day 15

Isaiah 55:8-9   Matthew 6:8; Jeremiah 29:11   Dear Heavenly Father, When my young family and friends helped prepare for the very first service of CUMC I wondered if anyone would come. I hoped enough people would come to fill at least half of the folding...

day 14

Romans 8:22   God of God and Lord of Lords, You are Holy, You are Creator of all things.   We praise you for your power, your love, and your Holy Spirit who gives direction and wisdom to your church.    Your church is groaning under the pain of trying...

day 13

Proverbs 3:5-6   Most Holy One, We often sing aloud the words of that great hymn:  “I need Thee, O I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee!”  Oh, how we really do need you today!  Forgive us for thinking that we know the better way.  You are the only way and we put...

day 12

Hebrews 4:16; Philippians 4:19   Gracious, Holy. Awesome God, So often life is messy – full of chaos, trials, and struggles.   When we find ourselves undone by circumstances that affect our physical well-being, so often we try to fix those things by ourselves. ...

day 11

Psalm 46:10   Father God, How often we come to you in prayer, and we do all the talking.  We make up our minds on an issue and spend our time and energy looking for proof that we are right.  We seek clear, irrefutable evidence and reasoning to discredit the other...

day 10

Philippians 3:1 NLT Gracious and loving Father, For over 25 years You have blessed our church family in ways that have exceeded our every expectation. How can we even begin to understand all the wonderful things You have ahead for us? You are always teaching, molding,...