A Prayer for Brooke's Parents

Dear heavenly Father God,

                Tonight we prayerfully lift up Brooke’s parents to You.  We pray that You protect them on their trip and in all their travels.  We ask that You make their trip prosperous, yet give them time to relax and enjoy this time, even though it is a business trip.  We ask that You bless them in all they do.  And give them Your peace, comfort, and joy at all times wherever they may go.  We thank You, God, for all You do in our lives. And we thank You for the opportunities that You give us to talk to You, and even intercede for others even as Your Son, Jesus, intercedes for us!  We love You so much, Lord God!  Thank You!

Amen

A Prayer for Restoration

Dear heavenly Father,

     Tonight we lift up a dear friend of mine, his wife, and his family.  We thank You and praise You for what You have done in their lives so far.  And we give You glory for what You are doing right now.  Thank You, Lord.  We also pray that You continue to work in this situation.  We ask for Your protection over all those involved.  And we ask that You guide them into the proper choices to bring You even more honor and glory!  We pray that You will open the eyes of those who are blind so that they will see the way out that You, Almighty God, have provided!  And open the ears of those who do not yet know Your voice so that they may hear Your voice telling them, "Come this way" or "Go that way".  We know this person feels trapped, helpless, and confused.  We ask that You free them from the snare that the enemy has laid; help them, encourage them, and strengthen them to be free; and enlighten them through Your Holy Spirit to know the truth.  Set their minds at ease and give them peace and rest on every side, Lord God.  We ask that You continue to restore this relationship and family.  Place a hedge of protection round about them.  And let this family rebuild the broken relationships.  Help them, even now, turn to You so that You may restore to them the years that have been devoured.
     Thank You for allowing us the privilege to come to You in such a way as this, Lord!  We love You!

Amen

Praying for Don's wife Nancy

Dear Lord Jesus,

     We lift Don's wife, Nancy, up before You in our prayers at this time.  We ask that You pour out Your healing mercies upon her as she is in the hospital.  We ask that You heal her from whatever is ailing her.  We also ask that You lead the doctors and nurses entrusted with her care in every decision they make.  Lead them to the proper diagnosis and treatment.  We know that You often use doctors and nurses to bring healing to people, and we pray that You give Nancy great care through them.  We ask that You give Your peace and comfort to Nancy, Don, and all their family and friends.  We love You, Lord.  And we thank You for the privilege we have to speak with You as we do.  Thank You!

Amen

Praying for Crystal

Dear heavenly Father God,

     We thank You for being with us and promising us that You will never leave.  And right now we lift our friend Crystal before You in our prayers.  We ask that You keep her sheltered from harm and evil.  We pray that You draw her close to Your side as she seeks to know You more.  We ask that You help her to read and understand Your Word.  We ask that You speak to her in a special way as she prays.  Lord, please strengthen her in her faith.  Help her to stand strong for You.  And give her the peace, joy, comfort, love, and hope that only comes from knowing You as Lord  and Savior.  Thank You Lord God!  We love You so much!

Amen

Praying for a good friend

Dear Jesus,

     We come before You now to thank You for everything that You are doing in my good friend's family and marriage.  And we thank You for turning their hearts back toward each other.  We thank You that my good friend has kept the faith and is trusting You with everything he has!  As You know, Jesus, there is still much progress to be made.  We ask that You encourage and strengthen my friend to stay faithful to You, and to keep pressing forward in prayer!  We ask that You break the bonds and strongholds that are keeping these two apart.  We ask that You continue to protect them and shelter them from harm and all evil.  We ask that You show them both the way that You have already made for them to be completely reconciled to each other and to You, Lord!
     We ask all this in Your precious and Holy Name, Jesus!  We love You!

Amen

A Prayer for Amanda

Dear Jesus,

     We come before You lifting Amanda up in our prayers.  We ask that You grant her peace during this trying time in her life.  We thank You for what You have done, and what You are still doing, in her life.  And we pray that You will help her always remember that You are always in control.  Help her to remember to love as You love us.  And help her to forgive without reservation.  We thank You, Lord for everything!  Even for being our EVERYTHING!  And we love You, Lord Jesus!

