“Pray Always”
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 6:13
Jesus Prayer
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner.
Prayer before reading the Bible
Lord, help me to understand what you would say to me as I read your book, and give me the desire to live according to your rule of love. Amen.
Prayer when conscious of your failings and faults
Help me Lord to recognize my faults, and the distress they bring to others. Show me the way to forgiveness that Jesus brings through his self-giving sacrifice on the cross. Amen.
Prayer for understanding
Lord, help me to understand what you would say to me, as I read Your book, and give me the desire to live according to Your teachings. Amen.
Help me Lord, to recognize my faults, and the distress they bring to others. Show me the way of forgiveness that Jesus himself has provided through His sacrifice of Himself on the cross. Amen.
You know and have made everything Lord. Help me to be content in the sure knowledge that Your will is best. Amen.
Help me Lord, to accept that I can’t possibly know everything, and to rest secure in the certainty that you are the source of all truth. Amen.
Lead me Lord, into the path of Your choosing, and give me patience to follow in that pathway, however great the difficulties or uncertainties that may arise. Amen.
You are the fountain of all hope and goodness, Lord. Give me the will to share with others the blessings which in Your love You have chosen to give me. Amen.
Lord God, I admit I’ve done wrong and have not acknowledged You as Lord. I ask You, Lord Jesus, to come into my heart and be my saviour. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Creed of Faith Prayer
I believe in one God,
The Father Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth and of all things visible and invisible.
And in One Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only-begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages. Light of light; true God of true God; begotten, not made; of one essence with the Father, by Whom all things were made; Who for us men and for our salvation came down from Heaven, and was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and became man. And He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered, and was buried. And the third day He arose again, according to the Scriptures, and ascended into Heaven, and sits at the right hand of the Father; and He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; Whose Kingdom shall have no end.
And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of Life, Who proceeds from the Father; Who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; Who spoke by the prophets.
In one Holy, Catholic*, and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
* (Not Pope Catholic)
Creed of Faith Prayer in Arabic – For our Arabic speaking brothers in the persecuted church of the Middle East
قانون الايمان
نؤْمِنُ بإلَهٍ واحِدٍ، آبٍ ضابِطِ الكُلِّ، خالِقِ السَّماءِ والأَرضِ، كُلِّ ما يُرى وما لا يُرى
وبِرَبٍّ واحِدٍ يسُوعَ المسيحِ، ابنِ اللهِ الوَحيدِ، المولودِ منَ الآبِ قبلَ كُلِّ الدُّهورِ، نورٍ مِن نورٍ، إلهٍ حقٍّ منْ إِلهٍ حقٍّ، مولودٍ غيرِ مَخْلوقٍ، مُساوٍ للآبِ في الجوهَرِ، الذي بِهِ كانَ كُلُّ شيءٍ. الذي مِنْ أَجلِنا نَحنُ البَشَرِ، ومِنْ أجْلِ خلاصِنا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَماءِ وتَجَسَّدَ مِنَ الرّوحِ القُدُسِ، ومِنْ مَريَمَ العَذراءِ وتأَنَّسَ، وصُلِبَ عنّا على عَهْدِ بيلاطُسَ البُنْطيّ، وتَألَّمَ وقُبِرَ، وقامَ في اليومِ الثالثِ على ما في الكُتُبِ. وصعِدَ إلى السماءِ وجلسَ عن يمينِ الآب. وأيضاً يَأتي بِمَجْدٍ ليَدينَ الأحياءَ والأمواتَ، الذي لا فَناءَ لمُلْكِهِ.
وبالرّوحِ القُدُسِ الربِّ المُحيي، المُنْبَثِقِ مِنَ الآبِ، الذي هو معَ الآبِ والابنِ، مَسجودٌ له ومُمَجَّد، الناطقِ بالأنبياءِ. وبكنيسةٍ واحدةٍ جامعةٍ مقدَّسَةٍ رسوليةٍ. وأعتَرفُ بِمَعموديةٍ واحدةٍ لمغْفِرَةِ الخطايا. وأَتَرَجّى قيامَةَ الموتى، والحياةَ في الدهرِ الآتي، آمين
Verses from the Bible for those Needing Comfort
The LORD is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.
Psalm 34:18-19
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you. Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you. Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him.
Psalm 32:8-10
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
Beautiful Poem / Prayer
All for Jesus
by Mary Dagworthy James (1810-1883)
All for Jesus! All for Jesus!
All my being’s ransomed pow’rs,
all my thoughts and words and doings,
all my days and all my hours.
Let my hands perform his bidding,
let my feet run in his ways;
let my eyes see Jesus only,
let my lips speak forth his praise.
Worldlings prize their gems of beauty,
cling to gilded toys of dust,
boast of wealth and fame and pleasure;
only Jesus will I trust.
Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus,
I’ve lost sight of all beside;
so enchained my spirit’s vision,
looking at the Crucified.
O what wonder! How amazing!
Jesus, glorious King of kings,
deigns to call me his beloved,
lets me rest beneath his wings.
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