Simply Grateful

May the blessings of divine grace and supernatural peace that flow from God our wonderful Father, and our Messiah, the Lord Jesus, be upon your lives.  Philippians 1:2 TPT

God, we thank You. Thank You for moments like this together in Your presence. We simply thank You, yes Lord!  Thank You that You remain faithful and true even when we forget how grace giving and all knowing You are. We depend on You.  God, we want to honor You with our, to please You with how we respond to difficulties and trials that come our way. We ask that You strengthen us for the days ahead,  embolden our trust in Holy Spirit so by His wisdom we will bring You glory in all we do and say, Jesus You are ever caring, ever strong, always present, always just:, we cannot breath without You, we lift our brothers and sisters to You - yes Lord, carry their suffering, carry the pain of all who have been hurt in body, mind, and spirit by those who betrayed the trust placed in them.  Hear the cries of our brothers and sisters who have been gravely harmed, and the cries of those who love them. Soothe their restless hearts with hope, steady their shaken spirits with faith, Holy Spirit, comforter of hearts, heal Your people’s wounds, and transform brokenness into wholeness. Grant us the courage, wisdom, humility to act with justice, mercy, following Your grace God, we pray our communities know Your peace, Your truths. Yes Lord, thank You for not only bringing us together but for sitting with us. Wherever we are, You call us to follow; to turn away from our own selfish interests, and to take up our cross and remain with You, thank You Lord, we trust You, even if the path is difficult to see, or is heading in a direction we would never have chosen for ourselves we seek to know You. Forgive us for being so quick to question and so hesitant to respond. Help us to see with the eyes of faith, rather than from our own human point of view. Teach us to follow without fear, knowing that You are always with us, leading the way. 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!