Prayer for Mission # 2 - Lord, our God, help us to walk with you on the . Dear Father, I pray to you to guide me and strengthen me as I carry a heavy load on my weakened shoulders. The Church calls on us during Lent to focus on prayer, fasting and charity. These are our prayers, offered in the name of Jesus our Lord. In Jesus awesome name, I pray. Hail Mary, full of grace. - Oxford Prayer Book. Keep my outlook filled with hope and positivity, remind me to be thankful for each moment, and let my trust in You carry me daily. Joy makes us strong." ~Richard Foster, Celebration of Discipline Spiritual Discipline of Gratitude Gratitude is being aware and giving thanks to God for all his blessings upon your life. "Repeat the Sounding joy" J esus O ur Y es to affirming life is good! "Without joyous celebration to infuse the other Disciplines, we will sooner or later abandon them. May evildoers and those who gossip to spread hate, keep their distance from me. Theres the joy and wonder of the new beginnings that come with marriage. I lay it all at your feet. Thank You for Jesus, and the joy and peace that floods the hearts of all who have believed in Him, the rock of their Salvation. It feels countercultural to feel joy when life is tough, but thats exactly what You call us to. 10 Reasons God Might Not Be Blessing Your Life, Inspiring Mother Breaks Down after Earning Golden Buzzer with Celine Dion Hit, 7 Things that Will Keep Me from Coming Back to Your Church, 6 Truths about Jesus Coming into the World, 9 Christians You Don't Want to Sit Beside on Sunday Morning, 10 Things You Should Know about the Intermediate State of Death, 'You Raise Me Up' Duet Earns A Standing Ovation From The Judges, This site is a proud member of the Salem Web Network, a subsidiary of, Copyright 2023, Crosswalk.com. Fill my thoughts with delightful images and words, so happiness can arise and pull me out of despair. Prayers provide peace of mind, and a peaceful mind means a happy life. However, even though always encompasses happy times and feelings of bliss, true Christian joy can endure through extreme hardship and pain. Amen. May the Holy Spirit help us to understand Your Word, and will for our lives. I ask these things in Your precious name. I have had a difficult time experiencing joy lately. I have so many things to be thankful for, yet I am missing joy. If you are struggling with experiencing joy in your day-to-day life, I hope these prayers for joy will help you grow in His truth and joy. Bring gladness and joy to my heart, and restore to me the hope of salvation. Prayers for the World 1. I ask these things in Jesus name. Amen., O Father in heaven, I ask that you gladden and refresh my spirit. The wicked prosper, and the righteous suffer. Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time. Theres no shortcut to it, or quick fix for it. May a rainbow run beside you in a sky that's always blue. Why? As from today, you will rise above limitations and you shall testify to God's goodness in all that concerns you. Kindle the flame of Your love in my heart, that I might be able to ease the pain of my neighbor and bring glory to Your name. What beautiful and encouraging post I just completed my last post today on my PRAYER series that started in November. Praise God in highest heaven!". Teach me how to see a happy life in all of its infinite varieties. Please help me avoid the temptation to think that there is joy apart from you and your ways. May songbirds serenade you every step along the way. Pray and say; Father, I thank you because I know that all power belongs to you, in Jesus name. AMEN. You are a better friend to me than I am to myself. Now that you've prayed, are you in need of someone to pray for YOU? Prayer for Life - O God, our Creator, all life is in your hands . All shall be well, and all shall be well . We love you and we need you, this day and every day. The festivity concludes after a continuous celebration of more than a week by submerging the statue in rivers. I truly thank you for stopping by! 5 Prayers for Grieving the Loss of a Loved One, 7 Prayers For Miscarriage (+ Comforting Bible Verses), Prayers For Today: 15 Heartfelt Daily Prayers For Inspiration, Your email address will not be published. Even when I am beset by troubles and despair, guide me toward your light and be my refuge. I will be joyful in God my Savior.. Trials and tribulations beset me, and I do not know where to turn. Happy 25th anniversary to our beloved nuns. Whenever you feel like life is getting a bit too tough, seek help and peace from these prayers and acquire the happiness you deserve. You are the God of joy. He is the strength that allows us to hold onto joy. I am worn from trying to re-gain something so precious and dear to my well-being. In this post, we share with you 17 uplifting prayers for happiness from different websites. Father, You command us to be joyful always, but You do not expect us to be able to figure out how to attain or retain that joy ourselves. Help me to see past the opposing views and disagreements of everyone around me and settle my anxieties. (Matthew 28:18, KJV) 2. I have chased what they promised would bring me joy and happiness. Bring me closer to You so I can be the follower I need to be. May I overflow with hope by the power of Your Holy Spirit. In Jesus ' Name, Amen. Gladden my heart and mind so that I may sing your glory. Help me to place my joy in You, because You are my ultimate treasure. Free us for joyful obedience to your claim and call on our lives this day and every day. Amen. for Your greater honour and glory. Trading My Sorrows by Darrell Evans (This one was a direct answer to a prayer and how I began speaking at/holding retreats. Father, I pray that Your love would fill their hearts, that Your peace would flood their inner