more than we can fathom because your love is perfect, and we can’t fully grasp the depth of what that truly means.

Your word tells us: we are precious in your sight, that we love because you loved us first, you rejoice over us, you are slow to anger abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness. We have been saved through faith by the gift of God.

What about your words assuring us that we can never mess up so bad that a prayer of true forgiveness doesn’t cover it. Scriptures tell us that nothing can separate us from the love of God; your steadfast love never ceases; great is your faithfulness…for I, the Lord, hold your right hand.

Today, I pray that you become gentle to those who see you as the Mighty Powerful Oz sitting in your emerald castle, casting judgment of disgust upon us. But as our loving father who only wants the best for his children, who is waiting with arms wide open for us to rush into. I thank you for your love this morning. I thank you for sending your son to teach and set the example. To follow his walk on earth and to follow his resurrection in death. I thank you for your intimate love. I thank you for you! In your name Lord Jesus I pray. Amen

I hope for you a blessed day, a personal prayer from you to God asking for him to make himself real in your heart and spirit. To gain and walk in the confidence of his everlasting love. Thank you for joining me. 🥰