Prayers

Here are two prayers from our church bulletin yesterday that I want to share...

Our heavenly Father, by the waters of baptism you have cleansed and transformed us, marking us your children.  Come close to us in these moments of prayers and devotion.  Free us from needless worry and anxious thoughts.  Speak to our minds and hearts this morning worlds of encouragement and hope.  Inspire us to faithful living and devoted service in the name of Christ.  Amen

Beautiful!

Loving God, we acknowledge that we have not always been faithful and remembered our baptism.  We have forgotten we are marked as your children.  Truth to tell, we have not always behaved in a way which reflected our commitment to Christ.  Too many times we have ignored your voice and failed to do your will.  Forgive us our sins and have mercy upon us.  Help us to be more loving and considerate of others.  In the name of Jesus we pray.  Amen

These words struck me yesterday.  Some days, I have not been faithful to Gods will....I want MY plan to work and forget to realize its HIS plan that I need to follow.   To me, this prayer is a gentle reminder to focus on God, to remember we need to follow him...because we are HIS children!!

Do these prayers speak to your heart?