AUGUST 2021 MBUMC FOCUS PRAYER

AUGUST 2021 MBUMC FOCUS PRAYER

You are invited to join the Prayer Ministry team in praying this month’s focus prayer.

Our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father loved us and through grace
gave us eternal comfort and a good hope. May he encourage your hearts and give
you the strength in every good thing you do or say. (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 CEB)

O God our Father,
We are thankful for your Holy Word; that everything that was written in the
past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures
and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. Thank you, God, that
you give endurance and encouragement. As we receive these gifts, may we also
have the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with
one mind and one voice we may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ. (Romans 15:4-5 The Message)

Together, let us take a firm stand, feet on the ground and head high. Let us
keep a tight grip on what we are learning, whether in Christian fellowship or by
your Holy Word. May Jesus himself, and God our Father, who reached out in love
and surprised us with gifts of unending help and confidence, put a fresh start in us,
invigorate our work, and enliven our speech. (2 Thessalonians 2:15-17 The Message)

All this we pray in the name of Jesus, Amen.

Amazing Grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.
The Lord has promised good to me, his word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be, as long as life endures.
Hymn 378, Amazing Grace, vss. 1,4 Words by John Newton, 1779