2 Peter 1:5-7

Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. — 2 Peter 1:5-7

Lord, I was sick for days on end and sad and moody about it. I'm not good at praising You in illness. Please forgive me. I need You to work in me, because on my own I am very ungrateful.

I pray now for Lee. I'm afraid he might have caught my cold, and he has to go to work. I pray for him, for healing, for Your mercy. I pray that if it is my cold, that it won't be as long-lasting as it was for me. I pray that You hear this prayer, and that You bless Lee today with wellness, and with success in all he does at work today. I pray that You would bless his office. I pray that others would look at him with favor, because Your favor is shining upon him.

I thank You for Lee. I don't deserve him. I love him! Thank You for him.

I pray for my girls today on their first day back at school. I pray that they will bless the teachers and other children around them. I pray for Your protection over them. I pray that any problems or stress would just push them towards You.

I pray for Dad and Mom, that You would encourage them and keep them healthy, and that You would let them know how much I love them.

I pray for the situation with Janet's 50th anniversary party. My heart is hard about this one. The money she expects us to pay to fly to Texas, and the date that's inconvenient for me. I pray that You would work in this situation, that You might provide a way forward. I pray that I would bend to Your will, whatever it is.

I pray for Your book. Lord, You know the way, and I really, really don't!  I pray that You would calm my heart and remind me that I'm in Your care, that what I do is for You and with You, and that whatever ends up happening is Your will. Please show me today where I need to go back and re-write. Please show me where to expand the story and where to cut. Please show me when to get in touch with Katherine, and what to say.

I pray for my BSF class today. Please bless Payten, Joshua, Charlie, Howie, Izzy, Victor, Kale, Elizabeth, Holly, London, Savannah and am I missing someone? Please bless them all and my co-leader Hope, who I love too.

I pray that You would use me to bless others in my path today.

Mold me and make me, Father, more perfectly conformed to your will and more perfectly consistent with your character. I do not pray this for my glory, but so that you can more effectively use me to share your blessings and grace with those around me. In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.