Amen

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A Prayer for Greg

Dear heavenly Father,

     We also lift Greg up to You.  We ask that You would sooth the nerves in his mouth and clean out the infection that is irritating those nerves.  And we ask that You heal the tooth that has let this infection set in.  Please continue to bless him in his work and daily activities.  Protect and bless him and his family.  We know that Greg is a faithful and faith-filled man.  And we ask that You would just overwhelm him with Your great love!  Bless him beyond what his imagination can fathom!  Bless him even more than where his childhood dreams would dare to take him!  Remind him, his family, and the rest of the world around him, of just how mighty the God we serve IS!  We pray that You grant him peace, joy, comfort, and rest from all of his troubles.
Thank You, God!  We put our hope and trust in You alone.  And we love You for You are worthy!

Amen

A Prayer for Michelle's dad

Dear Jesus,

     We come before You now as we lift up Michelle's dad in prayer.  We ask that You grant Your healing mercies to Michelle's dad.  We ask that You comfort him as You heal his knee.  We pray that You strengthen his knee so that he may walk easily without pain and can serve to glorify You, oh Lord!  We ask that You touch him and touch his knee.  Let Your mighty presence be known and felt!  And restore Michelle's dad to complete health so that he will painlessly walk for You!  Thank You, Lord Jesus!  We love You!

Amen

Praying for Jr

Dear heavenly Father God,

     We come to You now, lifting up Jr before You in prayer.  We pray that if Jr doesn't know You as his personal Lord and Savior yet, that You would help him make that decision to turn to You now.  We also pray that You will overcome the hatred in his life with Your great love and grace.  Let Jr know Your grace and mercy toward him and feel the great love that You have for him.  Help him forgive others that have hurt him, Lord.  Help him to know and experience the freedom that You give us through forgiving others.  And illuminate the path of his life with Your Word.  Help him to read Your Word in the Bible.  Help him learn to pray.  And help him find a good church to attend, one that will teach Your Word with truth and integrity, a church that will show him more of Your love!  We ask that You would bring some good Christian people around him to be his friends, and to show him what true friends are.  And remind him that, in You Lord God, he has a friend that sticks closer than a brother.  We love You, God!  Thank You!

Amen

Thank You, Jesus!

Dear Jesus,

     I just want to take a moment here just to thank You for all the wonderful things You are doing in my life and the lives of those around me!  I want to thank You for everything You've given me, and for everyone You've placed in my life!  There still are things that I don't quite know how You're going to work them out.  But placing my complete trust in You, and You alone, has been - and still is - the Greatest Adventure that I have ever been on!  Thank You for my friends!  They all have been such an encouragement and help to me!  Thank You for my family!  Thank You for keeping them all healthy and safe.  Thank You for my job.  And for all of the opportunities I have to share Your love to the world!  You truly ARE an AWESOME GOD!!!  Thank You for calling me Your own!  Thank You for being my Lord and my closest Friend!  I love You, Jesus!

Amen

A Prayer for Shamira Clark's healing

Dear heavenly Father,

     Tonight we praise You!  And we thank You for all You have done and are doing in Shamira's life!  We are praying that You completely heal Shamira Clark of the cancer that has plagued her body.  We are placing our hope and trust in You, Lord God, to totally cleanse her of all sickness and disease, and to restore her to complete health.
     We also ask that You would bless her family.  Keep them safe from all harm and evil.  Lead them.  Guide them.  Direct their steps.  And keep them close to Your side.  We love You, God!  We thank You and praise You, Lord!  In Jesus Christ's precious and Holy Name we pray.

