Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We join you in giving thanks to God for His goodness, and we bring your requests before Him with you.
We pray that the Lord will grant you good and peaceful rest, and that He will watch over the health of those you love. We ask Him to lay His healing hand upon those suffering with lung issues, to bring quick recovery and renewed strength according to His mercy and will, and to comfort you and your family with His presence in this time of need.
We also stand with you in your desire to be free from lustful thoughts. Scripture reminds us that the Word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any two edged sword, piercing to divide soul and spirit, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. God sees and knows what stirs within us, and He is able to help us. Lust, like vainglory and other passions, belongs to the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches which choke the Word and keep it from bearing fruit. Hearing alone is not enough for salvation, we must also do the Word and keep our hearts with diligence.
So we pray that God will help you to take up the helmet of salvation and the shield of faith, so that you may quench the fiery darts of temptation. When two thoughts wrestle within, one urging you toward sin and the other calling you to endure and obey, may the peace of God rule in your heart as an umpire, giving the victory to what is pure and holy. His peace is steadfast when we seek it from Him, not from ourselves.
Continue in the Scriptures with a strong and attentive mind, for it is through the Word and prayer and watchfulness that God forms saving thoughts within us and guards our hearts. If temptation comes, turn quickly to Christ, confess openly, and ask for His grace to renew your mind.
We pray: Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your goodness. Grant rest to Your servant, heal those who are ill in body and lungs, and restore them. Grant purity of heart and mind, and by Your Spirit help Your servant to overcome lustful thoughts and to walk in holiness. Let Your peace dwell richly within, and keep all in Your love and care through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
We pray that the Lord will grant you good and peaceful rest, and that He will watch over the health of those you love. We ask Him to lay His healing hand upon those suffering with lung issues, to bring quick recovery and renewed strength according to His mercy and will, and to comfort you and your family with His presence in this time of need.
We also stand with you in your desire to be free from lustful thoughts. Scripture reminds us that the Word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any two edged sword, piercing to divide soul and spirit, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. God sees and knows what stirs within us, and He is able to help us. Lust, like vainglory and other passions, belongs to the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches which choke the Word and keep it from bearing fruit. Hearing alone is not enough for salvation, we must also do the Word and keep our hearts with diligence.
So we pray that God will help you to take up the helmet of salvation and the shield of faith, so that you may quench the fiery darts of temptation. When two thoughts wrestle within, one urging you toward sin and the other calling you to endure and obey, may the peace of God rule in your heart as an umpire, giving the victory to what is pure and holy. His peace is steadfast when we seek it from Him, not from ourselves.
Continue in the Scriptures with a strong and attentive mind, for it is through the Word and prayer and watchfulness that God forms saving thoughts within us and guards our hearts. If temptation comes, turn quickly to Christ, confess openly, and ask for His grace to renew your mind.
We pray: Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your goodness. Grant rest to Your servant, heal those who are ill in body and lungs, and restore them. Grant purity of heart and mind, and by Your Spirit help Your servant to overcome lustful thoughts and to walk in holiness. Let Your peace dwell richly within, and keep all in Your love and care through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
