January Prayer at Furnace Brook
Everyone is encouraged to take a few minutes a day to use this template to pray in a concerted way along with the other members of your church family. Feel free to adapt this to your purposes and to pause where it makes sense to get deeper and more specific in prayer. God bless you as you seek him out!
Pray - “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, for I need you.”
Read - Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
Pray - Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done -
in my life as it is in heaven.
In my home as it is in heaven.
In my family as it is in heaven.
In my church as it is in heaven.
In my workplace/school as it is in heaven.
In my town as it is in heaven.
In my county as it is in heaven.
In my state as it is in heaven.
In my nation as it is in heaven.
Read - “The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.’” Isaiah 62:11
Pray - “Lord our God, we thank you that we may go to meet you with open hearts, with jubilant faith, and with this joyful shout, “God’s salvation is coming! Through Jesus Christ day is dawning on earth for all nations.” Stay with us and help us. Send us your Spirit to strengthen us, especially in times of trouble. Let all nations come before you. Let us tell all peoples, “Be comforted. The salvation of our God, who is also your God, is coming. In this salvation we will rejoice together forevermore to the glory of our God.” Amen. (Prayer written by Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt)
Meditate - On “Shalom,” the peace that is the right-ordering of the world. Meditate on what it looks like and how it feels.
Read - Psalm 6:9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.
Pray - “Lord Jesus Chist, Son of God, have mercy on me, for I need you.”
Pray - “Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, for I need you.”
Read - Psalm 4:1 Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
Pray - Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done -
in my life as it is in heaven.
In my home as it is in heaven.
In my family as it is in heaven.
In my church as it is in heaven.
In my workplace/school as it is in heaven.
In my town as it is in heaven.
In my county as it is in heaven.
In my state as it is in heaven.
In my nation as it is in heaven.
Read - “The Lord has made proclamation to the ends of the earth: “Say to Daughter Zion, ‘See, your Savior comes! See, his reward is with him, and his recompense accompanies him.’” Isaiah 62:11
Pray - “Lord our God, we thank you that we may go to meet you with open hearts, with jubilant faith, and with this joyful shout, “God’s salvation is coming! Through Jesus Christ day is dawning on earth for all nations.” Stay with us and help us. Send us your Spirit to strengthen us, especially in times of trouble. Let all nations come before you. Let us tell all peoples, “Be comforted. The salvation of our God, who is also your God, is coming. In this salvation we will rejoice together forevermore to the glory of our God.” Amen. (Prayer written by Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt)
Meditate - On “Shalom,” the peace that is the right-ordering of the world. Meditate on what it looks like and how it feels.
Read - Psalm 6:9 The Lord has heard my cry for mercy; the Lord accepts my prayer.
Pray - “Lord Jesus Chist, Son of God, have mercy on me, for I need you.”