Pray about everything (Philippians 4:6; NLT).
Give your burdens to the Lord (Psalm 55:22; NLT).
Be silent before the Sovereign Lord (Zephaniah 1:7; NIV).
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7; NIV).
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Before you start to meditate
Share all that’s on your mind,
And in your heart,
With God.
Then, having cleared
Some precious inner space,
You’ll be more able
To wait patiently,
In silence.
Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them” (John 14:23; NLT).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
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Lord God,
I am your home
Until I die,
Then you will be my home
For evermore.
Love one another (John 13:34; NIV).
You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind (Luke 10:27; NLT).
Love you neighbour as yourself (Luke 10:27; NLT).
God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them (1 John 4:16; NLT).
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I pray for peace
Throughout the world,
So all of us
May live in love
With one another
And with you, Lord God,
For evermore.
I love you, Lord (Psalm 18:1; NLT).
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion (Ephesians 6:18; NLT).
Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).
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To pray
Is to love you,
Lord, my God,
And to love you
Is to pray.
He himself gives life and breath to everything (Acts 17:25; NLT).
There is […] one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).
The Lord gives both death and life (1 Samuel 2:6; NLT).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
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Lord God,
You are the force
That drives
All birth,
And breath,
All growth,
And change,
All life,
Decay, and death.
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
You have brought me into your presence forever (Psalm 41:12; NLT).
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At death
We are completely healed,
In body, heart, and mind.
Then our souls return
To reunite with you,
Our Maker and our God,
For evermore.
You are the temple of the living God (Luke 17:21; NKJV).
When Jesus said, “this temple,” he meant his own body (John 2:21; NLT).
Don’t you realise that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16; NLT).
We are the temple of the living God. As God said, “I will live in them and walk among them. I will be their God and they will be my people” (2 Corinthians 6:16; NLT).
There is […] one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all (Ephesians 4:5-6; NLT).
Jesus replied, “All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them” (John 14:23; NLT).
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You are not far away,
But very near, Lord,
For our bodies
Are your temple,
And your home.
God created human beings in his own image (Genesis 1:27; NLT).
God will rejoice over you (Isaiah 62:5; NLT).
In all their suffering he also suffered (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
Do not bring sorrow to God’s Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:30; NLT).
Leave that (revenge) to the righteous anger of God (Romans 12:19; NLT).
May God, who gives us his peace, be with you all (Romans 15:33; NLT).
God loves us (Romans 5:5; NLT).
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Lord God,
You choose to share with us
Your deep capacity for joy,
For suffering,
Grief and sorrow,
Righteous anger,
Peace, and love.
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep (Romans 12:15; NRSV).
God […] comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God (2 Corinthians 1:3-4; NIV).
In all their suffering he also suffered (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).
God made human beings in his own image (Genesis 9:6; NLT).
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Lord God,
If we are to rejoice
With all those who rejoice,
And weep
With those who weep,
Then this must be
How you relate to us,
For you made us
In your image.
You are the God who sees me (Genesis 16:13; NLT).
No one has ever seen God (John 1:18; NLT).
The Lord hears my voice (Psalm 55:17; NLT).
God speaks again and again, though people do not recognise it (Job 33:14; NLT).
God now knows me completely (Acts 15:8; NLT).
How great is God – beyond our understanding! (Job 36:26; NIV).
God loves us (Romans 5:5; NLT).
I love you, Lord (Psalm 18:1; NLT).
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You see us, Lord,
But we cannot see you.
You hear us, Lord,
But we cannot hear you.
You know us, Lord,
But we cannot know you.
You love us, Lord,
And we can all love you!