SHORT PRAYER FOR WHEN I RISE

FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS, AND REMOVE OUR HEAVY BURDENS

MAY YOUR KINGDOM COME IN OUR LIVES Lord, life on this world is a kingdom of sin and wickedness, under one lord, the evil spirit. But your kingdom is a kingdom of every grace and virtue under one Lord, Jesus Christ your dear Son—the source of every grace and virtue. So help us, dear Father, and be gracious to us. Above all things, grant us a true

WE NEED YOUR FORGIVENESS (PRAYERS OF CONFESSION AND REPENTANCE) Remove the flood of wicked thoughts ∙ Pluck us out of the pit ∙ How have I taken your name in vain? ∙ Set me apart, Lord ∙ We are so sleepy ∙ From heaviness to joy ∙ A prayer of remorse for the nation ∙ I need your remedy ∙ Will you forget me forever? ∙ Let me dwell in your mansion,

YOUR WILL BE DONE Your will is always best, dear Father, loved above all things and most to be desired. So be merciful to us and let nothing be done according to our own will. Teach us and allow us to have real and perfect patience when our will is broken or hindered. If anyone says or does anything contrary to our will, help us not to be angry or

GIVE US OUR DAILY BREAD—BUT NOTHING MORE

Dear Father, give me the gift of sobermindedness and temperance in lifestyle, and grant the same to those whom you would like me to lift up in prayer. And in contrast to those times past when I used my tongue and my whole self for evil, dear Lord, let me now use them well, in a godly and modest way. Sanctify and set me apart in body and soul, dear

ask now that you would maintain your gifts in me, and increase them daily, so that by your governance the desires of the flesh may die more and more in me, and the desire for the heavenly life would come alive and increase.

JOINING IN THE CONCERT OF PRAISE