Amen

A Prayer for Anna

Dear heavenly Father,

     We thank You this morning for Anna.  And we ask that You let Your mighty presence be known in the hospital as Anna undergoes her tests.  We are asking and believing You for a total healing, Lord Jesus.  But, as my friend and brother, Don, said - "We are praying for good results or at least good answers."  We all agree with Don in this plea.  We pray that the right tests are run in the right way, and that the doctors correctly decipher the information they receive so that they may make a quick yet correct diagnosis.  We also ask that You grant Your peace to Anna's parents and family as she undergoes these tests.  It must give someone a feeling of helplessness when all they can do is to stand by watching and waiting for the doctors to say something.  Lord, we love You.  And we trust You.  You are our hope and help.  We thank You for comforting us during this times.  We love You, Jesus.

Amen

Praying for Phillip

Dear Lord Jesus,

     Tonight we prayerfully lift our brother Phillip to You.  He was just recently diagnosed with cancer today.  And tomorrow, he's going in for a PET scan.  We ask that You perform a miracle of healing for Phillip.  We don't know how much it has spread, if it's spread at all.  And we just ask that You completely remove this cancer from his body.  Wherever it may be hiding, we pray that You remove every last cancerous cell.  We pray for good results to this PET scan tomorrow, and for every test that will be done.  We know that however You choose to work in this situation, it will be the right choice.  And we will love You and praise You whatever the outcome.
     We also ask that You give peace and comfort to Phillip and his family as he is undergoing these tests.  We ask that You give him the assurance, peace of heart and mind, comfort, and rest that only comes from having a personal relationship with You.  Thank You, Jesus.

Amen

Praying for Merideth's father, Mike

Dear heavenly Father,

     We lift Merideth's father, Mike, up before You now.  He just found out that he has lung cancer.  And we ask that You, our Healer and Great Physician, pour out Your healing mercies on Mike.  We ask that You bestow Your peace an comfort on him, his family, and friends.  We ask for Your mighty healing touch on Mike's body.  We pray that You irradicate this cancer from his lungs and anywhere else it may have spread, or may hve been hiding.  We ask for Your peace, wisdom, and understanding for all who are effected by this diagnosis.  And we ask that You strengthen them as they battle through this disease to victory together!

     We thank You, Father God for comforting us in these perilous times.  And we love You!

Amen

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Praying for a good friend

Dear Lord Jesus,

                Tonight we lift up a good friend’s family to You.  This family we’re praying for is suffering through the loss of their dad and they are also trying to straighten out the estate that he left behind.  We ask that You guide them through this time of grieving and give them peace over every decision they are faced with, both over estate issues and otherwise.  We pray that You grant Your peace and comfort to this family as they heal from this loss.  Comfort them with the knowledge that everything will be made right and every tear You will wipe away one glorious day in Heaven.  Help them smile with every remembrance they have of their dad.  And let them rejoice over all the good times they had together.  We ask that You not only help this family draw closer through this loss, but that the members of this family would be drawn closer to You.  Those that already know You as Lord and Savior would deepen their relationship with You.  And those that may not yet know You in this way would turn to You and call upon You for what may even be the first time.

                We love You, Lord!  Thank You for carrying us through these hard times.

Amen

Praying for Alexis Tackett

Dear Lord Jesus,

     This morning we prayerfully lift Alexis Tackett before You.  We ask for Your healing mercies to be poured out over her.  And that You would eradicate this cancer from her body.  We ask that You would let Alexis know Your great love for her.  And we pray that anybody and everybody that does not yet know You as Lord and Savior would receive that call from You now.  We ask that You grant peace to Alexis, her family, and friends.  We ask that You give Alexis strength to face this battle and to come through this into Your victory!
     Lord, we thank You for hearing us.  And we thank You for being with us.  Thank You for Your faithfulness to us and showing us what true love is!  We love You Jesus.

Amen

Lord, have Your way

Dear heavenly Father,

     This morning we come to You asking that You will overwhelmingly pour out Your love and let You Holy presence be felt at the Alpha retreat today.  And we ask that that You touch the lives of everybody involved with this function and touch so many more through those who attend.  We pray that if anybody doesn't know You as Lord of their life and they don't know Your Son, Jesus, as Savior - that You would help them make that decision today.
     We thank You, Lord, for the opportunities that You have given us to serve You and to serve others in Your Name.  And we thank You that You have chosen to use us!  We are always humbled by that.  Thank You, Lord God!  We love You!

