Prayers

DAILY PRAYERS

Prayers of Gratitude, to Give Thanks to God
A prayer of gratitude is simply giving thanks to God in humility and love.
We are called to love God by Christ Himself and this means gratitude of the heart
for the mercy and grace of God!
Pray aloud at any time, or with a soft voice,
in the morning, and at dinner time,
the Lord will answer each prayer, one at a time.

Day 1 Sunday Dear God, thank you for your amazing power and work in our
lives, thank you for your goodness and for your blessings over us. Thank you that
you are able to bring hope through even the toughest of times, strengthening us for
your purposes. Thank you for your great love and care. Thank you for your mercy
and grace. Thank You God, thank You Lord Jesus, Amen.

Day 2 Monday Dear God, help us to set our eyes and our hearts on you afresh.
Renew our spirits, fill us with your peace and joy. We love you and we need you,
this day and every day. We give you praise and thanks.
Thank You God, thank You Lord Jesus, Amen.

Day 3 Tuesday Dear God, deliver our Church and our nation from every evil
circumstance, and continue to accept, bless and prosper the work of our hands.
Lord, grant us peace and tranquillity so that we may live in godliness all the days of
our lives. Count us always worthy to offer you thanksgiving, to tell about your
wonderful blessings, and to sing praise to you for all the benefits that you bestow
upon us. In humble gratitude, we praise your Holy Name.
Thank You God, thank You Lord Jesus, Amen.

Day 4 Wednesday Dear God, teach me to offer you a heart of
thanksgiving and praise in all my daily experiences of life. Teach me to be
joyful always, to pray continually, and to give thanks in all my circumstances.
I accept them as Your will for my life.
Thank You God, thank You Lord Jesus, Amen.

Day 5 Thursday Dear God, I give thanks for your loving-kindness and
all the blessings You have richly bestowed upon me. I fall down in worship
and adoration before You, the King of Glory. I praise You, I glorify You, I
bless You and I give thanks to You for Your great goodness and tender mercy.
Shine in my heart the light of Your grace. Enlighten my mind, that I may walk
uprightly all my life by keeping Your commandments. Glorified and exalted is
Your holy name, now and forever.
Thank You God, thank You Lord Jesus, Amen.

Day 6 Friday Dear God, I come before you, for you are the great
healer, I place my trust in your loving hands. Grant me strength to endure
trials, and courage to face each day. Pour out your healing grace upon my
body, mind, and spirit. May your peace, which surpasses all understanding, fill
my heart. In the midst of my weakness, be my strength. I surrender myself to
your care, trusting that your love will sustain me. I thank you with a heart full
of gratitude and hope.
Thank You God, thank You Lord Jesus, Amen.

Day 7 Saturday Psalm 100 For giving grateful praise.
“Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who
made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his
gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and
praise his name. For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his
faithfulness continues through all generations.”
Thank You God, thank You Lord Jesus, my Saviour, Amen.

Prayer – God of Grace and Mercy

We give thanks as your church for the privilege to walk beside patients, families and staff in Queensland’s public hospitals through the work of our chaplains for over 40 years 
We lament that we have not been able to sustain the provision of this important mission in the same way, 
We pray for guidance as we seek out new ways of being Jesus’ hands and feet in hospitals across our state.
God, we pray for every chaplain who has heard your call to serve, to love, and to be the presence of Christ.
We give thanks for them and pray blessings over their lives. 
We give thanks for each opportunity they took to share with a patient in moments of joy and celebration and in moments of pain and anguish.
For the chance to support family and friends caring for their loved ones, we give thanks.
For each moment in which our chaplains could care, encourage and sustain medical, operational and administrative staff in their work, we give thanks.
We give thanks for each time our chaplains have been able to share peace, offer comfort, speak a blessing, sit in silence, or hold a hand.
We ask you to reach out into their lives and fill them with purpose, peace, hope, and energy for the next steps they are taking. 
In the times to come, we pray for your ongoing presence with patients, families, and staff in hospitals across the Synod.
Inspire us to new opportunities – to serve, to help, and to bless those in need.

We pray for your healing and blessing.
In the name of Christ, 
Amen

Compiled by Rev PeterHall

Read aloud in the morning, and/or at dinnertime

Day 1 This day, O Lord, may your presence enfold us within and without; may your peace be in our hearts and in our minds;

may your joy brighten up our ‘being’;

may your love flow through us to touch another person’s life; may your Spirit be our guiding power

that we may know that we have walked with you this day. In your name, Jesus, we pray, Amen.

Day 2 We wake in the morning, O Lord, from the blessing of a night’s rest, to the opportunities of the day ahead.

We pray with thankfulness in our hearts for the divine love we continue to receive.

May that love be our inspiration to everyone we meet this day and in all we do and say.

In our work and in our relaxation may we feel your presence that brings peace of mind and being.

Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

Day 3 O Lord, when difficulties and trials come into our lives

may we trust you completely for guidance through these times

that, in trusting you, we do not worry about the process or the outcome.

Your ways, O Lord, are not our ways and we acknowledge that your wisdom is greater than our wisdom and understanding.

Where we have sought to follow our own wisdom and understanding we ask you to forgive us that we may know peace of mind.

This we pray in Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Day 4 Gracious and holy God our Father,

I thank you for the many blessings I receive from you.

I am not worthy of them or the great love you show toward me. Often I fail to live up to the standard that your Son set before us. Through His death on the cross we have forgiveness for our failings. For this we give thanks and praise you.

May I this day share that love with every person I meet through word and deed that you may be glorified. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Day 5 Unto to you, O Lord, do I lift up my heart this day,

being sincerely grateful for the opportunities that it may bring. May all I do today be acceptable to you.

Keep me ever mindful that I am dependent on your abundant grace and blessing.

Teach me to know that godliness with contentment is to my gain and to live accordingly.

In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Day 6 Dear Lord God, as this day opens before me may you hold centre place in it.

Life is full of uncertainties that can shake my faith and my being. Touch me again with your love and as I feel your presence in my life may my trust and faith in you be strengthened despite circumstances.

As we read of our Saviour’s life and teaching, may the qualities of goodness

be continually strengthened and deepened in our lives.

As people see us may we be a reflection of Jesus Christ and attract others to want to know Him. This we pray in His name, Amen.

Day 7 Dear Lord, another day has passed and its events have touched my life.

The mistakes that I have made today make me realize how much I need you. That need is not just for a moment but continuously.

Forgive me where I may have failed you and others in different ways.

Thank you for the blessings that I have received from you directly and through others.

Thank you that the knowledge of your love for me

will enable me to sleep peacefully and ready to serve you tomorrow. This prayer I pray in the name of your Son, Jesus, Amen.