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22 - Advent 2021: Presence of God
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  • 22 - Advent 2021: Presence of God

    Advent 2021: Presence of God

    [Scripture reference: Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:18-24]

    Father God who is near, who is with me now.

    I welcome you, your presence here with me

    I invite you God to be near to me

    Help my heart to always welcome and remember your presence

    You are Immanuel, God with us.

    You are not sometimes Immanuel, God who is sometimes with us

    It’s aname of yours

    Whether I feel it or not, you are here

    You are Immanuel, God with us

    I am tempted to forget that you promise to always be there

    Help me to remember

    Help me to see your heart for me, for your children

    “God is with you” is not a platitude or something to say, but rather a beautiful, powerful, truth of a God who loves his people so much that will never leave them

    You are Immanuel, God with us

    You’ve created man to be with God, you’ve made covenants with your people

    You’ve promised never to abandon them, you’ve promised to never abandon me

    You mercifully, humbly sent your son Jesus to Earth to be physically present among man on Earth

    A precious baby present in his mother’s womb destined to one day leave Earth for the sake of our souls, but even then when his time had come, a holy presence remained

    The holy spirit indwelled in those who believe

    You are Immanuel, God with us

    You are so good to us, Lord

    Your heart and your mercy is a beautiful display of your love for your people, for me

    I pray your name Immanuel would be a peace and an encouragement to me always

    I rejoice in that because you are with me, I get to be the hands and the feet of Jesus to the people around me

    Hallelujah!

    Thank you for the opportunities you have already provided

    Would you bring more opportunities, especially in this Advent season, for me and our community to care for the people near to us -- in mind, body, and spirit

    It’s in King Jesus’ name that I pray,

    Amen

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    Music: https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/

    Sat, 11 Dec 2021 - 03min
  • 21 - Advent 2021: Hope

    A prayer for hope: Our God in heaven, we enter this Advent season on the heels of yet another difficult year. I am weary of this world – of the struggles and challenges, of strife and conflict, of sickness and sadness. The fallenness of the world seems to be always in front of me, my disappointments and brokenness feel inescapable. I confess that I too easily set my mind on things of the earth, not on things that are above. I confess that I choose to walk in darkness or even sit there, instead of looking to the Light and running towards you. I confess that my trials and afflictions determine my heart’s direction, instead of you. I confess that because of all these things, I lose hope. And I confess that my hope has been misplaced – and too small. I have put my hope in fleeting circumstances, instead of eternal truths. I have put my hope in small things, instead of You - the eternal God of the universe. Oh God of all hope, this Advent season will you restore my hope once more? Will you shine your Light once more into my dark heart? Will you help me to think on things that are above, not on things that are of the earth? Will you help me to prepare for a weight of glory through my light, momentary afflictions? Will you give me hope once more through Jesus? God of all hope, I thank you that my hope can be sure and certain when my hope is in You. I thank you that Your promises are Yes! And Amen! In your son Jesus Christ. I thank you, Jesus, that you have not left me to wander in the dark, but you have shone your light into my heart through your incarnation. By coming to this earth as the perfect Son of God, fully God, fully man, you have become my living hope. You entered into this dark world, and no darkness can overcome you. And now let this weary world rejoice – let my weary heart rejoice. Let me rejoice in the hope that I have, in the eternal inheritance that you have brought for me, in the eternal Light and glory that you are preparing for me. Let me look up and see You, let me stand on tiptoes and look around for Your presence, let me rejoice in the fact that I have a real hope that is bigger and better than anything else I could hope in. My hope is in you and you alone, Jesus. Thank you, in your name I pray, Amen. -- -- --  Forest Walk by Alexander Nakarada | https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/ Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    Fri, 03 Dec 2021 - 03min
  • 20 - Broken Identities: Prayer for the Grieving

    Prayer for the Grieving

    [Scripture references: Psalm 34, Isaiah 53, Revelation 21:1-5]

    Father, Comforter, Counselor, Creator of all, Dearest Friend,

    I come in sadness, in grief, to you now

    I come grateful that you are Lord who is near to the brokenhearted,

    and I bring my grief here with me, as I sit at your feet, Jesus

    Grief and loss, it can come in so many forms

    Being separated by a loved one through death

    Mourning the loss of hope, time, a dream

    An expectation for something that hasn’t come

    Or, perhaps there’s something in my heart that I’m grieving unknowingly

    Sometimes I am tempted to dismiss my own grief,

    To push it to the side, ignore it

    Heavenly Father, you don’t dismiss my grief

    You don’t encourage me to push it to the side, to ignore it

    You invite me to lay it all before you

    To come to you in my joys, sorrows, and everything in between

    You love to care for me, to love me, especially in these moments when I am needy before you, Jesus

    Help me now, Jesus, to set my grief before you

    To share it with you -- comforter and dear friend

    Even you, Jesus, were acquainted with grief

    Man of Sorrows

    You bore my grief, carried my sorrows

    It’s what brought peace

    Hear me now, Jesus

    Would you move my heart toward peace now in these moments

    -- -- --

    Jesus, my thoughts move to heaven

    A beautiful promise for a restored paradise

    A place with no loss, no grief

    Perfect fullness and union with you

    Even in my grief

    Here, in the in-between; the not-yet

    I can experience comfort and goodness

    A whisper of the paradise that’s coming

    Oh Jesus, my heart leaps for joy at the thought of what you’ve promised

    My eyes are teary, my heart humbled and in awe of the truth in your Word that says:

