PRAYER: Father, I've Counted The Cost: I Love You!

Father,
I Love You!
Please Help Me!
Hear My Call!
I Need You, How I Need You
To Protect Me From Wily Satan
The Known And Consummate Fraud!

Lord,
I Do Not Trust My Eyes
And Neither Do I Trust My Feelings
So, I Am Asking You, Please
In My Life, Every Day, To Do The Leading!

I Am Not Complaining, Father!

I Am Sharing With You My Heart

For There Are Times, Father
When It Seems That I Do Not Care
Whether Sunday Comes On A Monday
And I Find No Delight
In Always Having The World To Fight!

Oh, That There Will Be Peace In The Valley!
Peace In The Valley For Me
So That I May Even Momentarily Catch My Breath
Instead Of Always Having To Struggle Constantly!

Father,

Change Happens!

Please Help Me To Forbear

For

I Know And I Truly Accept And Understand
That For A Caterpillar To Be Transformed
He Must Enter That Dark Place Unknown
And
Rest In His Creator's Love And Care
Trusting
That At The End Of The Time Appointed
With The Necessary Struggle
He Shall Emerge
Reformed
Transformed
Beautiful
On The Wing
And
Able To Soar To Heights Unknown
Where
In His Former Iteration
He Could Never Know Or Go!

I Beseech You, Father
In The Name Of Jesus Christ
Your Beloved And Only Begotten Son
My Savior
My Redeemer
My One True Friend
Please Help Me Not To Kick Against The Pricks
But To Trust Your Known And Sure Love
- Your Will For My Life -
So That I, Obedient
To The Blessed Will
Will, At The Day Appointed
Emerge After My Trial Of Endurance

Made Anew

To Be Like My Jesus
The Embodiment Of You!

I Need You, Father!
I Need The Comforter
The Holy Spirit Of Truth
To Comfort And To Guide Me
To Teach And To Chide Me
And
To Bless Me To Do Your Will! 

Father,
Please Help Me In Your Holy Love
To Be Quiet

To Be Still!

I Know How To Wait On You, Father!
Teach Me How To Wait!
I Know How To Follow You, Father!
Lead Me And Help Me To Follow You Ever!

Help Me To Rest In You
Contentedly
Uncomplainingly
Unruffled
By All That Is Around About
Or That Tries To Assail Me! 

Please, Lord!
Shore Up My Faith
So That I Do Not Turn To The Left
Nor To The Right
So That I May Be To Your Loving Heart 

A Blessed Delight!

Jesus Christ Paid My Costs!
Please Help Me To Be Faithful
Believing
Trusting

Obedient And True
So That In The Great Day Of Small Things
I Shall Not Be Found Amongst Those
Who Are The Cast Out!
The Forever Lost!

Please Hold My Trembling Hand, Father!
I've Counted The Costs!
Please Help Me To Daily Bear
My Personal Cross!
I Accept The Gift Given!
I Yearn For Eternal Living!

Please Grant Me My Petition

According To Your Sovereign Will

And

In Your Holy Way
For
I Ask It In the Beloved's Matchless Holy Name!
AMEN.

VESPERS AT THE END OF THE SABBATH: Rich ... In Jesus! + PRAYER: Pity Us, Lord!

All We ... Like Sheep
Have Gone Astray
AND
All Of Us ... Being Sinners
Have Walked In Our Own Way!

We Believe That
We Are Rich
Increased With Goods
AND
Have Need Of Nothing
- Or So We Say -
BUT
Let Me Tell You Plain, Brethren
Unconfessed Sin
Before The Heavenly Father
Is Sin
For Which You, Personally
- Dearly -
Will Have To Pay!

No Man Can Forgive Sin
Because
Sin 
Is 
The Transgression Of The Almighty God's Law
AND
Anyone
- Be It Pope, Priest
President, Prime Minister
Pastor Or A Handsome Pretty -
Who Claims Otherwise
Is
Someone Working For The Very Devil
AND
Selling ... As Truth
Known Reasoning Flaws
AND
Outright Lies!
Oh, How Our Savior Cries!

Beloved ...

Whatever You Leaning
Your False God
Your Raging Lust
In Jesus Christ The Righteous
You May

• For Heart Comfort
• For Soul Blessing
• For Spirit Peace
• For Bodily Rest

In All Faithfulness 
Confidently Trust!

Jesus Christ
Is
- Even Now -
Still Calling The Sinner To Repentance
For
There Is No Human Being
Who Is Not
So
Come Out Of Sodom And Gomorrah
Come Out Of Babylon
Depart Envy 
Depart Greed 
Depart Hate
AND
Depart Pride
AND
Petition 
To Receive Blessings Glorious
Of Which 
The Eternal God, All-Seeing
All-Knowing
Ever-Present
Has An Innumerable
Unimaginable Lot!
Don't Against Your Name Make A Blot!

The Living God
Is Not
A Party To Lying Satan's Smoke And Mirrors
So
All Who Follow The Life-Giver
Faithfully
Obediently
Worshipfully
Trustingly
Shall Arrive In Eternity As Immortalized
Incorruptible Livers
Nevermore To Live In 
Or Be Affected By
Sin's Squalor!
Please Give Jesus Christ Your Heart's Call
Even If Your Voice Has To Holler!

Do Not Let

Your Love Of Sin

Devour

Your Gift Of Life

Basking

In God's Glory!

Trust

The Good News

Gospel Story
And
Let Your Happy-In-Jesus Soul's Voice
Get To Sing
To The Eternal God
Glory! Glory!
And
A Joyful Hallelujah!

PRAYER:

Lord,
Please Help Us
Not To Enjoy The World's Goods
So Much
That We Forget That
The Living Word
Is
Truth Provided
And
For Our Own Precious Soul's Good!

Pity Us, Lord
And
Help Us To See The Shining Light
Of
Heavenly Love!

Please Help Us, As Always
And
Bless Us
Is My Heart's Humble Prayer
For We Ask These Few Petitions
In The Matchless Name
Of
The Holy Jesus!
We Love You, Lord!
AMEN.