VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: PRAYER: Dear Lord, No Disrespect Intended ...!

PRAYER:

Dear Lord, 

Have Mercy And, As You Promised, Remember Me! 

Lord, No Disrespect Intended 

But All I Can Offer You Today Is 

Thank You For My Life

Bless Yo

 For My Hope

Praise You For My Peace 

And Say I Love You

I Trust You

I Believe You

And Ask You To Help Me To Not Be An Ingrate

For All Your Blessings Showered Upon Me

The Majority Of Which I Will Never Know This Side Of Eternity! 

Lord, I Need To See You

Just As The Human Heart Longs To See

The Form Of Its Beloved

And To Feel Their Presence

To Hug Them Close

Hold Their Hand

Touch Their Face

And To Gently Rest The Beloved's Head Against Their Chest

And Hear Their Heart Beating

And Know That The Object Of Their Love Is Home

Is With Them

And They, Themselves, Feel At Home!

With You, Lord, I Long To See And Be With You

Who Loves Me Best

Who Has Never Failed Me

Or Done Anything To Hurt Or Harm Me!

I Long To Be With You

The One Who Has Raised And Is Raising Me Up

From The Morass That Is The Sin Life With Its Myriad Sorrows

And Elevating Me To The Perfection Of Sanctification!

I Desire To See You As You See Me

And To Know You As You Know Me

Face To Face

And In All Your Glory

And Thence To Touch The Thorn-Inflicted Scars

On Your Forehead

To Caress The Mark Of The Gash

From The Evilly Efficient Spear-Thrust

Compliments Of The Roman Soldier Just Doing His Job

To Hear The Heart Of Him Whose Love To And For Me 

Permitted Him To Defy Death And Rob It Of Its Trophy

Which Made It Possible For Me To Love Him

To Die In And For Him

And Live To Say To Death, Our Last Enemy

"Where Is Your Sting, Where Is Your Victory!?!"

And To Know That My Victory Is The Overcomers' Crown

And To Live, Love, And Be With You

For The Ceaseless Ages Of Eternity:

Lord, Hold Me Fast!

I Long To Kiss Your Feet With Thanksgiving

And To Lay Your Nail-Scared Hands Against My Face

And Kiss Each Palm!

What A Wonderful Day It Will Be!

Lord, I Didn't Feel That I Had It In Me To Pray Today

But In Talking With You And Cooperating With Your Sweet Spirit

I Realize That I Have Poured Out My Heart:

It Feels ... It Is ... Liberating!

Thank You For Hearing And Answering My Prayer Of Faith!

I Love You With My Whole Heart!

I Will Speak With You Again A Little Later!

Be Pleased With Me!

Have Another Beautiful Day Blessing The Brethren

With Your Gift Of A Portion Of Your Faith And Unfailing Favor!

AMEN!!!

Brethren,

Let Us Please Seek To Remember That 

Prayer Is The Strength Of The Soul: 

Commune With The Lord Today ... Right Now! 

Peace! 

You Can, Indeed, Pray Without Ceasing!

"Pray Without Ceasing!" 

Is

So Simple A Command That 

It Should Shake Us To Our Very Core

Make Our Eyes Flare

And

Cause Us To Say: 

"Yes, Lord!"  

Praying Raises Us Up To The True And Living God 

And 

Unceasing Praying States That 

In Accord With The Command

We Are Drawing Close To Our Eternal God 

As He Is Drawing Close To Us! 

Beloved, 

The Lord Christ Invites Us 

To Come Into His Presence Without Fear 

And

To Leave Our Burdens In His Care 

But

We Have So Much More To Do! 

Unceasing Praying Says That 

We Believe The Almighty God 

And 

We Are Willingly Submitting To Him

Confessing Our Sin

Laying Out Our Petitions

Pleading For Help

Interceding For Others

Giving Thanks To Our God For All That He Has Done

Is Doing ... And Will Do

And 

Praising Him For Who He Is To And For Mankind As A Whole 

And

To Each One Of Us Personally! 

To Prove That Praying Without Ceasing Is Possible

Dare To Take A Day And Deliberately Choose To Pray 

Every Time You Hear An Ambulance Or An Aircraft Go By! 

The Responders Are Ministering God's Grace: 

The Person Is In Mortal Distress! 

The Myriad Souls Aboard The Various Aircraft 

Are In Physical, Mental, And Financial Distress

And 

Emotional Upheaval 

And

In The Valley Of Decision: 

Reach Out In Their Behalf To The Father

In The Name Of Jesus Christ Who Loves, Cares For

And 

Forgets Not His Own! 

Praying In Faith 

And

With Humility 

Is 

Power And Powerful: 

Pray Without Ceasing! 

Be Righteous 

So That Your Praying Accomplishes Much! 