being, and that they may overflow with Your joy and hope in believing, by the power of the Spirit, and to Your praise and glory. This post may contain affiliate links to products I love. I ask this in Jesus' name. 5 minutes each morning. The joy of the Lord is my strength. I pray that my soul will rejoice in You. Thank you for giving us the gift of your beautiful world and all the skies, mountains, and lakes. I am heartbroken, and my wick has burned out. Guide me to find joy in each day and appreciate the beauty of your creation. Amen., Source: Courtney Pococh from Everyday Know. Comfort my soul, O Lord. Let me always find reason to rejoice, because You have been faithful to me. "Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.". From restless mind and anxiety, give me peace. Show me how to find joy in a world where many are against Christianity. Thank you, Father, for your immeasurable gift. Help me to find happiness in small things. For when I am weak, then I am strong.. Provide me with a faith so strong it cant be tainted and let me use that faith against all the evils in existence. May the joy of our nation's celebration renew them in heart and mind. Our lives have complications and pain, our world has war and despair. These are my 10 favorite worship songs about joy: Rejoice in the Lord Always (again I say Rejoice) - Watch it on YouTube HERE. Let us do all of that, especially for those in danger in Ukraine . Amen. What comes after prayers of joy? Happiness abounds in my life and my heart, but I long for joy. He teaches me to be my best By helping sailors in distress. Have a blessed time this month as we celebrate our Saviors birth! For without You, there is no contentment with life, and there is no joy to light up my soul. Thank You for Scripture. We ask this in Jesus' name,Amen. (Psalm 16:5-11). They can turn a negative feeling into a positive one, and turn your sad thoughts into happier ones. You are more of a friend to me than I am to myself., Heavenly Father, my heart has been shattered to pieces. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.. Lord of Hope and God of all thats newFather, Son and Holy Spirit: Were filled with wonder, gratitude, and joy inspired by the gifts of new life You freely give us. I pray that You will fill me with Your joy and peace as I learn to trust in You. Please help me show my thankfulness and gratitude to You. In the darkness I'll dance. Only You can fill the void in our hearts. Leader: "Joy to the World" Isaac Watts wrote in 1719. Today, I acknowledge that I am weak. Loving Lord, I know that in Your presence is the fullness of joy and at Your right hand are joys for ever more. This realization makes me a little sad, I must admit, because it ought not be so. Amen., Lord Jesus, every good gift is given to us by Your hand. We wish you many years, with the lords grace ever sufficient in your lives to guide you and lead you in all you do. And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness:" Psalms 32:11 "Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart." Psalms 30:5 "For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." Psalms 35:27 The world around us and our day-to-day circumstances can strip us of living in the light of joy. Amen.. O God, please help me to find rest and happiness within your plan. For All Sorts and Conditions of Men 3. Wow Jennifer! All rights reserved. Many of the readings enclosed would fit well at a candlelight vigil. Thank You, that He is with us in every season of life and will never fail us, even during those times when we are forgetful or foolish. You gave Your Son Jesus to light the way a joy-filled life. Come in power to liberate captives. We are grateful to celebrate this day marking 80 years of life on earth. Want more Your Daily Prayer? Help me to discover the joy in each day and the beauty of your creation. Apart from decoration and chanting prayers, procession and also a range of cultural activities are organized to observe the auspicious festival. Lord: hear our prayers for the sick and injured; for those recovering from surgery and those anticipating surgery. Amen. 8. We pray for all of us who are parents and grandparents, new and old, asking for you to give us patience with ourselves as well as our children; and wisdom to know when to speak and what to say, as well as to know when not to speak but just listen. I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me. We ask that as You send us out from this place, we have a joyful expectation of what You are going to accomplish in each of our lives, and ask that You would remain close to each one in the days that lie ahead. I pray that I may keep my eyes fixed firmly on the Lord Jesus and live in total dependence on Him, in the knowledge that He has overcome the world, and has promised to give us His joy and peace in our hearts. Likewise, prayers can improve your attitude toward people, things, and even God. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Those who are thankful for God's creation work to sustain it. Allow peace to fill my heart, my life and my world. Make my lips smile longer as I think of moving to an amazing sunlit place. For Peace 5. Whatever is happening and wherever I am, I want to be completely satisfied and fulfilled, so Im not constantly yearning for more or something different. Thank You for the simple things in life and those that we so often take for granted, for flowers and food, for mountains and streams, for our senses and the many joys that we gain from seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching. Lets get started praying the Scriptures for joy. I have so many things to be thankful for, yet I am missing joy. Ive heard it said that its easy to praise God when life is good and skies are blue, but its harder to lift prayers of joy