January 15, 2023

“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”  Psalm 37:4

• Thank you, Lord, for calling me to do good things for You. Help me to focus on and persevere in doing those things even when the world leads us to self-interest.
• Thank you, Lord, that even when life is at its darkest, we can find comfort in knowing You are at work to bring light and hope back—to all people (Acts 15:14-18).
• Thank you, Lord, for the perfect peace that comes from trusting You. Isaiah 26:3-4
• We confess that we have fallen short of God’s expectations for us in the last year, but we thank you, Lord, that you give us endless chances to do better.
• We pray for our pastors, for physical strength and healing, wisdom, humility and confidence as they lead us to make disciples together.
• Help us through the difficult circumstances we face, for they are the means by which we grow spiritually.
• Help us to demonstrate by the graceful goods we produce that we are saved by grace.
• We pray for the children entrusted to us for care and nurturing, we pray that they will come to know and love Jesus on their own.
• Help us to follow Your rules for holy living. Leviticus 19
• We pray for our community, that we may work together to build one another up.
• We pray for loved ones in our families living through difficult times – health concerns, financial worries, job struggles, relationship problems, loneliness, and other stressors – as we place all things in the hands of our all-knowing and powerful Father, may peace and calm help them overcome.

For more prayer items for our world, our country, our community, our church, our family, and ourselves, please see our monthly prayer calendar on the website.

“又要以耶和華為樂，他就將你心裡所求的賜給你。”詩篇37:4

• 主啊，感謝你呼召我為你行善。幫助我專注於並堅持做這些事情，即使世界帶引我們走向自利。
• 感謝主，即使在生活最黑暗的時候，我們也能找到安慰，因為我們知道你不斷在工作，為所有人將來能夠重見光明和希望（使徒行傳15：14-18）。
• 感謝主，因信靠你而得到完美的平安。以賽亞書26:3-4
• 我們承認去年沒有達到神對我們的期望，但我們感謝主，你給我們無限的機會去做得更好。
• 為我們的牧師禱告，祈求體力和醫治、智慧、謙卑和信心，在他們的帶領下我們一起成為耶穌的門徒。
• 求主幫助我們渡過面臨的困境，因為那些是我們靈性成長的途徑。
• 幫助我們憑着恩惠的善行來證明我們得救是本乎恩。
• 為託付給我們照顧和養育的孩子們禱告，祈求他們自己懂得去認識和愛耶穌。
• 幫助我們遵守你聖潔生活的準則。利未記19
• 為我們的社區禱告，使我們可以共同努力，彼此建立。
• 為生活在困難時期的家人禱告——健康問題、財務問題、工作困難、人際關係問題、孤獨和其他壓力——當我們把一切都交在全知全能的天父手中時，願平安和冷靜幫助他們克服困難。