Prayer of Sharpened Expansion

On June 30, 2023June 30, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn PrayersLeave a comment

The sun shines on us another day, O Lord. Thank you for this day to cover more important ground on our journey. To serve as your beacons and spotlights. In this time of change, we see the writing is on the wall and we shine our lights on it. Each of us is another floodlight, turning on and pointing at the truth. To burn out all the remaining power the darkness can muster, to tell the darkness it’s time is up.

And so your light shines.

As we take-in all the sun-drenched resplendence, Father, we realize this is a whole new ballgame. We are to leave our old ways of thinking at the door as we step over the threshold. We’re not going backward because we cannot anymore, only forward. Your Grace carries us on the wind, in the current of your vast ocean of Love. We will never go backward again, and there is much comfort in that. We believe in the promise of a better tomorrow, therefore we choose to live a brighter today.

“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” (Jeremiah 29:11) Nothing will stop us from the bright future that is ours. We step into our shoes and look back only to learn from what we see there, to use it to make our future better, brighter, happier, healthier, more loving, giving and safe. “Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.” (Colossians 3:9-10) May we be the sharpened expansion from the light of knowledge and wisdom we gain every day, in order to put our hands to better service, always in service to you, Father.

Let it be so,

In Christ’s name,

Amen.

Prayer of Activation

On June 25, 2023June 25, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn PrayersLeave a comment

O Holy Father,

We are reminded today of how fluid life really is. How events can shift and change and how we move in ebb and flow of life with the Universe. Our ability to withstand the gale of a storm or a shifting tide is determined by how rooted we are in our faith. Our faith allows us to be grounded and nimble at the same time. We can stand sturdily on solid rock and still dance in the flow of the music of life at the same time.

Fill us Oh Lord with the ability to discern. Cleanse us from all darkness. Grant us the power to reduce large confusion into the tiniest of hiccups. Activate within us our own unique gifts to assist our fellow brothers and sisters during this time of change, serving you in all glory. Allow us to be stronger and wiser while guided by your hand. May we be “strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience with joy.” (Colossians 1:11) We do this “with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love.” (Ephesians 4:2)

Bathe us in your full light, bring us guided wisdom and blessed strength. Restore and renew our bodies so that we may be better able to serve, with agile mind and soaring spirit. May we be competent and protected in all we do, and may we make strident efforts to push our world forward and upward into more and more Light.

“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 16-19)

God is Victory!

In Jesus’ name we pray,

Amen

Prayer of The Wash

On June 16, 2023October 22, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn PrayersLeave a comment

“ I have sought your face with all my heart;
be gracious to me according to your promise.”

– Psalm 119:58

Father,

We humbly come to you to be lifted out of the mire of the confusion of our world. With all the chaos swirling around us in the storm. We may not always perceive things in a clear-cut way. What we are looking at in the world may be a little confusing, and we’re not sure why everything is happening. Bless us Father, let hope arise as uncomfortable things continue to swirl and we rise up to take our place as proper stewards of this world as you intended.

We pour out our cares and worries, to be washed in your loving waters that bring everything back into peace and balance. We are the singers of the song you originally wrote for our world, to thrive in beauty and creativity and brotherhood. We rise to stamp out the darkness and wash it away with pail and scrub brush using the soap of your divine covenant with the Earth and with us, your children.

Bless us this day, Father as we rise to roll up our sleeves to do our part for the future of our beautiful children and our children’s children, as warriors of Love wielding your Light for the weary, bravely shining into the night.

Let it be so,

God is Victory,

Amen.

Prayer in Service to the Almighty

On June 15, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn PrayersLeave a comment

Father,

You’ve blessed us with another chance to express our uniqueness in this day, to make our mark on the world in our own unique way. Fill our hearts with light. Give us the strength to overcome the challenges that come before us. You have shown us kindness and granted us new life. New life with a renewed compassion, a fire burning within for all life on our beautiful planet Earth. This is your gift to us, Father, to share in your infinite compassion. Everything we do, we do through the life that you’ve given us. Bring us the healing we’ve been promised, O God, we are ready for it now.

We want truth. We want the goodness and integrity of life to shine forth and rise up to its place of dominance. To uphold it with our values and reinforce it with our voices, and in the process, we will not hold back. We are not playing victim anymore Father, we’re finished with that. It’s time to take back our world for The Light, and to rebuild with gusto!

We know we can do this because we have come through the cleansing fire and been tempered by your son Jesus himself, to become like steel. “After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.” (1 Peter 5:10) And we know you have a plan for each of us, as we answer your call to action, “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service.” (1 Timothy 1:12) We hold up what is right and honest. We carry your sword of righteousness. We do this for our future, and the future of our children.

We are gathering the Sound of the People.
We are gathering the Sound of You, the Almighty God.
The People are rising up and singing!

In Jesus’ name,
In gratitude and loving service,
Amen.

Prayer of The Children

On June 9, 2023June 9, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn PrayersLeave a comment

Father,

We come to you with an open heart. One that is receptive to your blessings of peace and joy. A heart that would be made worthy by your light shining in our life. We realize we may not do everything perfectly, but that you make us wise by speaking to us through our heart. “My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.” (Proverbs 23:15) We follow the straight path, Father. One that has been prepared for us, by you, so that we may be hopeful in your presence. A path born from the growth that we’ve made by weathering storms, one that leads us to joy and peace.

