Prayers: June 21, 2020

Prayers

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

• Thank you, Lord, that you are my Father, the one who created me and sustains me with your love. As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him. Psalm 103:13
• Thank you, Lord, for our earthly fathers.
• Thank you, Lord, for moments of silence when I may hear your voice
• Thank you, Lord, for Your promise that everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Acts 2:21
• Thank you, Lord, that our anxiety may be lifted as we increase our faith in You.

Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ:

• Those in fragile health with deteriorating conditions or going through medical treatment
• Those in nursing or homebound care who are more isolated than others.
• Those dealing with the coronavirus pandemic – patients, medical staff, researchers, caregivers, essential workers, leaders involved in bringing our nation back to “normal”, those who are afraid of contracting the virus, those who are still coming down with the virus
• For everyone to do what they can to contribute to the safety of others
• Those who are struggling with deteriorating relationships
• Those to whom we miss giving a hug
• Those mourning the loss of loved ones
• For those affected by new storms of fire and flood

Pray for CCC:

• Pray that our worship please our heavenly Father who constantly cares for us. Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the Lord our maker, for he is our God.  We are the people he watches over, the flock under his care. Psalm 95:6-7
• For wisdom in planning for returning to in-person worship in the future
• For boldness to boast only about God’s gift of salvation and His love through Jesus Christ
• To claim the power of the Holy Spirit to be God’s hands and feet
• To follow the example of the church in Acts working together rather than individually
• To cherish all we encounter as God does – as valuable works of His creation

To Think About: In Proverbs, God’s guide to living, we are reminded that the right word said at the right time can be precious for healing, strengthening, guiding or rescuing even when the word might be a criticism.   A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver. Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.  May we choose words that build people up. Proverbs 25:11-12 ESV

禱告事項

感謝主每日同行：

• 因祢是我的天父，祢創造了我，又以慈愛来堅固我。父親怎樣憐恤他的兒女，耶和華也怎樣憐恤敬畏他的人！ 詩 103：13
• 感謝我們在世上的父親。
• 感謝這寂靜時刻，使我聆聽祢的話語。
• 感謝上帝應許凡稱祂爲主呼求祂名的人必得拯救。（使徒行傳2：21）
• 當我們的信心在耶穌基督裏得以增長時，祂就挪去我們的憂慮。

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，他們更覺孤單時，願聖靈的關愛、平安和喜樂與他們同在。
• 為在這場疫情中奮戰的人們禱告——病人、醫護人員、研發人員、看護者、事關民生的工作人員、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、為擔心被病毒感染的人禱告、為被病毒侵染的人禱告。
• 讓每個人儘其所能保護他人的安全。
• 為有不良的人際關係的人禱告。
• 為需要關懷的人禱告。
• 為痛失親人的人禱告。
• 為在最近的洪水和火災中遭受影響的百姓禱告。

為教會的需要禱告：

• 願我們的敬拜蒙天父的喜悅，因祂一直看護我們的需要。來啊，我們要屈身敬拜，在造我們的耶和華面前跪下！因為祂是我們的神，我們是祂草場的羊，是祂手下的民。唯願你們今天聽祂的話：（詩篇95：6-7）
• 求主讓我們在教會重新開放的事情上得屬天的智慧。
• 當我們勇敢地誇口時，只宣揚從上帝而來的救恩禮物和藉著祂獨生兒子耶穌基督而來的慈愛。
• 靠著聖靈的大能成爲神的肢體。
• 讓我們同心合力，以使徒時代的教會為例服侍神的事工，遠勝過個人能力的果效。
• 讓我們有喜樂的心珍愛面對的一切事情，正像主看祂所創造的一切甚爲美好，視為尊貴。

思考：上帝在箴言中賜智慧指導我們的生活，神提醒我們在適當的時間說合宜的話是非常寶貴的事情，可以帶來醫治、堅固、引領和挽救的工作，即使是批評的言語也要斟酌言辭。箴言25:11-12：一句話說得合宜，就如金蘋果在銀網子裡。智慧人的勸誡在順從的人耳中，好像金耳環和精金的裝飾。