Abba, Holy Father,
We pray with the Blessing of Hannah -
1 Samuel 2
1Then Hannah prayed and said:
“My heart rejoices in the Lord;
in the Lord my horn is lifted high.
My mouth boasts over my enemies,
for I delight in your deliverance.
2 “There is no one Holy like the Lord;
there is no one besides You;
there is no Rock like our God.
3 “Do not keep talking so proudly
or let your mouth speak such arrogance,
for the Lord is a God who knows,
and by Him deeds are weighed.
4 “The bows of the warriors are broken,
but those who stumbled are armed with strength.
5 Those who were full hire themselves out for food,
but those who were hungry are hungry no more.
She who was barren has borne seven children,
but she who has had many sons pines away.
6 “The Lord brings death and makes alive;
He brings down to the grave and raises up.
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
He humbles and He exalts.
8 He raises the poor from the dust
and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
He seats them with princes
and has them inherit a throne of honor.
“For the foundations of the earth are the Lord’s;
on them
He has set the world.
9 He will guard the feet of His faithful servants,
but the wicked will be silenced in the place of darkness.
“It is not by strength that one prevails;
10 those who oppose the Lord will be broken.
The Most High will thunder from heaven;
the Lord will judge the ends of the earth.
“He will give strength to his king
and exalt the horn of his anointed.”
And in the Strength of our Abba,
we place ourselves, our cares,
our Loved ones
the people God has given us.
We pray our Lord's mercy upon the weather,
more rain and more cool fronts this coming August.
Our Nation, our communities,
our employments, our Schools, our Churches.
All the Nations trusting in Him
all the Beloved around the world - calling on Jesus
and for more of the Holy Spirit to bring
more Heaven filling our lives and upon His Good Creation.
Our God
who wants to fulfill His Will
to save
through Jesus Christ.
Amen.
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