This is the prayer that was read at large group from the Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers:
Holy Lord,
I have sinned times without number and have been guilty of pride and unbelief, of failure to find Your mind in Your Word, of neglect to seek You in my daily life. My transgressions and shortcomings present me with a list of accusations, but I thank You that they will not stand against me, for all have been laid on Christ. Go on to subdue my corruptions, and grant me grace to live above them. Deliver me from every evil habit, every accretion of former sins, everything that dims the brightness of Your grace in me, everything that prevents me from taking delight in You. Wrap my life in divine love, and keep me ever desiring You, always humble and impassioned to Your will, that you would rule over me in liberty and in power. Amen.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
prayer wall
a few prayers that were written on the wall during our prayer night last semester:
Lord, make me an instrument of your PEACE.Where there is hatred, let me sow LOVE.Where there is injury, PARDON.Where there is doubt, FAITH.Where there is despair, HOPE.Where there is darkness, LIGHT.Where there is sadness, JOY.For it is in giving that we receive,and it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,and it is in dying that we are born to eternal LIFE! -Amen
My brother is going through a tough time.
God, you promise to give us wisdom if we seek it. I'm begging you for that, I'm pressing you for that promise.
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish us. 1 Peter 5:10
LORD you matter more than I know. I need you, love you and am scaredof you all at the same time. I don't know where to begin in your word, but I know I NEED you in my life and for my LIFE.
god why do you let such evil happen?! I can't understand it. Have youstand by while this is happening? where is your love? this has becomethe refrain of my soul in the last day. And I'm arrogant enough todemand an explanation from the God of the universe? why, God?
God, I've struggled with anxiety since I was seven. Give me peace,Lord. Your peace. Because I alone I'm not strong enough. Release me.
God will you please heal my friends that are hurting? I know you can... please bring them peace, surround them in your love. it's hardseeing them hurt.LORD I PRAISE YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS! it never fails, never ceases to be true... despite all things. I lift up to you all of my struggles, burdens, & worries. I know, deep down, you are big enough to handle them all. I love you.
I pray that we stop for seeking the fountain of living water for broken cisterns that can hold no water... for the broken and hurting around the world who are crying out for justice and mercy, and how wehave not listened. Oh God open our ears, eyes, and our hearts that wemay hear, see, and understand you!
thank you Lord for your love, that motivates us to have compassion and mercy on others because you first had compassion and mercy on ourown broken lives.
I pray for healing, for safety, for comfort and that we may all seehow much we have to be thankful for during this holiday season.
Proverbs 16:9 " a man's heart guides his way, but the Lord directs steps."
I pray no one is paralyzed by fear. We can serve others knowing thatyou have served us through others like ourselves and your might.
Psalm 18:19 " he rescued me because he delighted in me." he rescues us because he likes in us. He rescues us because he takespleasure in us. He rescues us because he finds join us. He rescues usbecause he loves us. Let us find delight in him. Let us find ourpleasure in him. Let us find our joy in him. LET US LOVE HIM.
I obeyed ( and didn't want to). then disobeyed ( and you have mercy)I Remember.Forgive my disbelief, I rejoice in your "No" ( but I still question)Why?
your power
our strength
our rest
your power
God,I know I wander in all the wrong directions.Please take my hand and keep me at your side.
with the deep power of Harmony and the power of Joy we see into the Life of things
Heal her mother, please God. I know you can...
God show me the way. let not my own desires stand in the way of thatwhich you have planned. Make me humble. Let me hear your voice. Guide me, for I am reaching out my life to you.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Lord, I don't think enough for what you've given me, so here I'mthinking you for the fact that I'm alive and able to witness yourworks. forgive my complaining and my constant worry.
Jesus, Meet us where we are, for sometimes we cannot move forward without you.
