God of grace, when life was in crisis and too much was being asked of him, you said into the heart and mind of your servant Paul, “my grace is sufficient.”
So we pray for ourselves, in the difficulties and disappointments we have to go through, may we be given strength for each day, the resilience that comes from your Spirit, and the grace that is sufficient.
God of peace, when your servant Paul was imprisoned, isolated and struggling to find meaning in his work, he discovered and bore testimony to a peace that passes all understanding standing guard over heart and mind.
So we pray for ourselves as during this past year we too have felt imprisoned, isolated, and struggling. As each day we experience anxiety, and feel the frustrations of restriction, and are desperate for life to come back to something more satisfying and less stressed, may our hearts and minds be fortified by your peace that passes all understanding.
God of hope, writing to the Christians in Rome near the end of his life, your servant Paul prayed, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy in believing as you trust in Him.”
So we pray that we too will experience a resurgence of hope in our imagination, a return of joy to our hearts, and a new trust and hopefulness about this life we are living.
God of grace, peace and hope, bless us now with your presence throughout this day, and into whatever future lies before us. Amen
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