Peace! 

PRAYER: Feed Me, Lord

 

Father,

I Come In Faith

With Nary A Reason Your Living Word To Doubt!

I Have No Life Without You, Lord

So I Do Not Desire A Life Without Your Love And Kindness: 

I Look To You For My Own Soul's Salvation! 

I Cannot Do Anything Without You 

So I Choose To Do Everything With You 

For You Are Faithful And Almighty: 

I Worship Only You! 

You Are Life And You Are Love!

You Are Hope And Glory!

You Are Mercy Full And Free: 

I Truly Believe The Good News Gospel Story! 

Father, I Can No Longer Join The Maddened Crowd 

Full Of Self And Glutted On Sinning 

For I Have Chosen To Run The Race For Life 

And, By Your Word, I'm Intent Upon Winning 

And My Seat At The Welcome Home Table Filling! 

Sorrow, Joy

Storm Of Wind

Torrential Rain

Good News, Pain: 

All Are Par For The Pilgrim Journey 

So Bless Me, My God, For I'm Yours To Control! 

Please Take Me To The Water Of Life 

So That I May Drink And Be Filled! 

I Beseech You, Father ... You Said To Ask And I Will Receive 

So I'm Pleading For The Holy Spirit's Outpouring, Filling

And Indwelling Right Now, Today

To Guide Me, Lead Me, Feed Me

And To Order My Steps 

So That I From Saving Truth Will Never, Ever, Stray! 

I Love You, My Maker, My Lord, My God, My King: 

Please Help Me To Keep A Song Of Zion In My Heart 

As I Live For My Jesus 

Whose Praises I Wholly Desire Ever Always To Sing!

I'm Leaning On You, Lord! 

Thank You For Hearing And Answering Our Prayers Of Faith 

And For Granting These Few Petitions 

Offered Up In That Dear Name

The Precious Name Of Jesus Christ

Our Redeemer, Savior And Forever Friend! 

Please Come For Us Soon: We Desperately Need You! 

AMEN!!!

PRAYER: Father, Please Feed Us With The Food That You Know That We Need!

 

Heavenly Father, 
We Come In Faith All Doubts Discarded! 

Please Help Us To Remember That 
We Are Your Greatly-Beloved Possession 
By Creation And By Sacrifice
And That We Have Been Purchased From The Last Enemy, Death
With Innocent Blood And Not Silver Or Gold! 

Please Help Us To See And Express Our Need 
For Jesus' Gift Of Salvation 
And, In Mercy
Please Grant To Each Of Us The Strength To Look Up
The Courage To Call Out
And The Opportunity To Confess And Repent Of Our Known Sin 
And Take Our Jesus For Our Everlasting Portion! 

Father, 
Please Feed Us With The Food That You Know That We Need
That Is Fit For The Age And Stage Of Our Journey To Hill Zion
And Continue To Bless Us 
With Your Daily Gift Of Faith That Cannot Fail
And Courage For The Journey That We Must Make 
To Reach Eternal Life! 

Please Help Us To Call Sin By Its Rightful Name 
And To Stop Making Concessions To It Or Excuses For It!
We Need Your Help, Lord
As Delivered Unto Us By That Sweet Spirit
The Holy Spirit That Leads Us Into All Truth!
Please Pity Us And Pour Out Of Your Spirit
For We Are Calling In Hope! 

Remember, Dear Father
The Physically, Mentally, Spiritually
And Emotionally Ill Amongst Us 
And Grant Sufficient Grace 
That Is Known Accessible And Available! 

Please Help Us 
To Be Kind To Ourselves And Each Other
And To Hold On To Our Blessed Hope 
For Our Jesus Is Surely Coming! 

May Our Love For You Grow 
As Your Love For Us Daily Shows Up And Pours Out!
We Love You And We Thank You For The Myriad Blessings
That We Moment By Moment Receive Of Your Holy Hand!

With Grateful Hearts In Known-Blessed Lives
We Thank You For Hearing And Answering Our Prayers
And With All Humility
We Ask That You Please Grant Unto Us These Few Petitions
For We Ask All In The Matchless Name Of
Jesus Christ The King
Your Only Begotten Son
Our Savior, Lord And God!
AMEN.

PRAYER: The Can't-Fail Weight-Loss Diet!

Before You Come Into The Presence

The Presence Of The Great And Holy God

Let Your Light Shine ... Share Your Faith

Break The Bread Of Life ... Read The Living Word

And

Burn The Incense ... Pray!

To Approach Unto The Throne Of The Eternal God 

Is 

A Privilege Which We Would Do Well To Exercise 

And 

In Abundance 

Because 

There Is Nothing That We Can 
That We Can Do Without Jesus Christ The Lord! 

