Matthew 6:25-34
25 “Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? 27 And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28 And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29 yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31 Therefore do not be anxious, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
In one of Herman Wouk’s books, about Israel’s 6 Day War, the book’s hero is captivated by the size of the Mississippi River. He cannot get over the Jordan River is so known throughout the world for the holiness of being in Israel, but the Mississippi River has such force behind it. The sheer size of a cross continent flight in America is overwhelming to him. It created an awareness in me of God’s plan being so much larger than any of our plans. Another book, Lantern on the Levy, by William Percy sort of combines that thought. William Percy tells about the force of the Mississippi exceeding its boundaries & the lack of communication endless force creates. It created an analogy, for me, I think about & speak about a lot.
Life is a lot like being in the Mississippi River, we are pushed by tremendous forces we cannot see or control. We have eddies and resting places, we convince ourselves that now we in control. We have life in our own boundaries. But the people we love - move, they age, they change - we change. The things, the places, the people we love are not within our grasp, our vision… forever. It isn’t all sadness! There is more to come.
Prayer is the coin paid to Gratitude. ~Jessi Lane Adams
Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us. ~Socrates
Be thankful that God's answers are wiser than your answers. ~William Culbertson
Prayer is exhaling the spirit of man and inhaling the spirit of God. ~Edwin Keith
When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality. ~Oswald Chambers
As long as there are tests, there will be prayer in schools.
It is good for us to keep some account of our prayers, that we may not unsay them in our practice. ~Matthew Henry
Deep down in me I knowed it was a lie, and He knowed it. You can't pray a lie - I found that out. ~Mark Twain
And help us, this and every day, to live more nearly as we pray. ~John Keble
It is of course possible to dance a prayer. ~Terri Guillemets
God can pick sense out of a confused prayer. ~Richard Sibbes
What we usually pray to God is not that His will be done, but that He approves ours.
~Helga Bergold Gross
Philippians 4:6-8
6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Abba, Heavenly Father,
We give You Thanks for Your Mercies, Willing Blessings. Every day.
Dwell in us.
Dwell in those we Love, we ask in Jesus.
Help us to seek You First
and finish well.
Help us to hold our Blessings, see them, live them and build our lives
with Your help.
We want to hold on to Your Truth and Blessings.
With Jesus may we be strengthened with all power,
according to His glorious might,
for all endurance and patience with joy.
In Your Good Creation, we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, asking more Heaven on earth in Your Good Will, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him.
Seeking Jesus and Your Kingdom, the Power of Your Word,
Please let Your steadfast Love have its full effect, and we will be perfect and complete,
lacking in nothing.
We will impudently ask, in Expectation of Jesus and His Righteousness,
to fill those we Love with Jesus and His Holy Spirit.
All expectation.
And we know that for those who love God
all things work together for good,
for those who are called according to His purpose.
Grateful for Mosquito Trucks.
Your Mercy on those quarantined and ill.
For the families to have peace and wellness.
Grateful 2021 puts us closer to ending the Pandemic.
Your Blessings on our Nation trusting in You.
The calming of minds in the Pandemic, the idea of harmony and peace.
Grateful for electricity.
For all the people we know who have been ill and we are praying for. Giving thanks for those having Miracles, giving thanks for these Acts of God.
We lift up our cares counting on Your Goodness.
Help us always seek You first.
And we earnestly pray to see more Heaven on earth.
And far more electricity soon, please!
For Your Kingdom, Your Power and Your Glory.
Thank You Jesus. Amen.
Jesus the God of ALL
Jesus, we pray Life and healing
Joy and Love in this Nation
and across the earth, God's Good Creation.
Jesus, God of Encouragement.
Jesus, Hope and Future.
Jesus the Lord
saves the world
Amen.
♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †
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