Blessed Father in heaven, by Your Word alone, light came forth in the midst of darkness at creation.
Then You spoke again and a greater light entered our sin darkened world in the Person of Your Only-begotten Son.
Oh, how I, and those I love and serve, need this greater light to shine within all our hearts this day.
As it is a day which You have made, make also Your Spirit to shine in me and all those who lay upon my heart.
Prepare my heart and mind for the callings You have given me this day, that Your will may be honored above all and in all.
Give me joy in all that I may do, for in each thing I do, I do as Your chosen means of being and bringing good to bear in the lives of those around me.
Be King over my thoughts and desires so that they are nothing more or less than Your thoughts and desires.
Where I have been apathetic, slow, and inattentive to Your will for me, I pray that You would forgive me
and increase my dedication and diligence to You and Your will alone.
In all that my eyes may see, enable me to see only the holy things.
Where I see those things holy that need to be done, make me holy for the doing of them.
Where I see those things holy that have been done, make my lips holy for the praising of them.
Where I see things holy that are too great for me, make my prayers holy for petitioning of them.
Be with each member of my parish this day, and protect them from the devil and his host.
Cleanse their thoughts and desires of all things sinful and wicked.
Let Your Word, heard recently, or heard long ago, be upon their hearts; and by Your Spirit, increase their faith through that Word.
For those caught in the struggle with temptation, make clear to them and guide them to the way of escape that You provide.
For those who succumb daily to the same recurring temptations, work repentance in their hearts and grant them an increase of Your Spirit and grace that they may overcome such temptations and live by a more faithful walk in You.
For those suffering in any form, ease their pain of heart, mind, and body.
For those alone and in despair, let Your companionship with them from the day of their Baptism, fill their hearts and comfort them that they may have the joy of Your attending angels.
Be with all servants of Your Word, and allow them to be only what You’ve called them to be: servants of Your Word.
Wherever Your Word is heard this day, let the hearing thereof, work faith, hope, and confidence in the hearts of all who hear it.
These things I ask do not exhaust the list of all that is needed, nor can they ever exhaust Your ability to answer.
For the sake of Christ, I ask, I pray, and I praise You. Amen.
Day 1 - Prayer of the Day
31 DAYS OF DEVOTIONAL PRAYER - 2008
by Rev. Mark W. Love
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