Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening! Give us ears that hear, Eyes that see, Wills to obey, Hearts that love, Then declare what You want, Reveal what You want, Command what You want, Change what you want! Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening! – Christina Rossetti 1830-1894AD
Lord, Holy Spirit,You blow like the wind in a thousand paddocks,Inside and outside the fences,You blow where you wish to blow. Lord, Holy Spirit,You are the sun who shines on the little plant,You warm him gently, you give him life,You raise him up to become a tree with many leaves. Lord, Holy Spirit,You are the eagle with her young,Holding them…
Dear heavenly Father, speak. I gladly remain silent as a child and learner. If I lead your the church with my own knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, I would have been sunk long ago. Therefore, dear God, help me to get out of the way, that You may guide and direct it. I will gladly forsake my point of view and…
Dear God,let your Wordshine in our heartsby your Holy Spirit.Make itso bright and warmthat we always findour comfort and joyin it.Amen. – Martin Luther (1483-1546AD)
Heavenly Father, dearest God,I am an unworthy, poor sinner,not worthy to lift my eyes or hands to youor to pray.But since you have commanded us all to pray,and since you have promised to hear,and since you have taught us by word and examplethrough your dear Son,our Lord Jesus Christ,I come to you,according to your command,obedient to you,and relying on your…
Eternal God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, give us your Holy Spirit who writes the preached Word into our hearts. May we receive and believe it and be cheered and comforted by it in eternity. Glorify your Word in our hearts and make it so bright and warm that we may find pleasure in it, through your Holy…
Use me, my Saviour, for whatever purpose and way you require. Here is my poor heart, an empty vessel; fill it with your grace. Here is my sinful, troubled soul; refresh it with your love. Take my heart for your abode, take my mouth to spread abroad your glory, take my love for the advancement of believers. May I never…
You, who fill heaven and earth, Always busy, always quiet, Who are present everywhere and everywhere are fully present, You who are not absent when far away, Who with your whole being fill Yet go beyond all things, You who teach the hearts of the faithful without the din of words, Teach us, We pray. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.…
O Jesus, Light us up Bright inside! Drive darkness, From the depths of our hearts! Teach us: To know what is worth knowing, To love what is worth loving, To praise what is worth praising, To hate what should be reviled, To Prize what is precious, And above all, To seek and do your holy will. Amen. – Thomas a…
Father, take us to the place where we are saved from pride and arrogance and Christ’s humility is everything, where we lift up clean hands and pure hearts to You. Take us to the place where we no longer shrink in fear from the mountains before us but look upon them with joy, where we see clearly and our decisions…
Lord God, We ask for your grace, So that we would not just hear your word but also do it, So that we would not just love your Good News but also live it, So that we would not just enjoy your good teaching but follow it, So that we would not just know your commandments but practice them, To the glory…
Lord, take my lips and speak through them, take my mind and think through it, take my heart and set it on fire for love of you. In Christ. Amen.