Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. ~Matthew 5:8
Nearer to God’s heart:
Hope-filled,
Encouraged,
Accepted.
Hope-filled,
Rested,
Accepted
Thankfully.
Rested,
Encouraged
Thankfully…
Nearer to God’s heart!
The nearer we get to God’s heart, the more we can see him. How would you describe being nearer to God’s heart? I look forward to reading your insights in the comments!
This is the day!
Lord, you have made it.
I will rejoice,
Filled with gladness.
Lord, you have made it…
Moment by moment,
Filled with gladness
Alive in Christ.
Moment by moment,
I will rejoice
Alive in Christ.
This is the day!
~based on Psalm 118:24
O lord my God, thank you for bringing this day to a close;
Thank you for giving me rest in body and soul.
Your hand has been over me and has guarded and preserved me.
Forgive my lack of faith
and any wrong that I have done today,
and help me to forgive all who have wronged me.
Let me sleep in peace under your protection,
And keep me from the temptations of darkness.
Into your hands I commend my loved ones
and all who dwell in this house;
I commend to you my body and soul.
O God, your holy name be praised.
Amen.
~Dietrich Bonhoeffer
During Lent, I have tried to understand the sufficiency of God’s grace in tangible ways. Here is a prayer for the grace to be gentle with myself and others.
Gentle One,
Father, Son, Holy Spirit,
Guide me toward
an unrequired rhythm.
Lead me into
life-giving moments.
Together with you,
I long to be found…
established by faith
anchored to hope
abiding in love.
Amen and amen!
When the words of my own prayers escape me, I turn to the Psalms. And once again I am reminded, there are no better prayers I can pray than these. The Psalms take hold of my worry and transform it into worship….my denial into truth…my desperation into hope…my fear into faith…my suspicion into trust.
Personally, I pray Psalm 131 more than any other. In fact, one day as I was whispering these words, I realized I had memorized them.
O Lord, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;
Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.
Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me.
O Israel, hope in the Lord
From this time forth and forever.
It never fails! Each time, I take hold of my Bible and begin praying the Psalms, something happens. As I pour out the content of my heart, contentment floods my soul.
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