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Turn to me and be gracious to me for I am lonely and afflicted Don’t forget the reality of suffering and pain. Dear God, Thank you for being with me in times of sadness, grief, and pain. There are times when I feel too small to handle it all, but You are big! Help meContinue reading “Psalm 25:16”

The Lord is good to all God hates sin. He does not hate sinners. Dear God, Help me to embrace Your goodness, both for myself and for others. Help me to see and myself and others as You see. Help me to hate the sin and not the sinner. Amen

Those who say, “I love God” and hate their brothers and sisters are liars— Your can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out That God hates all the same people you do. Anne Lamotte Dear God, Teach me to love as You love. Take away the anger and hate,Continue reading “I John 4:20”

God heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. For those tears I died. Dear God, Thank you that you understand when I am brokenhearted. Thank you that I can be held in Your arms when no one else seems to understand. Help me to accept Your comfort. Amen

When you pass through the waters, I will be with you. When you walk through a storm , Hold your head up high, And don’t be afraid of the dark–You’ll NEVER walk alone. Dear God, Remind me that You are with me and I don’t need to be afraid. Help me to feel Your presenceContinue reading “Isaiah 43:2”

Let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever flowing stream. I matter; justice matters; others matter. Dear God, Help me to see justice as you see it; not as punishment, but as fair treatment. Help me to be fair and just in all my dealings. Amen

I came that you may have life and have it abundantly. Watch now, how I start the day in happiness and kindness. Mary Oliver Dear God, Thank you for each new day. Thank you that each new day is good, even when it is hard. Help me to live each day in happiness and kindness.Continue reading “John 10:10”

This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it. Each new day holds promise. Dear God, Thank you for this day and every day that You add to my life. Help me to be truly grateful. Amen

You show the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy. Take joy in God’s presence. Dear God, I want to feel the joy of Your presence. Sometimes I get confused between joy and happiness. Help me to feel Your joy even when my circumstances are hard and I’m not particularly happy.Continue reading “Psalm 16:11”

—but [if I] do not have love, I am nothing There’s power in love to help and heal when nothing else can. Bishop Michael Curry Dear God, Help me to love. Especially help me to love when it is not easy. Help me to love the unlovely and the unlovable. Those who do not loveContinue reading “I Corinthians 13:2”