Category: Life in Christ

Inauguration Prayer: For Courage & Commitment – Billy Graham, 1997 (re-blog)

Peanut Gallery: The Inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America is only 1 day away. Please pray for courage and commitment.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has provided five excerpts from the Inaugural Prayers of Billy Graham and Franklin Graham. The last of these five excerpts is provided here as an example of how you can pray – today – for courage and commitment.

PRAYER FOR COURAGE & COMMITMENT: Billy Graham, Inaugural Prayer, 1997.

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For courage and commitment:

Our Father and our God, we thank You today for the privilege of coming into Your presence on this historic and solemn occasion.

We thank You for Your gracious hand which has preserved us as a nation. We praise You for the peaceful continuity of government that this Inauguration represents.

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We recall that the Bible says, “Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it” (Psalm 127: 1, KJV). You also said that to whom much has been given, much shall be required. Continue reading “Inauguration Prayer: For Courage & Commitment – Billy Graham, 1997 (re-blog)” →

Morning Prayer: Thu, 19 Jan – Psalm 69:1-3; Job 31:1-4; Matthew 5:27-28 ~ God sees everything

Thursday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Opening Sentence

O God, come to our aid.

O Lord, make haste to help us.
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Reading: Psalm 69:1-3 (NLT)

Save me, O God, for the floodwaters are up to my neck.

Deeper and deeper I sink into the mire; I can’t find a foothold. I am in deep water, and the floods overwhelm me. I am exhausted from crying for help; my throat is parched. My eyes are swollen with weeping, waiting for my God to help me.
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Reading: Job 31:1-4 (NLT)

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“I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman. For what has God above chosen for us? What is our inheritance from the Almighty on high? Isn’t it calamity for the wicked and misfortune for those who do evil? Doesn’t he see everything I do and every step I take?”
__________ Continue reading “Morning Prayer: Thu, 19 Jan – Psalm 69:1-3; Job 31:1-4; Matthew 5:27-28 ~ God sees everything” →

Inauguration Prayer: For the President-Elect – Billy Graham, 1989 inaugural invocation (re-blog)

Peanut Gallery: The Inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America is only 2 days away. Please pray for the President-Elect.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has provided five excerpts from the Inaugural Prayers of Billy Graham and Franklin Graham. The fourth of these five excerpts is provided here as an example of how you can pray – today – for the President-Elect.

PRAYER FOR THE PRESIDENT-ELECT: Billy Graham, Inaugural Prayer, 1989.

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For the President-Elect:

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And now we come to a new era in our history. In Thy sovereignty Thou hast permitted [Donald Trump] to lead us at this momentous hour of our history for the next four years. Continue reading “Inauguration Prayer: For the President-Elect – Billy Graham, 1989 inaugural invocation (re-blog)” →

Morning Prayer: Wed, 18 Jan – Psalm 4:4-6; Ecclesiastes 7:9; Ephesians 4:26-27 ~ control your anger

Wednesday of the Second Week in Ordinary Time

+ In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!

Opening Sentence

O God, come to our aid.

O Lord, make haste to help us.
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Reading: Psalm 4:4-6 (NLT)

Don’t sin by letting anger control you. Think about it overnight and remain silent.

Offer sacrifices in the right spirit, and trust the Lord.

Many people say, “Who will show us better times?” Let your face smile on us, Lord.
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Reading: Ecclesiastes 7:9 (NLT)

Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.
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Inauguration Prayer: For the Transition – Billy Graham, 1993 (re-blog)

Peanut Gallery: The Inauguration of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America is only 3 days away. Please pray for the Transition.

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association has provided five excerpts from the Inaugural Prayers of Billy Graham and Franklin Graham. The third of these five excerpts is provided here as an example of how you can pray – today – for the Transition.

PRAYER FOR THE TRANSITION: Billy Graham, Inaugural Prayer, 1993.

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For the Transition:

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And now, on this twentieth day of January, 1993, we commit to you President-elect [Trump] and Vice-President-elect [Pence], who you have permitted to take leadership at this critical time in our nation’s history.

Help them always to see the office to which they’ve been elected as a sacred trust from you. We pray that you will bless their wives who will share so much of the responsibility and burdens.

Make President-elect [Trump] know that he is never really alone but that the eternal God can be his refuge and he can turn to you in every circumstance. Give him the wisdom you’ve promised to those who ask and the strength that you alone can give. Continue reading “Inauguration Prayer: For the Transition – Billy Graham, 1993 (re-blog)” →