    Revelation 21:1–5 (ESV)

    [1] Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. [2] And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. [3] And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. [4] He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”

    [5] And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

    I pray in your name Jesus, the one who bore it all, through whom I hope and long for the promise to come,

    Amen

    Fri, 19 Nov 2021 - 04min
  • 19 - Broken Identities: Prayer for the Insecure

    There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. Creator God, you are my Rock, you are my strength. In all my wanderings, You are still my path. When it is unclear, when I feel blind to the things that bring me security, You surprise me with Your assurance. You surprise me with your grace. You are constantly reframing my view, my heart, to see You and Your faithfulness more fully. Thank you for creating me so that I can have security in You, so I can find security in how you’ve made me. I don’t need to look outward for assurance, I need to look inward, to remember Christ in me. Christ within me is my security. I confess my own insecurity is a lie, A lie I believe about myself and about You. I have continued to believe that I am still not enough and Your work is not complete. But it is done. You’ve said “It is finished”. I am enough, in Your eyes, enough. So forgive me for my insecurity. Forgive me for my striving or for my inaction because of the fears of my insecurity. Reclaim me as yours. Give me faith, make me brave, to step out of my insecurity and into the world, with Your hands gently guiding my steps. You’ve prepared a place for each step, you know my heart and my mind better than I do, You know us all individually. Continue to remind me of this fact as I contemplate Your faithfulness, and Your steadfastness in my life and in the life of our community. And let me not only do Your will, but ignite us all according to your imagination! Fill us with new imagination and wonder and eyes to see Your faithfulness everywhere. With the strength of Your security, You renew our energy to dream! Your people are not a stagnant, fearful people, but a creative, loving, kind people, joyful people who look to see You work everywhere they go. We are not afraid of life’s disappointments, help us to embrace the opportunities to live fully unto You. Break us free from the chains of insecurities we hang onto, so that we can glorify your goodness. Break us free from ourselves, the crucified selves who have already died, let us live in the new identity You’ve named over us. Loved. Whole. Brave. Chosen. Forgiven. Friends. Children. Free! Enough. Your perfect love makes us whole. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. Lord makes us perfect in your love.

    Mon, 01 Nov 2021 - 05min
  • 18 - Broken Identities: Prayer for the Anxious

    Prayer for the Anxious 

    [Scripture references: 1 Peter 5:6-7; Psalm 94:19; Matthew 6:34]

    Father thank you for being here

    For this space between us

    A space where I come as I am, vulnerable before you

    Thank you for your kindness to me in my vulnerability, in my messiness

    Lacking words to even say sometimes

    God, my mind feels so swirly

    Thoughts circling

    Foggy

    I can barely see what’s before me

    And, the pieces that I can see just play on loop in my mind

    What ifs

    What thens

    Then whats

    The fog before me impairs my vision

    I often feel afraid of what I can’t see

    Will I be safe there?

    What’s coming?

    Can I at least prepare so I’m ready?

    What should I do?

    Will I be caught up in something I could have avoided?

    There are so many things I don’t know, things I can’t know

    And I’m distracted by these thoughts

    My mind and even my heart, God, can feel so captive

    I long for this fog to be lifted, for the path ahead to be clear

    And this- this is a result of my anxious heart

    My fearful heart

    My heart, my flesh, which longs to control

    To predict

    To plan

    To prepare

    To know

    To protect itself

    I confess, Father, that my heart is anxious

    I am tempted to fear what I don’t know

    What I can’t see, touch, understand

    God it can be so overwhelming

    So much ahead is uncertain

    Unknown

    F ather, calm my anxious heart

    Grow my heart into one of trust

    Of peace

    Of dependence

    Of surrender to your will

    What if I were able to be calm and at peace, even in the fog?

    Even as I move forward into uncertainty?

    It’s possible, Father

    You invite me into rest

    Deep soul-level rest

    You still the swirl

    The circling thoughts calm and settle

    You console

    And, the fog lifts

    It lifts and, to my surprise, what’s revealed is beautiful

    A calm oasis, a place that just looks like rest

    It’s quiet, it’s bright and beautiful

    Full of life

    Abundant, vibrant, growing life

    This peaceful place, this sacred space with you, it was here all along

    This place of beauty, it’s what dependence and union with you feels like

    It’s not perfect future circumstances,

    It’s the refuge offered to me by you, my loving Father

    A beautiful invitation

    I couldn’t see it before

    The anxiety was so great before me

    And now, here in your presence, your consolation brings me such joy (Ps 94:19)

    I come into your presence, Father, and I leave differently

    When my heart is anxious

    Help me savor, Father

    Be present in the moment

    To come humbly before you

    To notice

    To remember your faithfulness

    I know the fog will come and go (may it be quicker and quicker each time, Father)

    but help me to remember that I abide in your meadow

    Whether I can see clearly, whether anxiety causes me to doubt,

    I can be sure I am still in your loving arms

    Help me to trust you more, now

    You, the God of right now, is the God of the uncertain

    The God of the meadow is the God of the fog

    You are trustworthy; you are working all things together for my good and your glory

    And, I surrender before you, Father

    Would you increase, and I decrease

    I surrender

    In the name of our wonderful, kind, loving Jesus, I pray,

    Amen.

    Thu, 21 Oct 2021 - 05min
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