You’re the light of my eyes;
You’re the voice in my mind;
You’re the love in my heart,
Where You are enshrined.
You’re the way I desire;
You’re the peace in my strife;
You’re the truth in my soul –
Lord: You are my life.
Christ is your life (Colossians 3:4; MNT).
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Your own ears will hear him. Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way you should go,” whethertotheright or to the left (Isaiah 30:21; NLT).
I love you, Lord (Psalm 18:1; NIV).
I am the way, and the truth, and the life (John 14:6; NET).
The Lord is Peace (Judges 6:24; NIV).
The Spirit is truth (1 John 5:6; NKJV).
Lord, to whom shall we go? You [alone] have the words of eternal life [you are our only hope] (John 6:68; AMP).
Every day, you are kind, and at night you give me a song as my prayer to you, the God of my life (Psalm 42:8; CEV).
You died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God. And when Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory (Colossians 3:3-4; NLT).
Set your mindon things above, not on things on the earth (Colossians 3:2; NKJV).
My mind is set on you, Lord God,
My heart is set on you –
No matter where I go, Lord God,
No matter what I do.
No matter how I am, Lord God,
No matter how I stray –
My soul is fixed on you, Lord God: Please keep me on your way.
Though the Lord give you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your Teacher will not hide himself any more, but your eyes shall see your Teacher. And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left(Isaiah 30:20-21; NLT).
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Now setyour heart and your soul to seek the LORDyour God (1 Chronicles 22:19; NASB95).
O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep this forever in the intent of the thoughts of the heart of Your people, and fix their heart toward You (Chronicles 29:18; NKJV).
Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith (Hebrews 12:2; NIV).
Set your heart on the right path (Proverbs 23:19; NIV).
“Christ is all, and is in all” (Colossians 3:11; NIV). Photo: Ruth Kirk.
Yesterday I woke early, and eagerly began to pray in silence. However, God had other plans, and within 45 minutes, today’s prayer was complete.
Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.
(Colossians 3:11; NIV).
1. Christ is all.
Hear his call.
Ask forgiveness.
Turn to him.
2. Christ is good.
Trust his love.
Care for others.
Give up sin.
3. Christ is here.
Do not fear.
Serve Him daily.
Bear your cross.
4. Christ is kind.
Share his mind,
And follow Him
Through gain and loss.
The LORD gives, and the LORD takes away.
Blessed be the name of the LORD.
(Job 1:21; CSB).
References
Verse 1
Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turntoGod, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near” (Matthew 4:17; NLT).
Verse 2
The LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations (Psalm 100:5; NIV).
Don’t let your hearts be troubled. TrustinGod, and trustalso in me (John 14:1; NLT).
Whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me (Matthew 25:40; NIV).
Verse 3
I am with you every day, even unto the end of time (Matthew 28:20; ABPE).
Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ (Ephesians 5:2; NLT).
Verse 4
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5; NIV).
We have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16; NLT).
Calling the crowd to join his disciples, he said, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me” (Mark 8:34; NLT).
When I woke yesterday, I longed to return to the bliss I had experienced the morning before, but instead I was given this incredibly difficult prayer to write.
I thirst for God, the living God.
When can I go and stand before him?
(Psalm 42:2; NLT).
1. Spirit of the living God,
Please come to me each time I wake:
Lord, set my weary mind aflame,
So I can bless Your holy Name.
2. Spirit of God’s perfect peace,
Please come to me each time I wake:
Lord, intercede on my behalf,
And remedy my broken heart.
3. Spirit of God’s faithful love,
Please come to me each time I wake:
Lord, seek me every time I stray,
And heal my soul – please don’t delay.
4. Spirit of God’s light and truth,
Please come to me each time I wake:
Lord, take me to your dark abyss,
So I can worship You in bliss.
Thou makest me to know the path of life;
in Thy presence is fulness of joy,
in Thy right hand bliss for evermore.
(Psalm 16:11; JPS Tanakh 1917).
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Verse 1:
He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire (Luke 3:16; NLT).
Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless his holy name (Psalm 103:1; RSV).
Verse 2:
The Lord is peace (Judges 6:24; NLT).
I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations (Ezekiel 36:26-7; NLT).
The Spirit [comes to us and] helps us in our weakness. We do not know what prayer to offer or how to offer it as we should, but the Spirit Himself [knows our need and at the right time] intercedes on our behalf with sighs and groanings too deep for words (Romans 8:26; AMP).
Verse 3:
Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever (1 Chronicles 16:34; NLT).
The Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost (Luke 19:10; NLT).
Verse 4:
God is light, and there is no darkness in him at all (1 John 1:5; NLT).
The Spirit is truth (1 John 5:6; NKJV).
The earth was without form or shape, with darkness over the abyss and a mighty wind sweeping over the waters (Genesis 1:2; NAB).
He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness (Deuteronomy 5:22; NLT).
Moses approached the thick darkness where God was (Exodus 20:21; NLT).
I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches from secret places so that you may know that I am the Lord (Isaiah 45:3; CSB).
He who formed us…is God, who has given us His Spirit as a pledge and foretaste of that bliss (2 Corinthians 5:5; WNT).
Annunciation by Maestro Daddesco: Creative Commons.
Yesterday I returned home late in the evening, exhausted after a hospital trip to the United Kingdom, so for today I’ve picked this little prayer from my precious store of unused pieces.
I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5; NLT).
Call my mind, Lord, Back to you,
For it is yours alone.
Call my heart, Lord, Back to you,
For it is all your own.
Call my soul, Lord,
Back to you,
When every day is done.
Call my spirit
Back to you, Lord,
When my race is run.
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
Yesterday morning I asked the members of my spiritual family to pray for me during my hospital trip in the UK . One messaged me straight back with a kind note which included the following symbols: 🙏💖. These were put into words by my iPad as, “Pray, sparkling heart”.
As soon as I read this, a prayer began to form in my mind, though it proved extremely difficult to write. I worked on it all morning in bed, during my ferry crossing, then in my hotel bedroom, until it was finished at last. I would like to dedicate it to my friend, P.M., to thank her for the amazing inspiration she sent me, as well as for her prayers.
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion (Ephesians 6:18; NLT).
Pray, fragile flesh,
Both now, and forever:
Let’s pray to our Father,
Though we’re only clay.
Pray, fearful mind, Throughout each endeavour:
Let’s plead with our Maker,
In darkness, and day.
Pray, sparkling heart,
Both now, and forever:
Let’s follow our Father,
Who lights up The Way.
Pray, shining soul,
Throughout each endeavour:
Let’s worship our Maker,
And never delay.
Pray in His Spirit,
Both now, and forever:
Let’s pray, and rejoice, and give thanks –
Come what may.
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18; NIV).
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The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words. And God, who searches the heart, knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God (Romans 8:26-7; NRSV).