Praying Raises Us Up To The Lord! 
Praying In Humility Shows Honor! 
Praying Without Ceasing Declares Our Dependency

And

Praying In Faith Shows Trust! 

Fact ... 

Believing In The God Who Answers Prayer
Is 

A Necessity! 

Action ... 

Putting Our Privilege With Our Necessity 

And 

Going To The Throne Of Grace ... Boldly 

For Whatever We Need

Against Temptation

To Say Thanks

Just To Talk

And 

Just Be With The Lord 

Marks Us As A People Wise ... Unto Salvation! 

We Are Invited To Pray
Soooo,
No Matter What Is Happening
No Matter Where You Are Going
No Matter What Is Bothering You
When Something Is Pleasing You
Grieving You
Causing You Sorrow, Pain, Shame, Remorse
Get At It
And
Pray
And
Pray And Pray ... And Pray Some More! 
Praying Is A Sure Weight Loss Diet!

Think About It ...

We Have A Personal Invitation From The Lord Of Life
And 

We Cannot Wear Out Our Welcome 
Because 

He Desires To Hear From Us Individually
Personally
Privately
Honestly
Directly

And 

Desires To Bless Us Immeasurably!

Beloved, 

Dare To Be Brave! 

Dare To Faithfully Believe

No Matter What You See, Hear Or Feel!

Be Enduringly Prayerful 

Trusting
And
Hopeful

Because

Your Offered Up Petitions
- Unselfish
Not Wasted On Harmful Lusts -

Are In Accordance With 
The Clearly Stated Will Of Almighty God!

Even If A Desire 
Is 
Not Immediately Received

You Shall Surely Be Ever Blessed!

The Lord Of Life Cannot ... Will Not
His Beloved People Deceive! 

All Faithful, Humble, Prayers Are Answered
Even If The Answer 
Is
Yes!
No!
Wait!
Or ... Gasp
Welcome To "The Pain!"

Consider The Caterpillar ...

Before A Creeping, Crawling, Fat, Caterpillar 
Becomes An Aerodynamic, Beautiful, Butterfly
He Is Sealed Into A Cocoon
Turns Into A Soup
And
Reemerges As On The Wing
To Soar To Lofty Heights
To See And Experience Things That Prior
Would Have Been Beyond His Ken
His Understanding
His Ability To Reach For
To Grasp
To Hold!

The Lord Said Let There Be ...

Caterpillars Have Faith In Their Maker
Accept The Call To Transformation
And
Trust The Process 
Because
They Know That Their Maker Can Perform
Keep, Save And Seal
And
Understand That What The Lord Promises To Do
For Them ... Personally
Will Be Revealed 
In The Fullness Of Their Lord's Time!
Caterpillars Do Not Doubt!

The Lord Said
Let Us Make Man In Our Own Image ...

The Lord Does Wonderful Things 
For Those Not Made In His Image
So Be Assured ... Be Comforted In The Fact That 
He Will Do Exponentially More Wonderful Things
For Us Who Are Made In His Own Image!

Decide To Have ... To Exercise Daily Faith
And
Pray ... Nothing Wavering 
And 
Know That Our Received Answer 
Will Always Be For Our Best Good
And
For His Great Glory!

Almighty God's Stated Character 
Is 
Made Up Of Mercy And Goodness 
And 
Grace! 
Meditate On These Things!
Blessings Abundant Await!

HAPPY SABBATH + Two True Super Powers! + PRAYER: Keep Me Constant In Prayer!

The Two Super-Powers
On The Planet Called Earth
Are
Faith And Prayer
No Matter What Others Say!

By Prayer
Elijah The Prophet

- A Mere Man -

Shut Up Heaven
So That For Three And A Half Years
Not A Drop Of Rain Fell
And
By Faith
Abraham Received The Promise Of
Innumerable Seed

And

A Forever Homeland!

Truth Be Told ...

You Can't Touch Prayer
And
You Can't Hold Faith
But
They Can Both Be Mightily Utilized
By All Who Choose To Believe That
Jesus Christ

Is 

The Answer
The Only Reason To Live
The Only Reason By Faith To Die
The Only Reason To Get Up Each Day

And

Not To Live A Lie

The Only Reason Not To Lie!

Jesus Christ

Is

Beginning
First
Last

And

All Things In Between

And, AssuredlyThe End!

Jesus Christ

Is 

Creator
Sustainer
Provider
Healer Sealer

And
The Only And Sure Hope Of Fallen Men!

Jesus Christ 

Is 

Food
Shelter
Life Light
Love Hope!

Jesus Christ 

Is 

The One
That Gives Fallen Man Real And Viable Hope
And
Not Destructive Dope 

On A Hangman's Rope!

How Do You Cope!?!

Do You Have Hope!?!

