Lord God, You have appointed me to be a pastor in Your Church.You see how unfit I am to undertake this great and difficult office,and were it not for Your help,I would long since have ruined it all.Therefore I cry unto You;I will assuredly apply my mouth and my heart...
Far from us drive the foe we dread, And grant us Thy peace instead; So shall we not, with Thee for guide, Turn from the path of life aside. Oh, may Thy grace on us bestow The Father and the Son to know; And Thee, through endless times confessed, Of both the eternal...
O God, what will you do to conquer the fearful hardness of our hearts? Lord, you must give us new hearts, tender hearts, sensitive hearts, to replace hearts that are made of marble and of bronze. You must give us your own heart, Jesus. Place your heart deep in the...
I am a pastor. Therefore, as I go through each new day Lord, hold me in your care, safe from harming and free from sin. In my travels Lord, I will meet many people for a short time. Not all will see you in my eyes the way I hoped they would. Some may make me feel...
“I am strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his power. I put on the whole armor of God, so that I may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, for my struggle is not against enemies of blood and flesh, but against the rulers, against the authorities,...
“I pray for all those whom I have in any way grieved, vexed, oppressed, or scandalized, by word or deed, knowingly or unknowingly, that you may forgive all our sins and offences against each other. Take away, O Lord, from our hearts all suspiciousness, indignation,...
