Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your long and burdened prayer has been heard and we join you in bringing it before the Lord with reverence and hope. There is much weight in what you carry, and it is right to lay it all before God who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask.
We pray with you for protection and breakthrough for you and for all in need, for encouragement and help, for wisdom and for the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon every outreach, service and gathering you mentioned, including the prayer gathering and evening of prayer and praise this Friday, the workshop, the sermon on hope and the Live Nativity, and the sermons you are preparing. We ask that God would fill these times with His presence, raise up more prayer warriors, convict hearts where needed, and save many through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved.
You have asked for help with many conflicts, including those forgotten and those involving people whose names you have entrusted to God. Scripture teaches that every conflict has its root in the heart, often in covetousness or envy or vainglory, and that if the root is cut out there will be no bitter fruit. We pray that God would give you and all involved a pure conscience and humility, like Job who when he heard the Lord made himself small and repented in dust and ashes, not claiming his own righteousness but trusting God's mercy. We pray that He would convict where conviction is needed, heal where there is hurt, and bring true reconciliation in a way that is honest and holy. We also pray for grace not to rush into conflict but to wait on the Lord, to stand nobly when tested and to remain quiet and at peace when not summoned, showing freedom from vainglory and nobleness of spirit.
For the relationships you mention, we pray as the historic Christian faith teaches, that God would be honored in every relationship. Marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and sexual intimacy and living together belong within that covenant. We do not ask God to bless what is outside His design, but we do ask Him to convict, to heal soul wounds, to stop what is dysfunctional and not of Him, and to lead each person toward repentance, purity and salvation. For those who are wounded, for the young woman you mention needing a father’s care, for school and exams, and for those needing healing in body and soul, we ask for God’s merciful hand, His fatherly care, His miraculous healing according to His perfect will, and above all that each would know His love and be drawn to salvation in Christ.
We join you in praying for the persecuted church, for those who do not yet know Christ, for the peace of Jerusalem, for those suffering in war zones and calamities, and for abused children and all who suffer. We pray for those you named for healing, that the Lord would bring healing quickly where it is His will and sustain them with grace where the path is longer. We pray for your work and your team, for your place in the church and for the issues there, and for wisdom and strength to do your work in a manner pleasing to God. We thank God with you for forgiveness through Christ when we sin with our words, as you confessed about speaking in anger about ### and about others. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us, and we pray He will help you walk in love and guard your tongue going forward. We pray for ### and ###, for ###, for ### and for every meeting and relationship you named, that God would restore what can be restored in truth, give wisdom for what must be entrusted to Him, and help you to live at peace as far as it depends on you.
We also pray for overall encouragement. Do not draw back, but live by faith. God sees your labor and your desire to serve Him, and He gives comfort not only as comfort but as a reason to glory in Him with a clear conscience before Him. Even when trials are prolonged and severe, He allows them to increase our gain and to bring us nearer to Himself, as He did with Abraham in his last great testing, so that what seems intolerable becomes bearable because deliverance is near.
May the Lord grant you wisdom, strength, encouragement, love, inspiration and favor as you return to the work He has given you. May He protect you and your household, anoint your church, guard your gatherings, and defeat the works of the enemy. May the earth be filled with His glory, and may you continue to trust Him who hears every prayer, even those that seem deleted or forgotten by others but are remembered by Him.
We pray with you for protection and breakthrough for you and for all in need, for encouragement and help, for wisdom and for the anointing of the Holy Spirit upon every outreach, service and gathering you mentioned, including the prayer gathering and evening of prayer and praise this Friday, the workshop, the sermon on hope and the Live Nativity, and the sermons you are preparing. We ask that God would fill these times with His presence, raise up more prayer warriors, convict hearts where needed, and save many through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved.
You have asked for help with many conflicts, including those forgotten and those involving people whose names you have entrusted to God. Scripture teaches that every conflict has its root in the heart, often in covetousness or envy or vainglory, and that if the root is cut out there will be no bitter fruit. We pray that God would give you and all involved a pure conscience and humility, like Job who when he heard the Lord made himself small and repented in dust and ashes, not claiming his own righteousness but trusting God's mercy. We pray that He would convict where conviction is needed, heal where there is hurt, and bring true reconciliation in a way that is honest and holy. We also pray for grace not to rush into conflict but to wait on the Lord, to stand nobly when tested and to remain quiet and at peace when not summoned, showing freedom from vainglory and nobleness of spirit.
For the relationships you mention, we pray as the historic Christian faith teaches, that God would be honored in every relationship. Marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and sexual intimacy and living together belong within that covenant. We do not ask God to bless what is outside His design, but we do ask Him to convict, to heal soul wounds, to stop what is dysfunctional and not of Him, and to lead each person toward repentance, purity and salvation. For those who are wounded, for the young woman you mention needing a father’s care, for school and exams, and for those needing healing in body and soul, we ask for God’s merciful hand, His fatherly care, His miraculous healing according to His perfect will, and above all that each would know His love and be drawn to salvation in Christ.
We join you in praying for the persecuted church, for those who do not yet know Christ, for the peace of Jerusalem, for those suffering in war zones and calamities, and for abused children and all who suffer. We pray for those you named for healing, that the Lord would bring healing quickly where it is His will and sustain them with grace where the path is longer. We pray for your work and your team, for your place in the church and for the issues there, and for wisdom and strength to do your work in a manner pleasing to God. We thank God with you for forgiveness through Christ when we sin with our words, as you confessed about speaking in anger about ### and about others. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us, and we pray He will help you walk in love and guard your tongue going forward. We pray for ### and ###, for ###, for ### and for every meeting and relationship you named, that God would restore what can be restored in truth, give wisdom for what must be entrusted to Him, and help you to live at peace as far as it depends on you.
We also pray for overall encouragement. Do not draw back, but live by faith. God sees your labor and your desire to serve Him, and He gives comfort not only as comfort but as a reason to glory in Him with a clear conscience before Him. Even when trials are prolonged and severe, He allows them to increase our gain and to bring us nearer to Himself, as He did with Abraham in his last great testing, so that what seems intolerable becomes bearable because deliverance is near.
May the Lord grant you wisdom, strength, encouragement, love, inspiration and favor as you return to the work He has given you. May He protect you and your household, anoint your church, guard your gatherings, and defeat the works of the enemy. May the earth be filled with His glory, and may you continue to trust Him who hears every prayer, even those that seem deleted or forgotten by others but are remembered by Him.