If You Want The Chance

For

Eternal Life

Tell Satan, Nope

And

Accept Jesus Christ

Who Will Apply

The Efficacious Innocent Red Blood

"Soap"

That Cleans You

Of

Your Black Sin

Making It White As Snow

And

Rendering You The Sin-Slave

Totally Free And Truly Saved!

Please Step Out Of Sin's Flow

And

Give The Lord Christ A Chance

And

You Will Receive Jesus For Joy

And

After Enduring All Things

For And With Him

For

Your Own Soul's Salvation

You Shall

At The Appointed Time

To High And Holy Heaven Go!

PRAYER:

Father,

I Thank You

For My Super Powers

The Gifts Of Love Sent

From The Throne Of Grace Above!

Please Bless Me, Lord

I Beseech You This Hour

To Help Me To Hold On

And

Not In Doubt To Cower!

Please Help Me To Hold Tightly

Unto Faith

And

Help Me Never To Give

The Heave Ho

To The Royal Gift Of Prayer!

Please Help Me, Lord

To Use My Voice And My Thoughts

To Raise Up A Constant Prayer

To The God Of Creation

The Savior Of Man

The Shepherd Of Rest

Whose Holy Hand

Is Extended

To Fallen And Dying Man!

I Trust The Word Of Truth!

I Believe The Promise Of Peace!

I Accept The Gift Of Calvary!

I Worship The King

The One Who Died For Me

And

I Appreciate You, Lord

For Thinking On Me

And

I Bless You

From My Heart

Through My Tongue

With Words Not Feigned

For

I Love You

And

I See My Need

And

By The Blessing Of

The Holy Spirit

I Will Not Accede

To Any Fallen Man's Corrupt Creed!

Please Please Please

Place Truth In My Inward Parts

Bless Me To Walk

In The Light Of Life

And

Help To Care

For

The Soul's Of My Friends

Foes Family

Well-Wishers

Naysayers

And

Especially The Brethren

Known And Unknown

Who Are Seeking

Hoping To Find

The Lord God Holy

Eternal Kind And Divine!

I Give You Thanks For Today!

I Bless You For My Food

Clothing Shelter

Free Will

Free Choice

The Gift Of Calvary

The Hope For Heaven

The Angel Guards

Who Excel In Strength

And

Give Godly Encouragement

The Lord Christ Himself

The Holy Spirit Of Truth

And

The Father God

Whose Name

Whose Character

Spell Out The Word Love!

Please Accept My Prayer

Of

Faith

Uttered In Truth

And

From A Human Learning

Jesus Christ's Love

And

Offered To 

Eternal Holy Love

Enthroned Above

In His Worthy Name!

AMEN.

PRAYER FOR THE PEOPLE ... In The Midst Of The Storm!

In This Hour Of Trial

Lord Jesus, Plead For Us!

Heavenly Father,

We Come Before You

As Supplicants And Penitents

Thankful For Dear Grace

And

Pleading For Available Mercy!

Bless You, Lord

For Provision And Protection!

Lord,

We Bring Before

The Peoples Of The Islands Of The Sea

Who Have Been Struck

By Hurricane 

And By Earthquake

And Tsunami

And

Have Suffered Loss Of Life!

Comfort Them Please

And

Reveal To Them Your Saving Grace!

We Pray For Those Who Mourn

And

For Those Who Anticipate A Mourning!

Please Heal Their Hurts And Their Hearts!

Lord, 

Pity Us In Our Myriad Distresses

And

Have Mercy Upon Us!

We Bring Before You

Our Own Nation, Lord

Which Is Now In The Direct Path

Of The Present Storm

And Plead, Dear Father

For The Sake Of The Holy People

For The Grace That You Alone

Can Provide!

May Your Grace Be Ever Sufficient!

We Commend The Souls

Of

Our Loved Ones

To Your Safe-Keeping

And Ask You

To Keep Our Faith Firm

And Our Souls

Anchored In The Eternal God!

We Know, Lord

That We Are Not Alone!

Father,

In The Blessed Word

You Have Said:

Sorrow May Last For A Night

But Joy Comes ... In The Morning!

Let The Morning Soon Come, Lord

For We Hope And Trust In You!

Please Bless The Praying People

So That Those Who Don't

May Be Blessed By Our Supplications

To The Holy God!

Lord, We See Our Need!

Father,

We Confess Our Sins

And

Repent Of All Unrighteousness!

Forgive Us In This Trying Hour

And

Save Our Souls

Even As We Plead

For The Saving Of Our Bodies!

May The Holy Spirit Comfort Us!

May The Holy Angels Protect Us

And

May The Holy God Shelter Us

Under The Everlasting Arms

Is Our Plea

In The Name Of Jesus Christ The Righteous!

We Love You, Lord!

Our Lives Are In Your Hands - Remember Us!

AMEN.