Pointman Morning Prayer

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You are my God; I will give you praise, O my God, I will extol you, for you are my Savior. (Ps. 118)

God our Father, we come before you in prayer this day with open hearts, ready to hear your words spoken in our lives. We come before you ready to give you praise for the many blessings we have received. May we always remember to give you time each day to express our gratitude and to bring before you all that lives in the depths of our hearts. Amen.

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God bless your service! I appreciate your efforts so much!!!

Thank you for your time and effort.

Roms

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O Lord, you have given everything its place in the world, and no one can make it otherwise. For it is your creation, the heavens and the earth and the stars; you are the Lord of all. (Esther 13)

Lord Jesus, we come to you this day in thanksgiving for the many ways we live in freedom. For there are many times we do not always make the healthiest choices in life and we are in need of your healing and forgiving presence. There are times when we do not take our responsibilities that go along with living in freedom seriously and we are in need of your grace in our lives to strive to continue to live in truth and in freedom. Amen.

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Prayer for Inner Peace and Calm

Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.

Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.

Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm.

- John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)

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Within your temple, we ponder your loving kindness, O God. As your name, so also your praise reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with justice. (Ps. 47)

God our Father, may we know of your forgiveness in our lives and come before you asking for forgiveness when we have fallen from your presence. Amen.

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I will praise your name forever, my king and my God. (Ps. 145)

God our Father, we come before you this day ready to sing praises and to give you thanks for your presence in our lives. As your Son suffered for our sins, may we be mindful of our need to ask forgiveness and to experience your grace in the sacrament of reconciliation. Amen.

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Let hearts rejoice who search for the Lord. Seek the Lord and his strength, seek always the face of the Lord. (Ps. 104)

Lord Jesus, as we come before you in prayer this day our hearts are filled with hope and joy in your presence in our lives. May we always know of your loving presence and may we come to believe in you even more with each new day. Amen.

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Do not abandon me, Lord. My God, do not go away from me, Lord, my Savior. (Ps. 37)

Lord Jesus, we hear in the Psalm the cry and the plea that you do not abandon us. May we, with each new day, grow closer to you and never be in situations where we feel you have abandoned us. For in our times of need and pain, it can feel like you have left us. May your grace always be enough for us. Amen.

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Let my prayers come before you, Lord; listen, and answer me. (Ps. 87)

Lord Jesus, there are days that we feel the burdens and challenges that this life brings to us. We ask that you help us become aware of how our prayers come before you like incense and rise up before you. May we grow in our belief that you listen and hear our prayers and respond to us in love and kindness. Amen.

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The Lord is my inheritance and my cup; he alone will give me my reward. The measuring line has marked a lovely place for me; my inheritance is my great delight. (Ps 16)

Lord Jesus, in the Psalm we hear that you alone will be our reward and that our inheritance is our great delight. Help us, this day, to place our trust and hope in you. For you are gentle and humble of heart and bring great joy into our lives. May we grow to believe even stronger in your presence in our lives. Amen.

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I call to you all day long, have mercy on me, O Lord. You are good and forgiving, full of love for all who call to you. (Ps. 85)

Lord Jesus, we come before you this day asking for your mercy and forgiveness in our lives. We hear in the Psalm that you are full of love for all who call to you. This day we ask that you hear our cry to you and bless us with the graces that will help us to follow you with an open heart. Amen.

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If you are insulted for the name of Christ, blessed are you, for the Spirit of God rests upon you. (1 Peter 4)

Lord Jesus, let us this day, pray for all who minister in the church and who have responsibilities in ecclesiastical affairs at this time in our history. May they be guided and inspired to remain faithful to the teachings of the Church. Amen.

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Do Not Lose Heart

Therefore we do not lose heart.
Though outwardly we are wasting away,
yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
For our light and momentary troubles
are achieving for us an eternal glory
that far outweighs them all.
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen,
but on what is unseen.
For what is seen is temporary,
but what is unseen is eternal.

- 2 Corinthians 4:16-18

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The seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. (Ps 65)

Lord Jesus, we hear in the Psalm that the seed that falls on good ground will yield a fruitful harvest. May our lives be planted in good soil and grow to become strong examples of what is needed to follow you with our whole hearts and to remain faithful to our yes in being witnesses to your presence in our lives. Amen.

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Prayer for Holy Rest

O Lord, support us all the day long, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world lies hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done. Then in thy mercy grant us a safe lodging, and a holy rest, and peace at the last. Amen.

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May all the earth give you worship and praise, and break into song to your name, O God, Most High. (Ps. 65)

God our Father, we pray that you will hear our prayer and lead us to experience peace and joy in our lives. In this time of fear in our world, may you lead us to the way of peace and help us to share this peace with those whom we encounter in our daily lives. Amen.

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Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him to her home. (Luke 10:38)

Lord Jesus, you left us an example of how to reach out and touch others. Give us insight and courage and enable us to extend ourselves and our love to those who are lonely and hurting. Amen.

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Save us, Lord, our God, and gather us together from the nations, that we may proclaim your holy name and glory in your praise. (Ps. 105)

Lord our God, you gave us numerous examples of what it is to be a true disciple and to remain faithful to our yes in life. May we grow in our love for you and may we be strengthened with each new day to respond with a strong yes to following you and to bearing witness to your name in this world. Amen.

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Come, let us worship the Lord. Let us bow down in the presence of our maker, for he is the Lord our God. (Ps. 94)

God our Father, we hear in the Psalm to come and worship you and to bow down before you, for you are our God and Father. In prayer this day, we come before you and bow down to our maker for we are in need of your blessings and graces. We recognize the holiness of your presence and come before you with grateful hearts for your presence in our lives. Amen.

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God himself is my help. The Lord upholds my life. I will offer you a willing sacrifice; I will praise your name, O Lord, for its goodness. (Ps. 53)

Almighty Father, we thank you for your gift of your presence in our lives. May we grow in our belief and faith in you and may we remain faithful to your teachings. As we walk this journey in life, may we always be eager to serve you in faith, hope and love. Amen.