Morning prayer

Day 5 · My plans in your hands

Good morning. Before your day begins, take a pause. Breathe slowly and remember that God is here with you.

Praise

¹⁰The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect. ¹¹The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations. ¹²Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

The Word

Proverbs 16:3

Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.

Prayer

My plans in your hands

Lord of my life, here is my schedule for today. I give you the meetings, the errands, the calls and everything I have planned to do. I also give you what isn't written down: the unexpected things that will come and the interruptions that will test me. I commit my work into your hands and ask you to establish my thoughts. If something I have planned is not good for me, change it, and give me peace to accept it. Help me work diligently, but without believing that everything depends on me. You hold what I cannot control. In the name of Jesus. Amen.

For others

Think of someone who needs your prayer today and name them before God. You can write down your petitions in “My petitions”.

The Lord's Prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Blessing

1 Thessalonians 5:23-24

And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.

May God be with you today.