“To him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine… to him be glory.” Eph. 3:20-21
Heavenly Father, we stand two-footed and whole-hearted on Paul’s hope-filled declaration. May we worry measurably less and trust measurably quicker, as you do immeasurably more.
We pray for pastors and missionaries impacted by the lingering complexities of the pandemic. Though the virus is waning in many places, discouragement, stress, and burnout continue to increase. Bring your Fatherly presence to bear in supernatural ways. Use us as tangible expressions of your mercy and grace.
We continue to pray for our friends, spouses, and children who have yet to receive the free gift of eternal life. May Jesus become irresistible to them, whatever it takes. Only your Spirit can give them life, but we can certainly give them your welcome, kindness, and love.
We pray for single moms juggling the challenges of parenthood, finances, and loneliness. We also pray for friends and family members needing employment, health care, and tangible/touchable hope.
In the “beyond-all-we-can-imagine” prayer-category, we ask you for a major outpouring of your Holy Spirit on our church families—a veritable revival in the U.S.A, and beyond.
You’ve called us to be “salt and light” in the world, but in recent years, we lived more like “old mold and unlit candles,” bitter herbs and bickering children, “the yeast of indifference” and cocked-and-loaded criticizers. Forgive us Father. Can dry bones live again? Heck yes (Ezekiel 37). So very Amen we pray, in Jesus’ mighty and merciful name.