Time to Pray

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Sept.20.06: Light for the Day - "Time to Pray"    (Viet) (C) (S) (F)

-- Jeremiah 33:3
   Call to Me and I will answer you, and will tell you
   great and hidden things which you have not known.

-- Psalms 62:8
   O my people, Trust in Him at all times.
   Pour out your heart to Him, for God is our refuge.

-- Philippians 4:6, 7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything,
   By Prayer and Petition, with Thanksgiving,
   Present your Requests to God.
7 And the Peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
   will Guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

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Prayers are the Stairs to God

Prayers are the stairs
we must climb every day,
If we would reach God
there is no other way,

For we learn to know God
when we meet Him in Prayer
And ask Him to lighten
our burden of care.

So start in the morning
and, though the way’s steep,
Climb ever upward
‘til your eyes close in sleep --

For Prayers are the stairs
that lead to the Lord,
And to meet Him in Prayer
is the climber’s reward.

-- Helen Steiner Rice

-- Matthew 11:28
   Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened,
   and I will give you Rest.

-- Jude 1:20
   But you, dear friends, Build yourselves up in your most Holy Faith
   and Pray in the Holy Spirit.

-- Colossians 4:2
   Devote yourselves to Prayer
   with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

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The Difference

I got up early one morning
And rushed right into the day;
I had so much to accomplish
That I didn't have time to Pray.

Problems just tumbled about me
And heavier came each task;
Why doesn't God help me? I wondered
He said, "But you didn't Ask."

I wanted to see joy and beauty
But the day toiled on, gray and bleak ;
I wondered why God didn't show me.
He said, "But you didn't Seek."

I tried to come into God's presence;
I used all my keys at the lock.
God gently and lovingly chided,
"My child, you didn't Knock."

I woke up early this morning
And paused before entering the day.
I had so much to accomplish
That I had to take time to Pray!

-- Unknown

-- Matthew 7:7-8
7 Ask and it will be given to you;
   Seek and you will find;
   Knock and the door will be opened to you.
8 For everyone who Asks receives;
   he who Seeks finds;
   and to him who Knocks, the door will be opened.

-- Matthew 21:22
   If you Believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in Prayer.

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Dear God

So far today I have done all right.
I haven't gossiped.
I haven't lost my temper.
I haven't been greedy, grumpy,
nasty, selfish or overindulgent.

I am very thankful for that!

But in a few minutes, Lord,
I am going to get out of this bed,
And from then on,
I'm probably going to need a lot more help.

Amen

-- Unknown

-- Psalms 88:13
   But I cry to You for help, O LORD;
   In the morning my Prayer comes before You.

-- Psalms 30:10
   Hear, O LORD, and be merciful to me;
   O LORD, be my help.

-- Psalms 33:20
   We wait in hope for the LORD;
   He is our help and our shield.

-- Isaiah 41:13
   For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right hand
   and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

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I Said A Prayer For You Today

I said a Prayer for you today and know God must have heard.
I felt the answer in my heart although He spoke no word.
I didn't ask for wealth or fame, I knew you wouldn't mind.

I asked Him to send treasurers of a far more lasting kind.
I asked that He'd be near you at the start of each new day.
To grant you health and blessings and friends to share your way.

I asked for happiness for you in all things great and small.
But it was for His loving care I Prayed the most of all.

-- Unknown

-- Romans 15:13
   So I Pray that God, who gives you hope, will keep you happy
   and full of peace as you believe in Him. May you overflow with
   hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

-- Colossians 1:9-12
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped
    Praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of
   His Will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
10 And we Pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord
      and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work,
      growing in the knowledge of God,
11 Being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that
     you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully
12 Giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in
     the inheritance of the saints in the Kingdom of Light.

-- 2 Thessalonians 1:11-12
11 And so we keep on Praying for you, that our God will make
     you worthy of the life to which He called you. And we Pray that God,
     by His power, will fulfill all your good intentions and faithful deeds.
12 We Pray this so that the Name of our Lord Jesus may be
     glorified in you, and you in Him, according to the grace of our God
     and the Lord Jesus Christ.

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-- Psalms 116:1
   I love the LORD because He hears and answers my Prayers.

-- Psalms 50:15
   And call upon Me in the day of trouble;
   I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.

-- Psalms 86:5
   You are forgiving and good, O Lord,
   Abounding in love to all who call to You.

-- Psalms 145:18
   The LORD is near to all who call on Him,
    to all who call on Him in Truth.

-- Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,
     "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
      Plans to give you hope and a future.
12 Then you will call upon Me and come and Pray to Me
     and I will Listen to you.
13 You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart."

-- Isaiah 55:6
   Seek the LORD while He may be found;
   Call on Him while He is near.

-- Hebrews 4:16
   Let us then approach the throne of Grace with confidence,
   So that we may receive mercy
   and find Grace to help us in our time of need.