Search me O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my anxious thoughts. See if there be any wickedness in me, and guide me in your Everlasting Way. Psalm 139
Lord, make me an instrument of your PEACE.Where there is hatred, let me sow LOVE.Where there is injury, PARDON.Where there is doubt, FAITH.Where there is despair, HOPE.Where there is darkness, LIGHT.Where there is sadness, JOY.For it is in giving that we receive,and it is in pardoning that we are pardoned,and it is in dying that we are born to eternal LIFE! -Amen
My brother is going through a tough time.
God, you promise to give us wisdom if we seek it. I'm begging you for that, I'm pressing you for that promise.
And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, who has called us to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish us. 1 Peter 5:10
LORD you matter more than I know. I need you, love you and am scaredof you all at the same time. I don't know where to begin in your word, but I know I NEED you in my life and for my LIFE.
god why do you let such evil happen?! I can't understand it. Have youstand by while this is happening? where is your love? this has becomethe refrain of my soul in the last day. And I'm arrogant enough todemand an explanation from the God of the universe? why, God?
God, I've struggled with anxiety since I was seven. Give me peace,Lord. Your peace. Because I alone I'm not strong enough. Release me.
God will you please heal my friends that are hurting? I know you can... please bring them peace, surround them in your love. it's hardseeing them hurt.LORD I PRAISE YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS! it never fails, never ceases to be true... despite all things. I lift up to you all of my struggles, burdens, & worries. I know, deep down, you are big enough to handle them all. I love you.
I pray that we stop for seeking the fountain of living water for broken cisterns that can hold no water... for the broken and hurting around the world who are crying out for justice and mercy, and how wehave not listened. Oh God open our ears, eyes, and our hearts that wemay hear, see, and understand you!
thank you Lord for your love, that motivates us to have compassion and mercy on others because you first had compassion and mercy on ourown broken lives.
I pray for healing, for safety, for comfort and that we may all seehow much we have to be thankful for during this holiday season.
Proverbs 16:9 " a man's heart guides his way, but the Lord directs steps."
I pray no one is paralyzed by fear. We can serve others knowing thatyou have served us through others like ourselves and your might.
Psalm 18:19 " he rescued me because he delighted in me." he rescues us because he likes in us. He rescues us because he takespleasure in us. He rescues us because he finds join us. He rescues usbecause he loves us. Let us find delight in him. Let us find ourpleasure in him. Let us find our joy in him. LET US LOVE HIM.
I obeyed ( and didn't want to). then disobeyed ( and you have mercy)I Remember.Forgive my disbelief, I rejoice in your "No" ( but I still question)Why?
your power
our strength
our rest
your power
God,I know I wander in all the wrong directions.Please take my hand and keep me at your side.
with the deep power of Harmony and the power of Joy we see into the Life of things
Heal her mother, please God. I know you can...
God show me the way. let not my own desires stand in the way of thatwhich you have planned. Make me humble. Let me hear your voice. Guide me, for I am reaching out my life to you.
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Lord, I don't think enough for what you've given me, so here I'mthinking you for the fact that I'm alive and able to witness yourworks. forgive my complaining and my constant worry.
Jesus, Meet us where we are, for sometimes we cannot move forward without you.
Search me O God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my anxious thoughts. See if there be any wickedness in me, and guide me in your Everlasting Way. Psalm 139
Thursday, October 30, 2008
need prayer?
Would you like for someone to pray for you?
email pray4me@listserve.unc.edu.
your email will be sent to Intervarsity's prayer team, and we would love to pray for you! Anything you send will be kept in strict confidentiality.
email pray4me@listserve.unc.edu.
your email will be sent to Intervarsity's prayer team, and we would love to pray for you! Anything you send will be kept in strict confidentiality.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
current prayer opportunities
Mon- 10 pm Joyner Dorm Prayer (Joyner Dorm, 2nd floor lounge)
Tues- 2-3 Prayer time with other campus ministries in front of Wilson, 9:15 pm Tuesday Night Worship (Chapel of the Cross)
Wed- 5 pm IV Prayer (meet in the Pit)
Thurs-6:30 pm Prayer before IV (inside Union Auditorium)
Fri-
Sat-
Sun- 9:15 pm Compline (Chapel of the Cross)
Chapel of the Cross (on Franklin Street) is open all day, every day.