when trials loom large and stormy seas threaten to overwhelm us. Thank You, that the joy of the Lord is our strength and that You have promised that Your grace is sufficient for all eventualities. Happy feelings arent a requirement to be cheerful no matter what,as the Message paraphrase of 1 Thessalonians 5:16 reads. In your love, I can rejoice in everlasting happiness and joy. And so I pray that I will be kept free from this toxic attitude of heart, which can too often steal our joy in the Lord and break our close communion with You. Amazing grace! I suppose thats true in a sense, but over the course of my life, I see myself having a much harder time remembering God during seasons of joy than I doin seasons of difficulty. We pray that You would sustain them with Your sufficient strength and pour into their hearts the joy that only comes from You. Taking, as he did, the sinful world as it is, not as I would have it. Prayer For Joy And Happiness God, teach us what it means to have faith in silence. Liberating God, we offer a prayer of thanksgiving and praise for your hearing the cries of the oppressed. Even in those days, You call me to come to You and find your joy and rest waiting for me. Right now, I lift up my brothers and sisters in Christ who are going through difficult times or feeling alone or discouraged. But Lord, I ask this not only for myself but for all those that I love and for all my brothers and sisters in Christ, many of whom are facing various difficulties and escalating dangers in these increasingly problematic times. Spring Celebration Greeting Card. Let me be a branch on Your vine, that I might bring forth fruit in the joy of Your Spirit. Bless this dear couple and their future together. Keep me uplifted, let me find the good in all moments, and may my joyful spirit take control at all times. A Short Prayer for Thanksgiving and Togetherness. James 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!O Lord, be my Helper!You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;You have loosed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,that my glory may sing Your praise and not be silent.O Lord my God, I will give thanks to You forever. If you agree, you can find a two-page printable with the Joy Scripture Memory Cards here. In Your loving name, I pray. My prayer is that You would help me to pursue You more, and experience Your joy more often. Remind us to wait patiently, and find peace in your plan. In His name we pray,Amen. Happy new month. Thank You that in Your presence is the fullness of joy, for You alone are my abiding hope and in Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. We are people of hope because we are a people of faith. Celebration of Mahashivratri. Why Do We Need to Be Crucified with Christ? I pray that You capture my spirit and tightly weave in joy, so it is bounded by grace and can never escape. When youre stressed, worked to the bone, or having relational or financial problems, it can be hard to feel joy. My negative thoughts and gloomy moods have gotten the best of me, and I am longing for joy once again. Have We Turned Our Favorite Preachers and Teachers into Idols? Amen. Because when I am weak, You are strong. A Prayer Beyond Borders . A Prayer for Joy When You're Stressed Out Jesus, I'm overwhelmed by stress right now. Proverbs 10:28 The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the . I will extol You, O Lord, for You have drawn me upand have not let my foes rejoice over me.O Lord my God, I cried to You for help,and You have healed me. We pray that He would fill our hearts with love and joy, and keep us rejoicing in the Lord and in the power of His might, so that we may be strengthened in the inner man, equipped to do Your service. Let peace envelop my thoughts and encompass my body. Click the button below! Immanuel with us once again. Dear Lord Jesus, there are so many sad and troublesome things to face in the world today, which too often cause our hearts to become weighed down with difficulties and doubts, but I pray that Your joy would fill my heart and strengthen my soul, and that times of joyful laughter would replace those seasons of weeping and hardship. Church every Sunday. Help me to rely on You, and abide in Your joy throughout my trials. ( Hope Bollinger) 2. In good times and bad, His character and His provision for me mean I can have joy no matter my circumstances. Amen.. But, in the shadow of Your wings we shall rejoice. I ask these things in Your precious name. Please help me find joy in my surroundings and contentment with my circumstances. Wrap my mind with layers of joy so negativity and hopelessness cant cross into my thoughts. Theres the joy and wonder of the living miracle of birth. In Your dear Sons name, Amen., There are times, O Lord when I feel a deep sense of unrest. Loving Father, thank You for the joy and peace that reigns in our hearts as we rest and abide in the Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you for moments of great joy and laughter, for those moments that just make us smile; and we thank you for turning even our darkest moments to your good purposes. