Theme: Change my heart, O God

 
 

“In contemplative prayer the saint (who knows himself to be a sinner, for none of us is whole, healed, and holy twenty-four hours a day) turns inward in what is called ‘the prayer of the heart,’ not to find self, but to lose self in order to be found.”

(Madeleine L’Engle)

 

This prayer sheet is inspired by the February 2022 theme of the month: Change.

In these prayers we ask God to transform our hearts so we may live in the truth he desires and faithfully pray for our hurting world.

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Theme: Breath

 
This prayer sheet is inspired by the May 2021 theme of the month, Holy, and the season of Pentecost.

The psalmist says,

I love the Lord because he hears my voice
      and my prayer for mercy.
Because he bends down to listen,
      I will pray as long as I have breath!

(Psalm 116:1-2, NLT)

So let us pray …

 
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Theme: Rejoice in the Lord always

 

This prayer sheet is inspired by a recurring theme in Scripture: the phrase, “Rejoice in the Lord”.

 
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Joy is distinctly a Christian word and a Christian thing. It is the reverse of happiness. Happiness is the result of what happens of an agreeable sort. Joy has its springs deep down inside. And that spring never runs dry, no matter what happens. Only Jesus gives that joy. He had joy, singing its music within, even under the shadow of the cross.
S.D. Gordon

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Theme: Part of creation


A walk in nature with friends  (Photo: Irene Bom)

 

“Be always looking to God with thankfulness and worship for having placed you in such a beautiful corner of the universe as the planet Earth.”

(Jesse Brand)

 
This prayer sheet is inspired by the June 2018 theme of the month: Nature.

In these prayers we look to God to help us to be better stewards of this good and beautiful corner of his creation.

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Theme: The greatest is love

 

As promised, a new prayer sheet to bring our 2017 Advent series on Faith, Hope, Joy and Love to a close.

“And now there remain: FAITH [abiding trust in God and His promises], HOPE [confident expectation of eternal salvation], LOVE [unselfish love for others growing out of God’s love for me] … but the greatest of these is LOVE.”
(1 Corinthians 13:13, Amplified Version)


(Photo: Lindy Twaddle)

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