For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God. Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly beyond all that we ask or think, according to the power that works within us, to Him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations forever and ever. Amen! Ephesians 3:14-21 NASB
God, we are sombre, and come humbly into Your presence. Thank You for loving us thank You for carrying us when the load feels crushing. Thank You for the joy that wells up no matter the situation. Oh Holy Spirit, come, we need Your knowledge, we rely on Your encouragement, Your comfort, we pray for wisdom to follow the path of Your truth and to renounce the evils that are seeking to encroach, suffocate and confuse those who trust in Your holy name. As another new year begins, help us continually have songs in our hearts to sing to You, no matter what comes our way. Yes Lord, You have enabled and empowered all those that trust in Jesus as the Saviour to stand firm. Thank You, that You have covered us with the spiritual armour that we need to stand fast in the days laid out before us. We pray hope, we pray healing, we pray deliverance, we pray love, we pray rejoicing, we pray salvation, we pray revival, we pray forgiveness in the name of Jesus Christ, amen!