EVERYDAY CHRISTIAN PRAYERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS: Jun 19, 2007

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Evening Prayer for the day 19/06/2007 - by William Barclay

O God,

I think tonight of those in special trouble and distress of body,

mind, or heart.

Bless the homes in which someone has died,

and in which those who are left are bewildered and sad.

Bless the homes where tonight there are those

who must sit by the bed of a loved one and wait for the end to come.

Bless those who are ill, and whose pain seems worst of all in the slow night hours.

Bless homes into which bad news has come,

homes in which some member of the family has brought shame upon himself

and sorrow to those who love him.

Bless those for whom life as fallen in.

Bless those who are wrestling with some temptation,

and those who have lost the battle.

Bless those who are separated from those thy love,

and who are lonely and anxious.

Where there is trouble of any kind, be there to comfort and support.

This I ask for Your love’s sake

Amen.

Morning Prayer for the day 19/06/2007 - by William Barclay

O God, Lord of all god life,

help me to use today well,

Help me to use today

To know You a little better;

To do my work a little more diligently;

To serve my fellow-men a little more lovingly;

To make myself by Your help a little more like Jesus.

Help me to make today a day of progress in my life

and to become a little more like what You want me to be.

This I ask foe Jesus’ sake.

Amen.

Apostles" Creed

I believe in God the Father, Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth:And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary: Suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried: He descended into hell: The third day he rose again from the dead:He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty: From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead: I believe in the Holy Ghost: I believe in the holy catholic church: the communion of saints: The forgiveness of sins: The resurrection of the body: And the life everlasting. Amen.

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.