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Forgiving Others

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This prayer was written by Kyle and posted to his blog Vindicated.  Kyle wrote this as a way to help himself thorough forgiving others – a requirement of God we are reminded of every time we pray the Lord’s Prayer.  It seems to me to be an excellent prayer for any follower of Christ to use, and I repost it for your edification.

Almighty God, in obedience to your command to forgive, I commend to you N. I forgive his/her sins against me, especially ______________. I acknowledge that you are the only one righteous, and that like N., I stand as a sinner in need of your grace. I know also that I have from time to time committed similar sins, and even worse. Please forgive N., and forgive me. Please bless and heal N., and help him/her to grow in relationship with you, that both he/she and I would come to delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your name. Amen.

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Praying With Augustine

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Late have I loved you, O Beauty ever ancient, ever new,
late have I loved you!
You were within me, but I was outside,
and it was there that I searched for you.
In my unloveliness I plunged into the lovely things which you created.
You were with me, but I was not with you.
Created things kept me from you;
yet if they had not been in you they would have not been at all.
You called, you shouted, and you broke through my deafness.
You flashed, you shone, and you dispelled my blindness.
You breathed your fragrance on me;
I drew in breath and now I pant for you.
I have tasted you,
now I hunger and thirst for more.
You touched me,
and I burned for your peace.

- from Confessions, Book 10, Chapter 27, as translated at www.feastofsaints.com

A Prayer All Pastors Should Pray

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I ran across this prayer in my internet wanderings and thought I would post it.  It is supposedly a prayer Martin Luther prayed in the church sacristy before each church service.  I think if more pastors prayed this, the church would be in much better shape than it is.

Lord God,
You have made me a pastor and teacher in Your Church,
but you see how unfit I am to meet so great and difficult a task;
and if I had been without Your help,
I would have ruined it all long ago.
Therefore, I call upon You:
I gladly wish to yield and devote my mouth and my heart to you;
I will teach Your people,
and I myself will learn and ponder diligently upon Your Word.
Use me as Your instrument in Your service.
Only do not forsake me,
for if ever I should be on my own,
I would certainly wreck it all.
- Martin Luther

Theology FAIL: Praying for Obama’s Death

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A sadder commentary on the state of Christianity in our nation I cannot believe exists.  This is from Ben Myer’s blog “Faith and Theology.”  See the link below. And apparently t-shirts and bumper stickers are available as well . . . Capitalism at it’s best too.

Apparently some Southern Baptist pastors have been using Psalm 109:8 as a prayer for Obama’s death: "May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership. May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow."  . . .  One of these pastors says: "You’re going to tell me that I’m supposed to pray for the socialist devil, murderer, infanticide, who wants to see young children, and he wants to see babies killed through abortion and partial-birth abortion and all these different things. Nope. I’m not gonna pray for his good. I’m going to pray that he dies and goes to hell."

from Theology FAIL: praying for Obama’s death by Ben Myers
posted on Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:10:00 GMT

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A Prayer

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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 I 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 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 struggles alone.
- Thomas Merton

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Today I Believe

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Lord, You have always given
bread for the coming day;
and though I am poor,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always given
strength for the coming days;
and though I am weak,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always given
peace for the coming day;
and though of anxious heart,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always kept me
safe in trials;
and now, tired as I am,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always marked
the road for the coming day;
and though it may be hidden,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always lightened
the darkness of mine;
and though the night is here,
today I believe.

Lord, You have always spoken
when the time was ripe;
and though you be silent now,
today I believe

from the Northumbria Community Celtic Evening Prayer Liturgy

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A Morning Prayer

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“We give thanks to you, heavenly Father,
through Jesus Christ your dear Son,
that you have protected us through the night from all danger and harm.
We ask you to preserve and keep us, this day also,
from all sin and evil,
that in all our thoughts, words, and deeds we may serve and please you. Into your hands we commend our bodies and souls and all that is ours.
Let your holy angels have charge of us,
that the wicked one have no power over us.”
Amen.

Our Father in Heaven

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Our Father in heaven,
holy is your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread,
Forgive us our sins,
as we forgive those
who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom,
the power, and the glory
are yours,
now and forever.  Amen.

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