Today I Pray

Dear Lord My Father in Heaven,

I bow before you this dark and cold morning with thanksgiving for all you are in my life.

You encompass me gently in your loving hands. Hands that tell us in your book of Isaiah that are big enough to hold the waters of this world! These are big enough to handle anything we may have to face.

In this past week, Lord, frigid weather has encased our land, and much destruction has left devastation in its wake. I pray for those families who have lost loved ones due to this ice storm. I pray for Your loving grace to surround them with your tender mercy.

I pray for hope for those fighting every day to barely survive and now fight for an ounce of warmth as the cold takes over their belongings and bodies. Send deliverance, Lord, to those caught in the spiral of homelessness.

I pray for the elderly and disabled Lord. Send angels of love their way, and help those who are stranded and alone.

Maybe our struggles this morning have nothing to do with the weather! Some of us may be battling personal battles and don’t know what to do anymore. So, many people, Lord, battle illness and disabilities, causing everyday life to be a battle of its own. I ask for your strength to abound.

I lift those who are hungry! I hold up to you those in financial straits and don’t know where to go! I lift parents whose heavy load and whose emotions are stretched beyond capacity.

I lift to you, our Mighty Shepherd, the lost! Your word tells us, Lord Jesus, that you will leave the 99 sheep to find the lost one; Lord, many lost sheep are roaming about, seeking, searching, but for what?

You, Lord Jesus, they are absently seeking you! Shine brightly, Lord, for all to see and be drawn to your warmth and love. Lord, help us be a shining example and a beacon in these dark days!

In your name, Lord Jesus, I commit this prayer with thanksgiving. Amen 😌