You Are Still Giving

Heavenly Father,

Blessed be Your name.

You are the Lord who daily loads me with benefits.

Even when I do not see them all, You are still giving.

Even when my strength feels small, You are still the God of my salvation.

Thank You for every quiet mercy that meets me this day—

for breath in my lungs,

for the roof over my head,

for the grace that holds me steady.

I receive what You are loading upon me now.

I rest in the goodness You have already prepared.

Keep my heart soft to notice Your hand,

and keep my mouth ready to bless You in return.

You are my salvation, yesterday, today, and forever.

Selah.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Softened by Grace: A Prayer to Forgive as We’ve Been Forgiven

 Heavenly Father,

Thank You for the patience and forgiveness You’ve shown me through Christ. 

Help me to bear with others gently and to forgive freely, just as He has forgiven me. 

Soften my heart where there has been hurt or quarrel, and let Your grace flow through me toward those around me.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

A Parent’s Prayer of Trust

Heavenly Father,

You have spoken these words of wisdom:

“Train up a child in the way he should go:

And when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

I come before You today with this promise held close to my heart.

Thank You for the sacred trust of the children You have placed in my life.

Give me grace, patience, and courage to train them faithfully in Your ways—

to point them toward truth, kindness, integrity, and a deep love for You.

Help me model the path more than I merely speak it.

When I grow weary, strengthen me.

When I fail, forgive me and restore me.

Fill our home with Your presence so that the way of the Lord becomes the natural path their feet learn to walk.

I trust Your Word, Lord.

I believe that what is planted in their young hearts by Your Spirit will take deep root.

Even when the years stretch long and the world pulls hard,

hold them fast to the truth they have known.

Let them never depart from it.

I place them fully in Your hands—

their futures, their choices, their walk with You.

May they grow old still walking in the way You have shown them,

and may my own life continue to encourage them in that path.

In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

 

How to find the grace you need

USA Independence Day — Fourth of July

"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace,
that we may obtain mercy,
and find grace to help in time of need."
—Hebrews 4:16

Verse 1
What a Friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Verse 2
Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Verse 3
Are we weak and heavy-laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee,
Thou wilt find a solace there.

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