Father today we ask you to lift up the children. We ask you to send your Angels to protect them. We ask you to hold them safe and never allow them to be touched by darkness, ever, so that their innocence will prevail in all situations, so that they may grow in healthy ways. “See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of my Father in heaven. (Matthew 18:10)

We are here to be of humble service, as bearers of Your Light in all ways possible, never to falter, lifting eachother up, always standing shoulder to shoulder.

Let it be so,

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.

Prayer of Focused Love

On June 8, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn Prayers, Wise WordsLeave a comment

Father,

Seeking to connect with you in the solitude of the temple within ourselves, we encounter a love there that is so pure. It is all loving, all caring, and all forgiving. It is the basis of our relationship with our world and how we view it. From that quiet place within us, stems a personal and intimate relationship with love itself. You are reminding us that as things unravel, to keep our eye on love, to look for it and see it everywhere, as the basis of all life, and as things shift, love will materialize. Knowing that, we can remain calm in our center while fear, worry, anxiousness tempt us, but we will not take the bait. “Let all that you do be done in love.” (1 Corinthians 16:14)

We will inject love into every situation and embrace what is unique and true and authentic. “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28) When we align with love, everything we look at and deal with changes from unmovable to movable, from unchangeable to changeable. Because you made this world, and you are love, then it just makes sense that when we are focused on love also, we can change things for the good. Grounded in our faith, we step forward firmly on rock, keeping our footing, no matter what.

Bless us today, Father, may we step firmly through all we encounter. May we deal with our work with surety, and may we be a Light to all we meet. Bless Julian and Stella and their family and may their reunion occur very soon. Bless our Beloved E, may his work be effortless and his impact be swift and sure, while protected by your Light, always.

“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He is like a tree planted by the water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought for it does not cease to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:8)

In loving service,

In Jesus’ name,

Amen

Prayer of Expansion

On June 4, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn PrayersLeave a comment

As a new day opens up, Father, we connect to you in the temple within ourselves. What we find in the temple is your ever expanding Love for us, and a Peace that is there for our taking. Let this Peace expand within us, from your temple. Let it rise to a crescendo that pushes out all the artificial debris that does not belong. “Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.” (Ephesians 4:31-32)

As we look around us in nature, we realize we are blessed by so much of your glorious handiwork in all that surrounds us in our beautiful world. We celebrate it, for it is the real truth of our reality, this beauty and wonder of nature. “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.” (Philippians 4:6 )

In letting go of the artificially created chaos of man’s world and embrace the loving, living real world of your creation, we transcend the darkness and step into more and more light, every day. Let that Light expand within us and overflow to every one and every thing in our vicinity. And in that, Father, we thrive.

Bless us today and every day, keep our loved ones safe and in the light, restored and renewed. May we always be protected and surrounded by your Light, accomplishing all goals with ease and grace.

“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.” (Numbers 6:24-26)

In Jesus’ name,
Let it be so,
Amen.

Prayer for Repair

On June 3, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn PrayersLeave a comment

Father,

We appreciate this day in acceptance of life being ever aware of its preciousness. As we see, touch, taste and feel life, we are reminded to make the most of the moments we are given by you, out of your ever-flowing love for us. Let us be the love that we are, to eachother for all that is needed right now in our world. Let us be the light for eachother. “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the descendants of Jacob their sins.” (Isaiah 58:1) We are realizing there is a better way, and we are not accepting the treatment by those whose hearts dwell in darkness. Therefore we rise. By your hand, we unite and overcome the challenges being put before us, calling in your wisdom to guide us. “But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.” (James 3:17-18)

We will overcome the challenges of the day, unperturbed, because you love us. By your hand, and by your covenant, we will do away with the yoke of oppression, and spend ourselves on behalf of the hungry, and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then our light will rise in the darkness, and our night will become like the noonday. Guide us always and we will be like a well-watered garden, a spring whose waters never fail, so that “Your people will rebuild the ancient ruins and will raise up the age-old foundations; you will be called Repairer of Broken Walls, Restorer of Streets with Dwellings.” (Isaiah 58)

Lift us up Lord. Open our hearts and bring down the wicked. May we always be protected by your light. Bless our loved ones, may they be protected, and may we all be blessed with miraculous solutions, always in the protection of Your Light, Father, always.

In Jesus’ name,
Amen

Prayer of Undiminished Joy

On June 1, 2023 By thinkcarebelieveIn PrayersLeave a comment

Father,

As we greet the day, our focus is brought to the importance of choosing to be in joy. In whatever we do, if we cannot be in joy, our thoughts and communications cannot bear fruit. When your son, Jesus taught us about your love for us, there is a joy in that knowing that we are so completely loved by you that all of our shame and blame evaporate in the light of your pure unconditional Love for who we really are at our Soul essence. Thank you for giving us that feeling right now. Let us carry that feeling, that knowing that you Love us so completely that it carries through everything we think, say and do. We smile in the knowing that nothing, not sickness, fear, failure, opposition, war or even death can take your Love away from us.

Even when we feel unhappy, we can carry the joy of knowing we are loved by you as your children. It is a true gift that carries us to persevere through any trial, any task, any challenge. “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” (James 1:2-4) Because you want us to develop this mastery of our emotions, in order to be in a place of balance where can choose to carry that joy with us wherever we go and whatever we do. The joy in knowing that we belong to you and we will never be abandoned, not ever.

Father as this day begins, let’s bring in the Light. Let us flood the world with our focused love and understanding. Let us be in comfort knowing that despite all the chaos, there is still a place of peace in the joy within us that we are loved as your children and our brother Jesus will never leave our side. Bless us today and every day. Bless our loved ones. May we always choose joy every day, in every way.

In loving service,
In Jesus’ name,
Amen.