February 5, 2023

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”  Psalm 37:4

• Thank you, Lord, every time we gather at the Lord’s Table to celebrate Communion, we remember that Christ rescued us from slavery to sin and provided us with eternal life. May the rescuing love of Jesus remind us that His cross is worth remembering—together.
• Thank you, Lord, for the light of a new day and the dusk of rest.
• Thank you, Lord, for the joys in our lives – an addition to the family; good test scores; completion of a difficult assignment; a restored relationship… we thank You for always being at work in us.
• Teach us, Lord, to speak with grace, not whatever we want as the world encourages. Ephesians 4:23 May we speak words that reflect the character of Jesus.
• Please look upon your servants with mercy and favor. Please, Lord, help us to keep our eyes focused on you. We ask that you either restore what has been lost or help us to find something new, something greater in which to trust. If we can maintain our trust and hope in you, and not give up, you promise to renew us.  Isaiah 40:31
• Pray for those who have lost loved ones recently. May God replace sadness with hope of reunions with loved ones in eternity.
• Lord, lead us to the right path in life when we are tempted to go the short way.
• Pray for our missionaries, that they will have access to everything they need and a bubble of God’s protection as they do His work and “make disciples” on our behalf.
• Pray for those who seek to harm others. Pray for God’s justice to be done.
• Pray for those struggling in winter weather conditions. May they see God at work even under stressful conditions.
• We pray for loved ones in our families living through difficult times – health concerns, financial worries, job struggles, relationship problems, loneliness, and other stressors – as we place all things in the hands of our all-knowing and powerful Father, may peace and calm help them overcome.

For more prayer items for our world, our country, our community, our church, our family, and ourselves, please see our monthly prayer calendar on the website.

“又要以耶和華為樂，他就將你心裡所求的賜給你。”詩篇37:4

• 主啊，感謝你，每次我們聚集在主的餐桌上慶祝聖餐時，我們都記得基督將我們從罪的奴役中拯救出來，並給我們永生。願耶穌救贖的愛提醒我們，他的十字架值得我們一同記住。
• 主啊，感謝你賜予新一天的光明也有黃昏的安息。
• 主啊，感謝你賜給我們生命中的喜樂——新的家庭新成員；良好的考試成績；完成一項困難的任務；復修好的關係……感謝你一直在我們裡工作。
• 主啊，教導我們用恩典說話，而不是像世界鼓勵的暢所欲言。以弗所書4:23願我們所說的話反映出耶穌的真粹。
• 請憐憫和恩待你的僕人。主啊，幫助我們定睛在你身上。我們求你要麼再造丟失的東西，要麼幫助我們找到新的、更偉大並值得信賴的東西。如果我們能夠保持對你的信靠和希望，並且不放棄，你承諾我們必重新得力。以賽亞書40:31
• 為最近失去親友的人禱告。願神用能夠與所愛之人在永恆中團聚的希望來蓋過悲傷。
• 當我們被引誘去走捷徑時，求主帶領我們走上正確的人生道路。
• 為我們的傳教士禱告，使他們在做主的事工和代表我們“培養門徒”時，能夠獲得他們所需要的一切，並得到上帝的保護。
• 為企圖傷害他人的那些人禱告。祈求神的公義得以實行。
• 為那些在冬季天氣下掙扎的人禱告。願他們即使在壓力大的情況下也能看到神在工作。
• 為生活在困難時期的家人禱告——健康問題、財務問題、工作困難、人際關係問題、孤獨和其他壓力——當我們把一切都交在全知全能的天父手中時，願平安和冷靜幫助他們克服困難。