IT'S ME LORD YOUR UNWORTHY SERVANT

 All my life, You have been faithful. You give me peace in the middle of all the confusion around me. Thank You, I don't worry about things and the future; I can't control so much anymore. Thank You for teaching me how to breathe and control my emotions. Thank You for all the Spiritual Soldiers and Guardian Angels around me. Thank You for the wisdom and understanding that helps humble my walk. Thank You for the means to do what has to be done, and thank You for the overflow. Teach me how to be a better Steward with Your money and take away my fleshly desires. Father, give me Your strength and courage to be faithful amid life's struggles and storms. Give me eyes that stay focused on You, my purpose, and ears that hear Your instructions around the obstacles ahead. Thank You for the privilege to be a part of Your Holy family. Lord, help me with my unbeliefs, strengthen my prayer life, and help me use every opportunity to witness for You daily. Lord, You have shown me throughout Your Word that You love me, and I am so grateful. Forgive me for all the times I doubted You and the times I tried to handle things myself. I know You love and want the best for me; please teach me how to surrender all in Jesus' name. Amen.

WE ARE CONNECTED BY THE SPIRIT AND OUR HISTORY

Romans 10:12 "For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him.

"History is not there for us to like or dislike. It's there for us to learn from. So if someone's history offends us even better." Because then we are less likely to repeat it. America History cannot be told correctly without Native American or black American history. Because the past teaches us about the present, it gives us the tools to analyze and explain our problems and oppressions. History explains behaviors and patterns that would be invisible in the present. We are created in God's image, so our gender, skin color, and differences are not what matters. Instead, the Spirit of God in us brings it all together. 

Father, we are grateful that Your Word is not just for one nationality, ethnicity, or race but for all people. Lord, teach us that the only difference between us is skin color. We all serve the same God. Thank You, Lord, for our diversity and for showing Your grace equally. Let Your Word be clear that all believers are one in You. So, give us eyes that view one another as You view us. Thank You, Lord, for not showing favoritism but accepting from every nation the ones who fear You and do what is right."Thank You, Lord, for not favoring one person or group. Thank You for acknowledging the diversity of Your creations while showing grace equally. In Jesus' name Amen

A HUNGER FOR RIGHTEOUSNESS AND JUSTICE

"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."

Women who hunger for righteousness and justice have played a role throughout history, from walking with our Savior to our Civil Rights Movement. For example, in 1960, when Martin Luther King was assassinated, his widow Coretta Scott King, courageously took her husband's place in leading a peaceful protest march. Coretta Scott King had a deep passion for justice and was a fierce companion of many causes.

Lord, today may you help us cultivate a hunger for Your righteousness and justice for all here on Earth. Father, baptizes in the Holy Spirit that helps us be a part of Your work and do what's right. So, give us Your courage and strength to fight injustice correctly and look to You first for guidance. Lord, let us not miss the opportunities during these unjust times to witness for You. To fill the hearts of all people with Your love and compassion through Your Word. May we secure justice by sharing love, mercy, and equality for everyone? Father, we ask You to end all division and a human society built on love, forgiveness, peace, and understanding. In Jesus' name Amen

EXAMINE YOURSELF

 1 Corinthians 11:28 "Let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup.

Life situations will make us examine our faith and how much we really trust God. To examine our faith, we will first need quiet time with God. Spending time studying, praying, worshiping, and fasting helps us hear from God directly and expeditiously. This will help us stay in alignment with Him and our purpose. Next, examining ourselves allows us to assess our spiritual life. Then the Holy Spirit will give us eyes that see the obstacles in our way and how much we trust God to guide us around them.

Father, let us test and examine our ways, comparing them with what You have revealed in Your Word. Let the Holy Spirit show us when we think, speak, and act out of order with You, so we can repent and return home. Help us seek You when the testing of our faith arises so we will trust You and not rely upon ourselves. Lord, we understand that You test us because You love us and want us to grow in grace and in Your knowledge. So, help us "rejoice when being tested and count it all joy when we meet trials of various kinds, for we know that the testing of our faith produces perseverance, steadfastness, and endurance, so we know there's always a light at the end of the tunnel. Thank You, Lord, for the wake-up call, and thank You in advance for strength when we're weak and love when we feel forsaken. Wisdom when we're foolish, comfort in our grief, courage when we're afraid, and peace amid confusion. In Jesus name

PRAY WITH ME

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer." "Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God."

Good morning, Lord; we come to You with a heart of gratitude and praise, thanking You for keeping us through another night and thanking You in advance for the hedge of protection around us today. Thank You for Your forgiveness Lord, and help us forgive those that have wronged us. Lord, deliver us from the hands of addiction, adultery, greed, pride, drunkenness, and strife, so the kingdoms of the earth may know that You alone, Lord, are God.' Lord, strengthen our prayer and study life to help us recognize Your presence here on earth. Lord, fill us with Your wisdom and the knowledge to implement You in our daily lives and situations. Lord, baptize us in the Holy Spirit that empowers us to pursue righteousness and obey Your Word. Father, bless us with the Fruit of the Spirit to strengthen our faith and courage to help us stand on Your promise. Lord, thank You for holding our hands that remove our fears and doubts so we are not like waves of the sea, blown and tossed around this Valley of death. Lord, give us eyes that stay focused on You with unshakable faith; in Jesus' name, Amen.