Amen

A prayer for Mariah

Dear Jesus,

     Tonight we lift Mariah and her family before You in prayer.  We ask that You impart Your peace to this family.  We know that You are God.  And You still perform miracles.  We ask for a miracle here, in Mariah's battle with Batten's Disease.  We ask that You cleanse Mariah's body, mind, and soul of all sickness and disease.  We ask that You miraculously heal Mariah so that both those who may be skeptical of You and those who's faith may be wavering right now will know of Your goodness and grace!
     We ask all this for Your glory and honor, Lord God.  It is still our prayer that not our will, but thine be done.
Thank You for the hope we have in You!  We love You, Jesus!

Amen

Prayer for our nation's leaders

Dear Lord,

     Tonight we join together in prayer for our nation and our nation's leaders.  We ask that You help whomever is elected to public office remember who it is that they are working for, and the duties of the office they hold.  We ask that You help them perform the duties of their office with honesty, integrity, and humility.  We ask that You protect them from harm.  And that You guide them through their every decision.  Please give us a leader who does and will put You first in everything they do - and every decision they make.  Help them make a firm stand for what is right - right morals, right values, and right judgments.  Encourage them in their position as they stand for what is right.  And correct them when they are wrong.  Please help this country and nation return to the faith-based, family-oriented values that it once held!  We love You Lord Jesus!  As always, our hope is in You.

Amen

Praying for Michelle's healing

Dear heavenly Father God,

     This evening we ask for Your healing mercies to pour over Michelle.  We ask that You let her feeling Your comforting presence tonight in the hospital.  Guide the doctors and nurses that are entrusted with her care to a proper diagnosis and treatment.  We beseech You on behalf of our friend and sister in Your Holy Name, Lord Jesus!  Please heal her.  And let her continue doing the work that You've set before her.  Thank You Lord.

Amen

Praying for Crista

Dear Jesus,

     Tonight we ask that You to heal our friend Crista.  Heal all of her aches and pains.  Make her fever go away.  We all know what it feels like to have the flu.  You also know exactly how she is feeling at this moment because You are with her.  We ask that You cleanse her body of all sickness and any viruses that may be causing her to be ill.  Lord Jesus, You are our Healer!  And You are The Great Physician!  And, as our Lord and Physician, we turn to You for Crista's healing.
     We love You, Jesus, and we thank You!

Amen

Praying for Liza

Dear heavenly Father,

     We just come before You at this time to thank You for our dear friend and sister Liza.  We thank You for the heart that she has to serve You and to serve others in Your Name.  Today, she was not feeling well when she woke up.  And we ask that You pour out Your healing mercies on her, Lord.  We ask in faith that You restore her health and well-being to her.  Lord, we not only ask this so that she can feel better for herself, but so that she can resume the work that You have called her to do.
     Thank You Lord God for hearing us when we call upon You.  Thank You for faithfully standing with us, never forsaking us, as we face the struggles of this life.  Thank You for being so good to us.  We love You, God!

Amen

A prayer for tonight

Dear Lord Jesus,

     Tonight I just want to thank You for all the wonderful people who You have placed in my life!  I love them all!  Thank You for each and every one of them!  Thank You, Lord, for everything that You're doing, have done, and even the things I do not yet know about!  Your mercy, grace, and love truly amazes me!  I want to thank You for all the victories You have given me.  And I also want to thank You for all the struggles You have brought me through.  And thank You for Your Word.  Thank You for hope.  Thank You for Your presence - both now and in our times of need.
     Tonight, I would like to ask that You watch over and protect my friends and family, and their friends and families too.  I ask that You comfort those who are broken hearted; let Your presence be felt by those who are lonely; bring peace to the afflicted; and give rest to the weary-hearted.
     I ask that You would teach us Your ways again, Lord God.  Help us learn, or even re-learn, what it means to follow You.  Give us a sensitivity to the needs - both physical and emotional - of those around us.  Help us to meet those needs as You have blessed us to do so.
     We love You, Jesus!  Thank You!

Amen