1 I took my troubles to the Lord;
I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.
Psalm 120:1
Dear God, I sat down to pray this morning, and while I started with the New Testament reading today, which is from Romans 8 about what can separate us from your love, this is the verse that came to mind. I was in bad shape yesterday morning. But my wife prayed for me. I called out to you. I think others might have prayed too. Regardless, you helped me a lot. I can’t say that the reality of things changed that much, but you strongly supported me. You loved me. You gave me a supernatural strength and hope that I hadn’t felt before.
I really don’t know who I would be now without you. I don’t know who I would be if I hadn’t started doing these prayer journals 25 years ago. I mean, if I were trying to do this stuff myself through my own willpower and strength…I think I would just be a mess. But, if nothing else, I am grounded in you. I am anchored to you. So in the midst of the storm and the buffeting waves, I have something onto which I can hold. I don’t have to turn to idols that burn and are destroyed. I have you. I have you, my Father and my God.
Father, Jesus, Holy Spirit, you were all really there for me yesterday. Thank you. You are there for me every day, but yesterday was a special day. I really needed you yesterday. And I really need you today, but in a different way. My own spirit is doing okay, but now I need your provision of grace, love, and mercy to be in everything we do at our nonprofit. Make it a day of mercy.
I pray this in Jesus and with your Holy Spirit,
Amen
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