A Fun Way to Pray

Sorry folks for not updating this sooner. I thought I would post, though, before leaving for Colorado Saturday.

I don't know about you, but I tend to have a hard time knowing who to pray for in my quiet times. And the more requests I have to pray for, the easier it is to forget. So, I want to share a new fun prayer technique (spelling?) that I started using in my quiet times. Using a cool font on Microsoft Word, I typed out all the people I'm currently praying for, with a specific request by each name. This list includes my family members, extended family, people in the church, and a few evangelistic prayers. After cutting the names apart into strips, I mixed them up in an old notecard box and randomly draw three a day. I call this my "prayer box," and it really does help me with my prayer life.

Have a grace-filled day, and I'll post from time to time in Colorado!

An Encouraging Psalm

Psalm 145

I will exalt you, my God the king;
I will praise your name for ever and
ever.
Every day I will praise you
and extol your name for ever and
ever.
Great is the LORD and most worthy of
praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation will commend your
works to another;
they will tell of your mighty acts.
They will speak of the glorious
splendor of your majesty,
and I will meditate on your
wonderful works.
They will tell of the power of your
awesome works,
and I will proclaim your great
deeds.
They will celebrate your abundant
goodness
and joyfully sing of your
righteousness.
The LORD is gracious and
compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.
The LORD is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has
made.
All you have made will praise you,
O LORD;
your saints will extol you.
The will tell of the glory of your
kingdom
and speak of your might,
so that all men may know of your
mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your
kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting
kingdom,
and your dominion endures through
all generations.
The LORD is faithful to all his
promises
and loving toward all he has made.
The LORD upholds all those who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the
proper time.
You open you hand
and satisfy the desires of every
living thing.
The LORD is righteouss in all his ways
and loving toward all he has made.
The LORD is near to all who call on
him,
to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desires of those who
fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
The LORD watches over all who love
him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.
My mouth will speak in praise of the
LORD.
Let every creature praise his holy
name for ever and ever.

This is perhaps my favorite worship passage in all of scripture. Staying home sick from church last week, I read this aloud to myself, and was particularly struck by the word "all" which occurs so many times in this passage, and by how compassionate our God is toward us in a time of weakness struggle. I was also amazed at the greatness and majesty of the LORD that is proclaimed hear, and how David is expressing His desire to pass His great deeds down through the generations. I'm so grateful4thegospel!