Prayer by Mary Barbour
GOD we are so thankful that you order our miles and steps to enter your outer court; that you have given to us an open door and seated us in this your global sanctuary; that you have filled this atmosphere with your glory and filled our hearts with praise and expectation while being together with you where we experience ever increasing joy.
Because of your great love for us our hearts are full and we have overflow for one another. Here we are with adoration, under the canopy of your covenant and covered by the blood of Jesus. Here we are with vibrations from heaven stirring up within us psalms, spiritual songs and utterances of praise. Here we are with ears to hear you speak to us, with eyes to see and thoughts of remembrance of all the blessings we have received and carry testimonies about. We are here because you have given to us contagious confidence in you to share with our brothers and sisters who are still coming through challenges and those who are fulfilling their destinies.
Lord, we take these precious moments to say, "Thank you".
- For all healings that are completed and those that are in progress, we thank you.
- For all restoring of souls from mourning and grieving, we thank you.
- For every child embraced in the loving care of parents, family, educators and community, we thank you.
- For provision of services needed and of sharing of expertise from members of AWF, we thank you.
- For called, appointed and anointed leaders, we thank you.
- For all who are following your plan for their lives and for those who will start today, we thank you.
- For your presence upon us, with us, in us, for us and through us, we thank you.
- For all good and kind things you inspired to do and for those received by each of us, we thank you.
Thank you for being the one in whom is our confidence, our trust and our lives.
Thank you for being God for all nations, all generations, and all creation.
Thank you for our personal salvations, our personal Pentecost experiences, our personal relationships with you, and thank you for receiving us into your family and placing us in community with these your people.
Individually we can say:
- Thank you, God, for giving me life.
- Thank you for saving me.
- Thank you for adopting me.
- Thank you for all provisions made for me.
- Thank you for the blood of Jesus covering me.
- Thank you for the Spirit of the Lord indwelling me.
- Thank you for including me in the covenant you made to yourself.
Most of all, thank you for your love and faithfulness and for all of our experiences of these sacred treasures.
By the authority you have given to us to speak in the Name of Jesus, this is our prayer.
AMEN!
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