God of heaven and earth, we pray for faith, that confidence in You that surpasses all our doubts as we make our way down the road of life. Give us reason to feel that faith in our every step, our very bones. We are bombarded by simple words and phrases every day that don't have anything to do with the call of grace You have expended to us. We pray today that we choose the reality of You, not the convenient interpretation. Amen.

Dear God, sometimes our lives take on demands that we feel we will never be able to weather. The burden is too heavy, our hearts do not feel strong enough, our vision to see past its immediacy is dim. But You, our Sustainer, are always ready to help us shoulder the burden to make it lighter. You are always willing to strengthen our resolve. Your light leads our way, especially when the path seems most dark. We reach out to You now for You to lighten our load, to strengthen us and to be our vision. Amen.

Forgive us, our Redeemer, when we care more to be right than to hear Your voice or answer Your call. Despite not being as attuned to Your will or as responsive to Your will for us as You would like, You still offer grace to try again. Please continue to seek us out, even when we turn away. Amen.

Forgive us, our Redeemer, when we care more to be right than to hear Your voice or answer Your call. Despite not being as attuned to Your will or as responsive to Your will for us as You would like, You still offer grace to try again. Please continue to seek us out, even when we turn away. Amen.

Patent Teacher, please remind us when we are disturbed or upset that we have a choice on how to treat those around us. Help us be quicker to listen than we are to speak, help us be more interested in understanding than becoming angry. Amen.

Dear Savior, guide us to know You as the caring, loving Father that You are. Teach us to feel Your lovingkindness, to welcome the touch of Your warmth and acceptance. Help us to believe that we are truly loved. Amen.

Eternal Spirit, thank you that we are able to rely on you for all that is good, right, fair and honorable in our world. It is far too easy to focus on what we perceive as bad, wrong, unfair and dishonorable and come to believe that that is all there is and ever will be. We praise Your holy and righteous name. Amen.