Prayers: May 10, 2020

Pray in thanksgiving for God’s presence in our lives:

• Thank you, Lord, for my mother.
• Thank you, Lord, for teaching me faith over fear. 2 Timothy 1:7
• Thank you, Lord, for others demonstrating trust in You that serves to inspire me.
• Thank you, Lord, for Your Word, which provides encouragement for every situation I might be in.
• Thank you, Lord, the frontliners caring for, protecting, and serving our communities, our families, and us in this pandemic. Thank You for these servant leaders, called to this work, trained for such a time as this, daily risking their own health and safety for others.

Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ:

• Those in fragile health due to medical issues
• Those in nursing or homebound care
• Those dealing with the coronavirus pandemic – patients, medical staff, researchers, caregivers, essential workers, leaders who must decide how to bring our nation back to “normal”, those who are afraid of contracting the virus, those who are still coming down with the virus
• Those who are mothers or who have served in that role. We thank them for their example of servanthood.
• Those who are missing their mothers or grandmothers.
• Those feeling helpless
• Those who do not know there is a way to escape the curse of sin.
• Those who are anxious. Pray that we may show others how to cast all their anxiety on God because He cares for us. 1 Peter 5:7  Loving God, here are my concerns. Please take them, provide as You see best, and give me Your peace.

Pray for CCC:

• Pray that we worship God with praise just as He delights in us with His singing. The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.”. Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
• That the unifying voice of God will come out in Board discussions
• To be diligent and wise in the details of opening our church again
• Thanks to the many small groups praying together online or by phone
• To have strength for the journey of serving God in this fallen world. May we serve with courage, compassion, and commission.
• To remember that with God there are no mountains we can’t climb with His strength, power and patience.

To Think About: In Proverbs, God’s guide to living, we are reminded that our parents deserve our attention and care.  Listen to your father; without him you would not exist. When your mother is old, show her your appreciation. Proverbs 23:22 GNT

禱告事項

感謝主每日同行：

• 感謝我的主，賜給我母親。
• 感謝主教導我以信心勝過恐懼。（提摩太後書1：7）
• 感謝主用弟兄姊妹的信心圍繞我、鼓舞我。
• 感謝主的話語成爲我在任何處境中的鼓勵。
• 感謝主藉著第一綫的工作人員照顧、保護和服務我們的社區和我們的家庭；感謝這些僕人領袖，無論他們是應召在崗位工作，還是為此時而特別準備，每日都冒著自身的健康和安全風險為他人的安康工作。

為主內弟兄姊妹禱告：

• 為身體軟弱和接受治療的肢體禱告，願主醫治使他們盡快康復。
• 為老人院或居家需要特別看護的長輩們禱告，願聖靈的關愛、平安和喜樂與他們同在。
• 為與冠狀病毒抗爭的人們禱告；為感染病毒的人求醫治、為醫護人員和研發人員有最有效的救治方式禱告、為看護人員不被病毒感染求保護、為在上掌權的有智慧保護國家安全和經濟回歸正常平穩禱告、為在疫情中必須工作的人禱告；特別為擔心被病毒感染的人禱告。求主使每個人此時都來仰望全知的上帝。
• 為做母親和承擔過母親角色的人禱告，感謝她們成爲看顧他人的榜樣。
• 為失去了母親和祖母的人禱告，願他們從主裡得到安慰。
• 為無助的人禱告。
• 為不知道怎樣脫離罪的詛咒和捆綁的人禱告。
• 為憂慮的人禱告，禱告我們可以成爲他們的榜樣，將一切的憂慮都卸給神，應爲祂是看護人的神，祂將平安交給我們。彼得前書5：7 你們要將一切的憂慮卸給神，因為祂顧念你們。

為教會的需要禱告：

• 讓我們歌唱敬拜我們的神，因祂喜悅我們與祂一起歡唱。耶和華你的神是施行拯救、大有能力的主，他在你中間必因你歡欣喜樂，默然愛你，且因你喜樂而歡呼。——西番雅3：17
• 願董事會的商討能在主裡有共同的聲音。
• 求主引領我們有智慧決定教會回復正常運作的時間。
• 感謝衆多弟兄姊妹參加在綫和網絡禱告會。
• 禱告我們在這個墮落的世界裏可以服侍有力，願我們的服侍充滿鼓舞、愛心和使命。
• 請記住：在神沒有難成的事，我們如果沒有從神而來的力量、能力和忍耐，是不能成就任何事情的。

思考：上帝在箴言中賜智慧指導我們的生活，我們應當知道我們當尊重父母親。箴言23：22：你要聽從生你的父親，你母親老了，也不可藐視她。