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.. We also havea podcast! I desire to be near You every moment, and I know if I am, I will be able to receive the joy that is waiting for me. Prayer for Joy and Peace Father of Mercies, please, Lord, I long for joy in my heart and peace in my soul. With Your upon me, I no longer feel sorrow or grief. (dictionary.com) Where do we find the strength to rejoice in the middle of trials, frustrations, and heartbreak sickness, death, and despair loneliness, fatigue, and unfairness? Or rather, Who your source of joy is. But thank You also Lord, that we have such a wonderfully faithful friend in Jesus, who is our never-failing companion, and Who has promised never to leave us nor forsake us. For Your churchpressed on every side to conform to the pattern of this world rather than the shape of Your Kingdom, and to abandon Your Words clear teaching rather than stay faithful to the Truth: we pray that Your Spirits power would strengthen us for living the Gospel, equip us to declare the Good News, unite us to demonstrate the Truth and enable us, as Your followers, to be more like You, Jesus, since we are your Body on earth. There are many weaknesses in me. Pope Francis has written a short note to the faithful for the month of May 2020, offering the text of two . Your righteousness, O God,reaches the high heavens.You who have done great things,O God, who is like You?You who have made me see many troubles and calamitieswill revive me again;from the depths of the earthYou will bring me up again. Help me show gratitude to others for all they mean to me and all they have done for me. Enable them to have peace, and to know the hope Your life, death, and resurrection bring. Some days, I dont see the point of it all. On your special birthday celebration today, may you keep aging with such grace. Great minds think alike:) I really love all of these passageswhat encouragement. Lord, in a season when every heart should be happy and light, many of us are struggling with the heaviness of lifeburdens that steal the joy right out of our stockings. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. 7. Always be joyful, reads the New Living Translation. Hold my hand, guide me, and let me live in Your perfect will. Through you, I no longer feel sorrow or grief. Help me to reframe my weakness according to Your strength. May your hand be upon us. Thank you for the thrill of celebrations and the enrichment of music. For the Mission of the Church 8b. Through His earthly footsteps, we study the example He left for us to follow. Help me to delight in You more than anything else in life. Dear Lord, thank You for my job and workmates, and thank You that I am able to provide for all my needs and nescessities and those of my family. He teaches me to look and find Chances to be friendly and kind. Most people in life long to be happy, but God offers something that far outlasts happiness. My love, on this special day of yours, it is my prayer that you will be the happiest person ever to live on this planet. For Peace 4a. Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lords people.. Maybe youll lift them as prayers of joy from a full heart. Thank You for the joy I have in You, through the blood of Jesus Christ my Saviour, and thank You Father, for the peace and love and hope that I receive from You so freely as Your eternal gift of grace to all Who trust Jesus as Saviour. Please do your own research before making any online purchase. How it rejoices my heart and guards my mind, with each passing day. We can look back at this verse and listen to a heart that had been war-torn through a life in service to His Savior. Prayer for Mission #1 - (To Saint Eugene de Mazenod.) Prayers of Joy The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; You hold my lot. Dear Lord when I suffer despair and lack of confidence, lead me to hope, faith, and trust. The uniqueness in all of us and the diversity in the daily horizon. I loved sharing them with all of my friends and also on Pinterest and Twitter. It is a cry of gratitude and love in the midst of trial as well as joy." -St. Therese Lisieux. Get our Top 5 Roadblocks to Great Preaching & access to our weekly email resource. You have given me spiritual gifts that I can use to serve others and to show them the love that You call me to. we, your beloved people, entrust our priests and nuns to You, renewing ourselves in faith, hope and love. Thank you for all of the animals and creatures that you made. Prayer for Joy and Faith Lord of Mercy and Love, remind me not to let my joy fade as I look out at the increasing problems around me. Pope Francis is encouraging the faithful to rediscover the "family" aspect of the Rosary. Thank you for the love we know love in marriages, love in families, love in your family, the church. The Prayer Pocket is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. Happy Day by Tim Hughes. And may happiness fill your heart each day your whole life through.. Download high quality royalty free Joy Of God clip art graphics. In the same way, Lord, You. We pray that Your joy and peace would rest upon us, and that we would be filled to overflowing with Your Holy Spirit, during this time together. Darling, on your Big Day, I pray that our heavenly Father bless you with good heath, long life and great prosperity in all spheres of your beautiful life. LORD, save me! Amen. Even when I am lacking, and things dont turn out the way I expected, help me to rejoice in You, and be joyful in You because You are my Savior. Ever blessing the Lord, we sing His Resurrection, for having endured the Cross for us, He has destroyed death by death.". In Jesus name, I pray. Loving Lord and Heavenly Father, thank You for the joy and peace that I have in trusting You. Break down the walls of separation that we have built to keep you from our hardened hearts. 4. My lips will shout for joy,when I sing praises to You;my soul also, which You have redeemed.And my tongue will talk of Your righteous help all the day long,for they have been put to shame and disappointedwho sought to do me hurt. Thank you for giving us the promise of eternity and everlasting life. Thank You for the gift of joy. Our heavenly Father, your love upon us is what has granted us the blessing to see this day. In Jesus' name,Amen. We ask you to heal them physically, encourage them emotionally, and strengthen them spiritually.

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