Before I start talking to you, Lord, today’s Psalmist reminds me to begin this prayer by listening to you instead. In these next few moments of silence, let’s listen not only to what the Lord may be wanting to say to us, but also to what may be on our hearts and minds today.
[MOMENTS OF SILENCE]
Thank you, Lord for reminding us today of the importance of listening to your voice. Sometimes, we get so busy that even our prayers are only a one-way conversation where we are talking to you the whole time. Remind us to take time in our prayers to also listen to what you want to say to us.
Speak to us your word of hope as we offer to you anything that may be troubling our hearts. Speak to us your word of encouragement as we give to you our fears. Speak to us your word of grace as we give to you our shame and our guilt.
And we pray that you would speak to those who are on our prayer list as well as those who are on our hearts and minds this day. Speak your word of healing, of comfort, of assurance, of guidance, and of peace.
Lord, as our prayer hymn and today’s psalmist remind us, lead us in these next few moments of silence to now offer our praise to you for those times when you have heard our prayers and have spoken your word to us.
[MOMENTS OF SILENCE]
With praise and thanksgiving in our hearts, we now join together in praying the prayer that Jesus taught us to say together…
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.
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