April 28, 2018 Saturday of the 4th week of Easter B
Acts of the Apostles 13:44-52
Psalm 98
John 14:7-14
“If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.” John 14:14
Lord, I come to you today in prayer for so much. I lift up to you family, friends, and coworkers. I ask you to intervene in broken relationships, healing of disease, and bringing people I care about back to faith. I ask for peace between enemies and nations. There is such a need for your forgiveness for sins of injustice and protection from evil. When I pray “in your name”, Lord, I am trusting that you know best and that you have a purpose and plan for every one of us. Sometimes my solutions are not your solutions, or my timelines your timelines. I have prayed for my nephew for years, Lord, without any sign that he is coming to faith. I think you want him to believe in you too. Do not let doubts creep into my prayers but fill me with confidence in your life-giving power. When I pray, “thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven” help me to really mean it. So, dear Jesus, I surrender to you each and every person and situation I care about. “In your name” I lift them all up and place them in your hands. Amen