With Open Hands

May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other and for everyone else . . . May He strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all His holy ones.  1 Thessalonians 3:12-13 NET

Lord, we are here, with open hands and an open heart, ready to depend on You to help us through the day and all it will bring our way. Help us be like Nehemiah, help us come to You for guidance, strength, provision and protection. As we face tough choices and hard situations, help us remember You cover us with peace and encouragement.  Lord, help us remember that we are Your children and Your representatives to the world around us. Help us live today in a way that brings honor to Your holy name. 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!