Prayers: February 21, 2021

Prayers

Pray in thanksgiving for God’s presence in our lives:

• Thank you, Lord, that You are constantly doing new things.
• Thank you, Lord, for the beauty of new-fallen snow.
• Thank you, Lord, that You are able to handle my every need; please give me the courage to bring all my struggles before You.
• Thank you, Lord, that You anoint me with the Holy Spirit. 1 John 2:27
• Thank you, Lord, for reminding me that all things are possible when I believe.

Pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ:

• Those with ongoing health concerns. Pray for healing and the Holy Spirit to bring peace.
• Those in nursing or homebound care – that they may see hope in the daily sunrise
• For those facing the negative impact of COVID-19 either medically, financially or emotionally. Pray for patience and trust that God is at work
• For those mourning the loss of loved ones
• For those suffering from earthquakes and winter weather
• That our missionaries may persevere and trust God when their mission field environment is unstable
• For those who are living alone

Pray for CCC:

• For wisdom in planning new ministries beyond worship and Sunday School
• To be faithful to tasks that God has called CCC to carry out both individually and as a church
• For wisdom in selecting missionaries to support
• That in our Lenten journey, we may reflect on being like Jesus as he was in the Garden of Gethsemane, choosing to be obedient to God’s plan.
• For humility and unity of spirit as we work together
• That we may persevere even when we are challenged by obstacles of differing points of view and limited resources
• That even as we meet physical needs of those around and among us, we must not forget meeting their need to know Jesus is our most important work

To Think About: Let us focus on the majesty and power of our Father, the one who created all things and has never failed to take care of us in the past, is continually with us in the present and will continue to love us into heaven in the future.  He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Psalm 147:3 ESV  When your heart is broken and you feel miserable, put yourself in God’s Word and prayer, and allow the holy Spirit to make you whole again.

禱告事項

感謝主每日同行：

• 感謝主，你是不斷行新事的神！
• 感謝主又賜落雪的美景。
• 感謝主唯有你能掌管我的任何需要，求主賜我勇氣將我一切的困難都帶到你面前蒙你的恩典。
• 謝謝主用聖靈膏抹我。（約翰一書2:27）
• 感謝主提醒我，在信心裏沒有難成的事。

為主內弟兄姊妹禱告：

• 為身體有長期病痛的肢體禱告，求他們身體得醫治，願聖靈賜給他們平安。
• 為老人院或居家需要特別看護的長輩們禱告，願他們在每天的日出裏看到希望。
• 為在身心和經濟方面遭受新冠病毒影響的人禱告，願每一位都有耐心且相信神在掌管。
• 請為失去摯愛親人的家庭禱告。
• 請為遭受地震和寒冷冬季氣候影響的人們禱告。
• 為在動蕩環境中事奉的宣教士禱告，求主堅定他們，使他們對神有充足的信心和耐心。
• 為獨自居住的人禱告。

為教會的需要禱告：

• 讓我們有智慧去計劃在崇拜和主日學之外新的事工。
• 讓我們無論爲個人還是教會都忠心於神要我們承擔的事工。
• 讓我們有智慧去選擇需要支持的宣教事工。
• 在大齋節期，讓我們思考可以象主耶穌在克西馬尼園的樣式，選擇順服神的計劃。
• 讓我們在同工的時候，能謙卑、在聖靈裏合一。
• 愿我們面對不同意見和有限資源的挑戰時，仍然能持守信仰。
• 即使當我們滿足弟兄姊妹和周圍人的物質需要的時候，願我們絕不忘記：我們最重要的工作是滿足他們對耶穌基督的需要。

思考：讓我們注目於天父上帝的威嚴和大能，他創造萬物、從前一直看顧我們，現在仍然與我們同在，並將持續愛我們，直到將來我們進入天國。他醫好傷心的人，裹好他們的傷處（詩篇147:3）。當你心碎，當你周圍的環境令你絕望，你要把自己置身在神的話語和禱告中，允許神醫治的工作再一次使你身心靈全然合一。