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Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020
“Could you not keep watch with Me for one hour?” (Jesus) asked…”Watch and pray so that you will not fall…” Matthew 26:40-41
It feels as though our nation is unraveling. While a heavy burden in my spirit has prompted me to issue this prayer call, the senseless killings in MN and GA seem to be visible evidence that we are in serious trouble.
The following prayer is one I will be using tonight, Pentecost Sunday, on my knees, for one hour. I have left blank spaces in the written prayer so that you can write out your own praise, confession, and requests as God’s Spirit brings them to your mind and heart.
Thank you for joining me as together we pray…
[Click HERE for downloadable PDF version]
[Click HERE to listen to Anne’s prayer or click play below]
Lord God of Pentecost,
You are the One who promised You would not leave us like orphans, but that You would come to us in fullness of power and peace![1] And on Pentecost over 2000 years ago, You did! You kept Your promise! You poured out Your Spirit on all people. On that great day when the church was born, Your Word says that “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[2]
So now we—women, who have called on Your name; we, who are saved by the blood of Jesus and indwelt by Your Holy Spirit–we bow before You acknowledging Your greatness and Your glory. No one compares to You. No one is Your equal. “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there.” [3] There is nowhere in all the Universe where You are not. Surely Your arm “…is not too short to save, nor [Your] ear too dull to hear.”[4]
I acknowledge You as ___________________
We, women saved by the Lord, bow in worship before You. Like Mary of old, we pour out upon You our “perfume” of adoration and time as we spend this hour in humility at Your throne.[5]
So many people are desperately afraid! We admit and honestly confess there are times when we, too, are swamped by a wave of apprehension and fear. What kind of future is our nation facing? We are being attacked by an invisible enemy—a virus so contagious it threatens everyone, everywhere. And at the same time that we wear masks, keep a social distance and wash our hands, we are also battling record-breaking floods, tornadoes, and storms while isolated, locked down, and separated from friends and family. We shudder when we also consider what’s happening not only personally, but that which is taking place politically, racially and economically to our beloved nation. We are in chaos.
Help us to regain our focus. We are grandmothers, wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters who hold a unique position to motivate, inspire, direct, and guide those in our homes, churches and neighborhoods. If we take our eyes off of You, we dread to think of the rippling impact on others. We choose to turn to Jesus. Now!
Jesus, did You not say,
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Pentecost Sunday May 31, 2020
“Could you not keep watch with Me for one hour?” (Jesus) asked…”Watch and pray so that you will not fall…” Matthew 26:40-41
It feels as though our nation is unraveling. While a heavy burden in my spirit has prompted me to issue this prayer call, the senseless killings in MN and GA seem to be visible evidence that we are in serious trouble.
The following prayer is one I will be using tonight, Pentecost Sunday, on my knees, for one hour. I have left blank spaces in the written prayer so that you can write out your own praise, confession, and requests as God’s Spirit brings them to your mind and heart.
Thank you for joining me as together we pray…
[Click HERE for downloadable PDF version]
[Click HERE to listen to Anne’s prayer or click play below]
Lord God of Pentecost,
You are the One who promised You would not leave us like orphans, but that You would come to us in fullness of power and peace![1] And on Pentecost over 2000 years ago, You did! You kept Your promise! You poured out Your Spirit on all people. On that great day when the church was born, Your Word says that “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”[2]
So now we—women, who have called on Your name; we, who are saved by the blood of Jesus and indwelt by Your Holy Spirit–we bow before You acknowledging Your greatness and Your glory. No one compares to You. No one is Your equal. “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence? If I go up to the heavens, You are there; if I make my bed in the depths, You are there.” [3] There is nowhere in all the Universe where You are not. Surely Your arm “…is not too short to save, nor [Your] ear too dull to hear.”[4]
I acknowledge You as ___________________
We, women saved by the Lord, bow in worship before You. Like Mary of old, we pour out upon You our “perfume” of adoration and time as we spend this hour in humility at Your throne.[5]
So many people are desperately afraid! We admit and honestly confess there are times when we, too, are swamped by a wave of apprehension and fear. What kind of future is our nation facing? We are being attacked by an invisible enemy—a virus so contagious it threatens everyone, everywhere. And at the same time that we wear masks, keep a social distance and wash our hands, we are also battling record-breaking floods, tornadoes, and storms while isolated, locked down, and separated from friends and family. We shudder when we also consider what’s happening not only personally, but that which is taking place politically, racially and economically to our beloved nation. We are in chaos.
Help us to regain our focus. We are grandmothers, wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters who hold a unique position to motivate, inspire, direct, and guide those in our homes, churches and neighborhoods. If we take our eyes off of You, we dread to think of the rippling impact on others. We choose to turn to Jesus. Now!
Jesus, did You not say,