| 31. I don’t know
where I’m going
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am
going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where
it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that
am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I
believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope
I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do
anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will
lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore
will I trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of
death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave
me to face my perils alone.
32. A family prayer
God
made us a family
We
need one another
We
love one another
We
forgive one another
We
work together
We
play together
We
worship together
Together
we use God’s word
Together
we grow in Christ
Together
we love all men
Together
we serve our God
Together
we hope for heaven
These
are our hopes and ideals
Help
us to attain the, O God,
Through
Jesus Christ, our Lord.
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33. Giver of life
God, Creative Father, you are the
giver of all life. Each of us is a unique creation of your love, yet each
of us is very similar. Help us to recognize our likenesses and to realize
that all human beings have the same basic needs, hopes and questions. We
pray this in Jesus’ name.
34. Holding your hand
Sometimes God puts you with the
flowers, sometimes He lets you walk in the sunlight, but often you are in
the shadows, and then you walk in deepest night…
But He is there in every valley, even
when you do not understand… trust Him because he’s always there…
Guiding… leading… holding your
hand.
35. Speak and live your joys
O most loving God, we pray that all
your people may speak and live your joy in the world, so clouded by false
joys and pleasures. Put songs of praise into our hearts and send us forth
rejoicing.
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