Tues- 2-3 Prayer time with other campus ministries in front of Wilson, 9:15 pm Tuesday Night Worship (Chapel of the Cross)
Wed- 5 pm IV Prayer (meet in the Pit)
Thurs-6:30 pm Prayer before IV (inside Union Auditorium)
Fri-
Sat-
Sun- 9:15 pm Compline (Chapel of the Cross)
Chapel of the Cross (on Franklin Street) is open all day, every day.
Verses on Praying
"Pray continually." (1 Thessalonians 5:17)
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." (Ephesians 6:18)
"Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge." (Psalm 62:8)
"What other nation is so great as to have their gods near to us the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?" (Deuteronomy 4:7)
"Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them." (Matthew 19:13)
"They raised their voices together in prayer to God." (Acts 4:24)
"For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you..." (Ephesians 1:15-18)
"I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." (Ephesians 3:16-19)
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." (Philippians 4:6)
"Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise." (James 5:13)
prayer of Jesus for us:
"I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."
(John 17:20-26)
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints." (Ephesians 6:18)
"Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to Him, for God is our refuge." (Psalm 62:8)
"What other nation is so great as to have their gods near to us the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?" (Deuteronomy 4:7)
"Then little children were brought to Jesus for him to place his hands on them and pray for them." (Matthew 19:13)
"They raised their voices together in prayer to God." (Acts 4:24)
"For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you..." (Ephesians 1:15-18)
"I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." (Ephesians 3:16-19)
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." (Philippians 4:6)
"Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise." (James 5:13)
prayer of Jesus for us:
"I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the glory that you gave me, that they may be one as we are one: I in them and you in me. May they be brought to complete unity to let the world know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world. Righteous Father, though the world does not know you, I know you, and they know that you have sent me. I have made you known to them, and will continue to make you known in order that the love you have for me may be in them and that I myself may be in them."
(John 17:20-26)
Art & Prayer
Taken from Praying in Color (Sybil MacBeth)
"If you are a visual or kinesthetic learner, a distractable or impatient soul, a word-weary pray-er, or just a person looking for a new way to pray, I hope you will find this practice helpful."
Try one or all of these:
Visualize what you are praying for- the name, the situation, the country.
Write one of the names for the Almighty in a shape. This can serve as a reminder that God is ever-present. Add details to the shape- dots, lines, circles. Add color to the picture. Near that shape, draw another shape and write the name of a person for whom you want to pray, even yourself. Or leave the shape empty if you aren't sure what to pray for. Use this time to release these thoughts and people to God.
Draw or write the negative things that you're feeling.
Fill the page with things that you're thankful for. Write the words in different sizes and directions.
Draw a map of your personal journey with God. Include small things and big things.
Write a phrase from a verse you want to memorize. Repeat it over and over again while you add lines and color around it.
Think of a word that is thrown around in Scripture or religious conversations a lot. Look up verses that the word is in and write phrases of those verses down. Pray for understanding.
Write a poem prayer.
Prayers of St. Augustine
"God of life, there are days when the burdens we carry chafe our shoulders and wear us down; when the road seems dreary and endless, the skies gray and threatening; when our lives have no music in them and our hearts are lonely, and our souls have lost their courage. Flood the path with light, we beseech you; turn our eyes to where the skies are full of promise."
"For your mercies' sake, O Lord my God, tell me what you are to me. Say to my soul: "I am your salvation." So speak that I may hear, O Lord; my heart is listening; open it that it may hear you, and say to my soul: "I am your salvation." After hearing this word, may I come in haste to take hold of you. Hide not your face from me. Let me see your face even if I die, lest I die with longing to see it. The house of my soul is too small to receive you; let it be enlarged by you. It is all in ruins; do you repair it. There are thing in it - I confess and I know - that must offend your sight. But who shall cleanse it? Or to what others besides you shall I cry out? From my secret sins cleanse me, O Lord, and from those of others spare your servant. Amen. "
Who is St. Augustine?
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