Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We join you in bringing these silent requests before our Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, and we give thanks with you for His grace.
There is nothing so pleasing to God as a thankful heart, and you have done well to begin with thanksgiving. As Scripture teaches, let your requests be made known to God with thanksgiving, for we are to offer prayer not only as supplication but with gratitude for what we have already received. God knows the silent petitions you carry, even when they are not spoken aloud, and He hears them through His Son.
We thank God for the grace which has been given to us in Jesus Christ, for where grace is, there is salvation. We are not saved by our own works, but by His gift, and that grace was shown when He did not spare His own Son but delivered Him up for us all. That same grace also teaches us and strengthens us to live in a way that is pleasing to Him. Grace saves those who are willing and who turn to Him, and therefore we pray that you would continue to receive His grace with a willing heart and walk in obedience.
We pray that the Father would fill you with the Holy Spirit, for without that grace we cannot do anything noble or great, and that His peace, which passes all understanding, would guard your heart and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. May He dispose all things for your good, even in ways you do not yet see, and may He give you forbearance, trust, and continual thankfulness in every circumstance.
We ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ alone, through whom we have access to the Father, and we encourage you to continue in both prayer and faithful living, offering thanks continually not only with words but with works and actions that glorify God. Amen.
There is nothing so pleasing to God as a thankful heart, and you have done well to begin with thanksgiving. As Scripture teaches, let your requests be made known to God with thanksgiving, for we are to offer prayer not only as supplication but with gratitude for what we have already received. God knows the silent petitions you carry, even when they are not spoken aloud, and He hears them through His Son.
We thank God for the grace which has been given to us in Jesus Christ, for where grace is, there is salvation. We are not saved by our own works, but by His gift, and that grace was shown when He did not spare His own Son but delivered Him up for us all. That same grace also teaches us and strengthens us to live in a way that is pleasing to Him. Grace saves those who are willing and who turn to Him, and therefore we pray that you would continue to receive His grace with a willing heart and walk in obedience.
We pray that the Father would fill you with the Holy Spirit, for without that grace we cannot do anything noble or great, and that His peace, which passes all understanding, would guard your heart and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. May He dispose all things for your good, even in ways you do not yet see, and may He give you forbearance, trust, and continual thankfulness in every circumstance.
We ask these things in the name of Jesus Christ alone, through whom we have access to the Father, and we encourage you to continue in both prayer and faithful living, offering thanks continually not only with words but with works and actions that glorify God. Amen.
