Tag: Life

Prayer for Fifth Granddaughter

Prayer, Scripture, Truth

Lord, You are the Giver. The gift of life is Yours alone to give. You graciously reached down to add this little girl to our family when America was in turmoil during a pandemic. We deeply thank You for bringing her safely into her new home, to bless her mom and dad with joy and amazement, in 2020! For this little one, I pray that her “life song” interlocks with the lyrics of the beloved song “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High.”

May this girl proclaim: “Lord, I lift Your name on high; Lord, I love to sing Your praises; I’m so glad You’re in my life; I’m so glad You came to save us. You came from heaven to earth; To show the way; From the earth of the cross; My debt to pay; From the cross to the grave; From the grave to the sky; Lord, I lift Your name on high.”

Her name means “life” and I ask that You would make her life abundant and long, joyful and musical, with laughter and twirls, with fascination and inquiry, with total trust in You Lord. Build her faith early and let her light shine for You on the playground, at dance class, at home, and at church. Send Your angels to keep her safe from harm. Send Your Holy Spirit to draw her to Yourself. Send Your promises to secure her peace.

Let her know the Name of Jesus and the reality of Psalm 9:10 “And those who know Your Name put their trust in You, for You, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.” As this precious girl pursues truth, grows up, asks questions, discovers Your Creation, and looks heavenward, give her Divine direction that leads her straight to Your heart.

Let this granddaughter be a branch of Your planting, Lord (Isaiah 60:21), the work of Your hands that You might be glorified. Nourish her (Ezekiel 31:4) and bring flowing rivers out of her life to encourage those in the fields around her to grow and become healthy.

Let this scripture be infallible for her. Psalm 1:3 “[He] She is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that [he] she does, [he] she prospers.”

Amen.


Keeping Life in Order

Scripture

About this. I confess I try to keep up the appearance of life in order. My calendar is a moving target. And yes, I am talking about a paper, grid-style calendar! I can’t abide a digital calendar.

Psalm 89:47-48 (NIV) says, “Remember how fleeting is my life. For what futility You have created all men. What man can live and not see death, or save himself from the power of the grave?”

But Psalm 68:19-20 answers, “Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior Who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God Who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.”

God redeems the fleeting and futility of life.

My Prayer: Lord, “You care for the land and water it; You enrich it abundantly” (Psalm 65:9a); You care for the raw material of my days and the way the time gets scheduled; You give time and life generously; You place the 24/7 boundary, You created rest, yet You knew I’d overstretch; You sort my confusion; You redeem the overplan; Your enrichment is gladly received when my calendar meets with Your initiative; Your abundance is celebrated when the fish and loaves of my calendar must be multiplied; Your Sovereignty is praised when I see Your handprint stamped on my days.

How do I count my days? As “grasslands of the desert” when Your grace is detected; As “meadows covered with flocks” when Your provision is received; As “streams filled with water” when Your redemption comes near; As beautiful sunrises and sunsets when You color my calendar with Your Goodness!

Amen.