Thank You, Father, for answering my prayer. I am up early enough to spend some time with You. May I be attentive and receptive. Amen. Matthew 6:5-6 (<<click here to read the passage) I think we would all agree, Lord, that...
Read MoreFather, I plead with You, help me to never grow weary of our time together! May it always be refreshing, fulfilling, encouraging, and inspirational. As the years go by, may I collect many journals, and when I look back, please...
Read MoreFather, thank You for a good night’s sleep and for gently waking me this morning. Your love is such a constant in my life. It is a river of peace and encouragement which never runs dry. What an awesome source of refreshment and...
Read MoreFather, yesterday was a little unusual, but thank You for the opportunities given. The day did not pan out as I had planned, but Your will was done, and that is all the better! One home project I was able to see to completion...
Read MoreAs Your word is before me, Father, I would ask that You open its truths to me. May I glean from it the wisdom You have instilled in it. Implant it in my heart. May it flourish and bear fruit in my life. Amen. James 5:13-18...
Read MoreAs I looked out this morning and saw the fog, obscuring the world around me, it made me think, Father, as the warmth of the sun will soon disperse the fog, I would have the loving warmth of Your Son disperse the fog in my heart...
Read MoreFather, daily, I am enjoying the book of Puritan prayers* given to me by a dear friend. May this portion of today’s reading be my prayer. Thou hast loved me everlastingly, unchangeably, ……………may I love thee as I am loved;...
Read MoreOh, the complexity of the human brain, Father! Many times in our coming together, it has taken great effort to reign in my thoughts…and today is one of those days. Some days, I have enough forethought not to let other thoughts...
Read MoreThank You, Father, for who You are. I am lost without You. Only with You do I find wholeness. May I strive with all I am to stay close by Your side, amen. 2 Timothy 1:3-4 (<<click here to read the passage) So often, Lord,...
Read MoreWhat a full last couple of days as the new school year has begun. Thank You, Father, for Your hand in keeping us safe and getting everybody from home to school and back again. 1 Timothy 5:1-2 (<<click here to read the...
Read MoreFather, I’ve struggled the last couple of days, and this evening, I call out to You. I need Your strength and determination to keep me set apart for You. I admit I am weak. I am fallible. I have not “crashed and burned,” but...
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