Noon Time Moments of Peace and Prayer

Hello and welcome to Noon Time Prayer.

This week we will prayerfully read a portion of Psalm 139 and Psalm 138, and then pray for our church, city, country, world, and our own lives. May God speak anew to you through His Word and encourage your heart as we pray together from our homes!

OPENING PRAYER

God, our Creator and Sustainer,

In these moments we take a breath and look to You.

Thank You for Your constant Presence and for offering us abundant comfort, love, and wisdom.

Teach us more about who You and Your Love as we read Your Word.

Guide us as we pray for Your world.

We pray this in the name of Jesus,

Amen.

 

PRAYERFULLY READING A PSALM

Suggestion for how to pray through each daily Psalm:

Savor the Psalm and all that God wants to speak to you through His Word by reading the passage four times.

As you read each Psalm through the first time, what word or phrase is God drawing to your attention?

During your second reading of each Psalm, pay attention to an emotion or response rising up in you.

As you read the daily Psalm a third time, what invitation or challenge might God be giving you?

During your fourth and final reading, rest in God, who is our Creator, Sustainer, Peace Giver, and constant Companion.

Daily Psalms week of May 4

Monday       Psalm 139:1-6

Tuesday       Psalm 139:7-12

Wednesday Psalm 139:13-16

Thursday     Psalm 139:17-18; 23-24

Friday          Psalm 138

PRAYER FOR OUR CITY, COUNTRY, WORLD, AND YOUR OWN LIVES. 

Prayer prompts: 

  • guidance as we transition into the reopening process

  • rest, protection, strength, and wisdom for first responders

  • encouragement for high school and college seniors whose graduation is not what they anticipated

  • comfort and closure for teachers and students as they virtually finish the school year

  • hope and comfort for all who have lost jobs or are worried about losing their jobs and for all who are on furlough

  • healing for those who have the coronavirus

  • peace of heart, mind, and body for everyone

                                

CLOSING PRAYER FOR EACH DAY THIS WEEK

God,

You gave us birth and continue to breathe life into our bodies.

You know us better than we could ever know ourselves, and You uphold this world in a mightier way than we could ever comprehend.

No moment is too dark for You to see us, and no place is too far for You to reach us.

Give us courage, strength, wisdom, and love as we continue to walk through this day.

We pray this in Jesus' name, Amen.

May God strengthen you and fill you with all that you need as you walk through each day this week.

Thankful for you,

Becky Davis

First Pres