Daily Prayer for Tuesday, September 22, 2020

“O Savior, whose almighty word the wind and waves submissive heard…’”        
                                               —-William Whiting, 1860

Preparation for worship
Sit in a relaxed position. Take a slow, deep breath (or 2 or 3 or as many as needed) until you feel your body, mind, and soul begin to relax and rest in the Spirit.  Take time to reflect as you move through this time of worship…

Opening Sentences                                                                   Psalm 19:14
Let our words and our thoughts be acceptable to God;
the Lord is our rock and our redeemer.

Prayer                                               Book of Common Worship, PC(USA), 2018
Grant us, Lord,
not to be anxious about earthly cares,
but to love that which is above,
and even now,
while we live among transient things,
to hold fast to those things that shall endure;
through Jesus Christ our Lord,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, forever and ever.  Amen.

Hymn of the Day
This Little Light of Mine, by Ralph Stanley. Listen and pray.

Reading of the Day                                                              Genesis 21: 1-7
1 The Lord dealt with Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did for Sarah as he had promised. 2 Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the time of which God had spoken to him. 3 Abraham gave the name Isaac to his son whom Sarah bore him. 4 And Abraham circumcised his son Isaac when he was eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5 Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6 Now Sarah said, “God has brought laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me.” 7 And she said, “Who would ever have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.”

Prayers for self and others
Please pray today for those who are being affected by COVID 19 and by its side effects in our world. Pray for Dr. Marshall Cash, working directly with COVID patients in Shreveport, LA.  As we hear of more friends who are directly affected, or who are working in high risk places, we will list them here. Pray to God today for the ability to have compassion for yourself, as God has compassion for you, forgiving yourself for mistakes that you would easily forgive and forget in others.  Use this time to lift your joys, concerns, and hopes to God.

Benediction
Grow in the grace and knowledge
of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
To him be the glory
both now and to the day of eternity.
Amen.