| WELCOME TO THE PORCH'S PRAYER PLACE ! Folks ask me a lot on the porch about how much I pray. My habit is to do 30 minutes morning and evening. I've found that if you give God that 1 hour a day? He'll give you everything you need to get through the other 23 !! So here's a collection of yours, mine & ours from all over the place : Internet, magazines, Dusty's own prayer book, friends, the Bible, you-name-it? I found it!! And I'm still looking...so if you have a favorite that's not here? Email it to me and we'll share it with the world! The author of the prayer is listed if I know it and we'll start it off with the most famous prayer of all!! |
| THE LORD'S PRAYER Our Father, who art in Heaven Hallowed be Thy Name Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done On earth as it is in Heaven Give us this day our daily bread And forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who trespass against us Lead us not into temptation But deliver us from evil Now and forever. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, Almighty Father, forever and ever Amen. ~Jesus |
| GOD'S PROMISES God has not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways All our lives through... God has not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow Or peace without pain... But God HAS promised: STRENGTH for the day REST for the weary LIGHT on the way GRACE for the trial HELP from above unfailing SYMPATHY and undying LOVE!! ( I didn't write this one, but it's been in MY prayer book for years! ~D ) |
| PRAYER OF JABEZ Oh Lord, that You would bless me indeed. And enlarge my territory. That Your hand would be with me and that You would keep me from evil Amen. ( say this prayer daily for 1 month and your life will change!! ) |
| THE MORNING PRAYER Good morning, Lord...it's me again My day's about to start Help me spend it wisely-- Help me keep YOU in my heart I'll search for every single chance To brighten someone's day And do my best to share Your love With those I meet along the way Help me to only speak the truth No matter what the cost Remind me I can turn to You Whenever I feel sad or lost... I'll enjoy each and every moment And always do my best To solve the problems that I can Trusting You to do the rest So thank-you Lord, for this new day Watch over me and those I love Let Your peace surround us all From Heaven there above. Amen ~Dusty |
| GOD'S WILL Dear Lord, I do not know what will happen to me today. I only know that nothing will happen that was not foreseen by You and directed to my greater good from all eternity. I adore Your holy, unfathomable plans and submit to them with all my heart for love of Yourself and Your Son, Jesus Christ, my Savior. Amen. ( Another author unknown that's been in my book for years! ~D ) |
| HE IS When I am the neediest.....He is the most sufficient When I am completely helpless....He is the most able When I feel totally dependent....He is absolutely dependable When I am the most alone....He is intimately present When I feel I am the least....He is the greatest When I feel the most useless....He is preparing me When it is the darkest....He is the only light I need When I feel the least secure....He is my Rock and my Fortress When I am the most humble....He is the most gracious When I can't? He CAN !!! ~from Dustys book, author unknown |
| USE ME... Father, make me an instrument of your peace : Where there is hatred, let me sow love Where there is injury, pardon Where there is doubt, faith Where there is despair, hope Where there is darkness, light Where thereis sadness, joy O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console; to be understood as to understand; to be loved as to love. For it is in giving that we receive; It is in pardoning that we are pardoned; It is in dying that we are all born to eternal life. Amen. ( Dusty's book / author unknown ) |
| ALWAYS IN HAPPY MOMENTS...PRAISE GOD IN DIFFICULT MOMENTS...SEEK GOD IN QUIET MOMENTS...WORSHIP GOD IN PAINFUL MOMENTS...TRUST GOD IN EVERY MOMENT...THANK GOD! ( Dusty's book / author unknown ) |
| THE OLDER ONES Father, here's a special prayer For the older ones we love As they grow ever closer To Your kingdom there above... Touch their souls with comfort All their aches & pains erase Show them our families & our hearts Will always bear a loving trace Of diapers changed & lessons taught Years of toil & little rest Even though they were not perfect? We still know they did their best! The lifelong circle never ends Family means no one's alone As they reach for Heaven & prepare' To welcome us all home! Grant to their final days Your peace And allow their souls to fly Knowing everyone who believes in You Will never really die! Amen. ~Dusty |
| THANK YOU Thank you Lord for everything Gifts too numerous to count Home, employment, healthy kids Blessings that daily mount My sense of humor, many talents Lifelong friendships still alive The times You saved me from myself And helped me to survive! For lessons learned & answered prayers For faith that's still unshaken Thanks for the courage to admit That sometimes? I'm mistaken! For helping me to find the strength When it came time to forgive And refusing to let bitterness Dictate the way i live! Without You & Your guiding light I'd have never come this far I need Your assistance always, Lord Until I get to where You are! And when I finally reach my goal Standing in that Heavenly place? I will kneel before You, Father And say my "Thank you" face-to-face! Amen. ~Dusty |
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| POWER OF GOD I gird myself today with the power of God: God's strength to comfort me God's might to uphold me God's wisdom to guide me God's eye to look before me God's ear to hear me God's word to speak for me God's hand to lead me God's way to lie before me God's shield to protect me God's angels to defend me & God's grace to sustain me. Amen. ( My Aunt Teresa gave me this wonderful prayer a few years ago...D ) |
