Prayer Diary
December 2011
At this Advent season, the beginning of the Christian year let us give thanks for all God's goodness to us-
Family / friends, warm homes, food to eat, the measure of health and strength we enjoy ......... and many more.
Acknowledging this with thankful hearts, let us pray for the many in our society and worldwide who do not have so much to be grateful for - the homeless, the hungry, the jobless, those caught up in civil unrest or war torn countries.
Let's think about some positives that may come out of the financial recession. Pray that the sheer JOY of the Christmas message bursts into the hearts and minds of everyone and that the spend, spend, spend ritual becomes less and less important.
Pray for wise and discerning leadership with vision to meet the needs of their countrymen and women.
When the New Year dawns pray for a hunger in society for the word of God
an awakening to the fullness of life which he promised.
Contributed
A Prayer for the New Year
This extract from a prayer written by Billy Graham for
"The Saturday Evening Post" in 2008, is just as relevant for 2012.
Help us to humbly put our hands into Your hand, and to trust You
and to seek Your will for our lives during this coming year.
Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year
we confess our need of Your presence and Your guidance as we face the future.
We each have our hopes and expectations for the year that is ahead of us
but You alone know what it holds for us, and only You can give us the strength
and the wisdom we will need to meet its challenges.
So help us to humbly put our hands into Your hand,
and to trust You and to seek Your will for our lives during this coming year.
In the midst of life’s uncertainties in the days ahead,
assure us of the certainty of Your unchanging love.
In the midst of life’s inevitable disappointments and heartaches,
help us to turn to You for the stability and comfort we will need.
Amen
