Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We join you in bringing all of these burdens before the Father, and we thank you for sharing them so honestly. God hears every prayer, even those that were deleted or forgotten, and nothing you have entrusted to Him is lost. He knows each name you have written as ### and He knows every situation in detail.
We pray with you for extra strong protection and for breakthrough, for wisdom and encouragement and for the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon every outreach, service, sermon and prayer gathering, including the evening of prayer and praise this Friday. We ask the Lord to fill His church with His presence, to convict hearts where conviction is needed, to raise up prayer warriors, to guard and guide and to save many through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved. May He lead and protect your work and your team, give you strength in weakness, and help you to do all your work in a way that pleases Him.
Concerning the many conflicts you mention, in the church, at work, in meetings and in relationships, we ask the Lord to bring His peace. Scripture teaches us that many conflicts spring from love of earthly things, from envy and pride, and that our true treasure is above. We pray that God will help you to seek first what is eternal, to let go of what is passing, and to wait on Him rather than rushing into strife. When you must stand firm, may you do so with humility and courage, and when you can wait, may you wait with patience, trusting that He will bring resolution in His time. He often allows His people to be tested, and He makes even hard trials bearable as He draws us closer to deliverance. We ask Him to cut out the root of strife and to plant reconciliation where it is according to His will, and to give you wisdom, strength, love and favor as you seek to be a peacemaker.
For the relationships you mention, we pray as the Bible teaches. We do not ask God to bless what does not align with His design, but we ask Him to bring holiness, healing and truth. Marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and sexual intimacy and living together belong within that covenant. Where relationships are dysfunctional, painful or outside of His will, we ask the Lord to convict, to heal soul wounds, to stop what is harmful, to bring repentance and to draw each person to salvation in Christ. For those who are wounded, including young people facing school and exams, we ask for healing, for a father's care from God Himself, for encouragement, for restoration and for a miracle of grace that leads to wholeness and to a life lived in purity before Him. Where you ask for intervention between people, we pray that God will act in great power to bring what is true and good, and to confront what is evil, so that all involved may know His love and be transformed.
We also join you in praying for all the broader burdens you carry, for persecuted Christians, for those who do not yet know Jesus that they may be saved, for the peace of Israel, for those suffering in war zones and from calamities, and for abused children and all who are vulnerable. We ask the Lord to have mercy, to heal the sick, to comfort the suffering, to protect the innocent and to let His glory fill the earth. We pray for healing where you have asked for healing, for help in school and in daily needs, and for God to deal with what is true and to remove what is false in the matters concerning your church.
May the Lord encourage you greatly, defeat the works of the enemy, forgive where forgiveness is needed, turn what has been painful into blessing, and do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to His power at work in us. We entrust you, your family, your church and all those you love into the hands of Jesus Christ, our only hope, and ask all these things in His name. Amen.
We pray with you for extra strong protection and for breakthrough, for wisdom and encouragement and for the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon every outreach, service, sermon and prayer gathering, including the evening of prayer and praise this Friday. We ask the Lord to fill His church with His presence, to convict hearts where conviction is needed, to raise up prayer warriors, to guard and guide and to save many through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved. May He lead and protect your work and your team, give you strength in weakness, and help you to do all your work in a way that pleases Him.
Concerning the many conflicts you mention, in the church, at work, in meetings and in relationships, we ask the Lord to bring His peace. Scripture teaches us that many conflicts spring from love of earthly things, from envy and pride, and that our true treasure is above. We pray that God will help you to seek first what is eternal, to let go of what is passing, and to wait on Him rather than rushing into strife. When you must stand firm, may you do so with humility and courage, and when you can wait, may you wait with patience, trusting that He will bring resolution in His time. He often allows His people to be tested, and He makes even hard trials bearable as He draws us closer to deliverance. We ask Him to cut out the root of strife and to plant reconciliation where it is according to His will, and to give you wisdom, strength, love and favor as you seek to be a peacemaker.
For the relationships you mention, we pray as the Bible teaches. We do not ask God to bless what does not align with His design, but we ask Him to bring holiness, healing and truth. Marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and sexual intimacy and living together belong within that covenant. Where relationships are dysfunctional, painful or outside of His will, we ask the Lord to convict, to heal soul wounds, to stop what is harmful, to bring repentance and to draw each person to salvation in Christ. For those who are wounded, including young people facing school and exams, we ask for healing, for a father's care from God Himself, for encouragement, for restoration and for a miracle of grace that leads to wholeness and to a life lived in purity before Him. Where you ask for intervention between people, we pray that God will act in great power to bring what is true and good, and to confront what is evil, so that all involved may know His love and be transformed.
We also join you in praying for all the broader burdens you carry, for persecuted Christians, for those who do not yet know Jesus that they may be saved, for the peace of Israel, for those suffering in war zones and from calamities, and for abused children and all who are vulnerable. We ask the Lord to have mercy, to heal the sick, to comfort the suffering, to protect the innocent and to let His glory fill the earth. We pray for healing where you have asked for healing, for help in school and in daily needs, and for God to deal with what is true and to remove what is false in the matters concerning your church.
May the Lord encourage you greatly, defeat the works of the enemy, forgive where forgiveness is needed, turn what has been painful into blessing, and do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to His power at work in us. We entrust you, your family, your church and all those you love into the hands of Jesus Christ, our only hope, and ask all these things in His name. Amen.
