July 10, 2016
Our family so much needs relaxation, peace and time together to reconnect and to enjoy the beautiful world You made for us.
Lord, please help us to make use of the summertime to share the Light of Christ and the joys of Your Grace as the daylight is longer and our faith in You grows ever stronger.
Amen
Fourth of July Prayer – 2016
Almighty God – You gave all of us, your children, the gift of Your love and the freedom to make our own decisions in our lives and in our walks of faith.
We thank You for our Forefathers, as Pilgrims of Faith, who gave us freedom and liberty under Your watch.
On this Fourth of July we thank You for the blessing of living in the Land of Liberty.
Lord, help us not forget that in our walks of faith in this Nation under God that we honor You and please You most when we treat our fellow citizens as we ourselves wish to be treated.
May our inner and outer conflicts be silenced by Your heavenly peace.
Amen
Father’s Day Prayer – 2016
Lord, on this special day to honor those who have carried the cross of fatherhood, I give thanks to You for my father and for his example of stewardship for me to follow. As my Heavenly Father, I give thanks to You for the gift of Your Son Jesus Christ. For in His birth, death and resurrection we as father and child will always be together in Your Eternal Love and Light. Amen
Sean and his son
Memorial Day Prayer – 2016
My father and his three brothers proudly served in World War II. They gave five years of their young lives for our Country. However, unlike many other young soldiers from the Greatest Generation, all four brothers returned home to love, have families, and live out their dreams. The following prayer is not mine. Elma Dean wrote it, entitled “Letter to St. Peter.” John Gorka adapted it in his heartfelt song “Let Them In.” God bless all soldiers – those who did not come home and those who lived long lives with the memories of what they had experienced – all to preserve our freedom.
Jack Sr., Jack Jr.(my father), Hewett, Jennie, Robert and Donald.
Prayer to St. Peter
by Elma Dean
Let them in, Peter, they are very tired
Give them couches where the angels sleep, and light those fires
Let them wake whole again, to brand new dawns
Fired by the sun not wartime’s bloody guns
May their peace be deep, remember where the broken bodies lie
God knows how young they were to have to die
God knows how young they were to have to die
So give them things they like, let them make some noise
Give dance hall bands not golden harps, to these our boys
And let them love, Peter. For they’ve had no time,
They should have trees and bird songs and hills to climb
The taste of summer, in a ripened pear,
And girls sweet as meadow wind, with flowing hair
And tell them how they are missed, but say not to fear
It’s gonna be alright, with us down here. Amen.
John Gorka – Let Them In – YouTube John Gorka – Let Them In – YouTube
Mother’s Day Prayer – 2016
Mother’s Day Prayer – Jack H. Emmott 5/8/16
Love is born
From the womb
God gave her.
Granddaughter Elissa with her special friend
Lying beside her
She sees her blessing
Clothed in innocence
And angelic beauty.
The woman who received God’s gift
Is like no other.
God gave her a special name.
He called her “mother”.
God,
On this Mother’s Day
May every mother
In the Kingdom of Christ
Hold in the manger
Of her heart
Memories of joy
And happy tears,
Of her sleeping child curled up
In the quiet, security and peace
Of a mother’s love.
Amen
Easter Prayer No. 4
On the Same Road
We are special in the eyes of Christ.
We are all different.
Whether walking on two tiny feet
Whether on four wheels.
Very young or
Not an infant any more.
We are all on the same path to the Father.
We are all going home.
May our steps
Beat in the rhythm of angel wings
As we share
Heavenly moments on Earth.
Peace
Jack
Easter Prayer No. 3
Heavenly Father,
I am so weary and exhausted. Nothing I do or say seems to satisfy my spouse. I pray that You help him/her understand and appreciate all I am doing to make our marriage work for both of us. Please renew my strength to face the problems in our relationship. Repairing our blessed union is our cross to bear. In Your mercy please give us both the strength to address our weighty problems and to resolve them to Your honor and glory.
Amen
Easter Prayer No. 2
Heavenly Father,
I feel that the love for my spouse has completely died. In Your everlasting love for us, You resurrected Your precious Son, Jesus, from death. In this Easter season please help bring my love for my spouse back to life again too. I pray that our marriage will be renewed by Your glory, light and grace.
Amen
Easter Prayer
Heavenly Father-My thanks overflows like Your everlasting love and life for your faithful servants. I am so blessed by the birth, death and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ. For because of Him, I will never have to say goodbye to one I love for the last time. Amen
Lent No. 4
Almighty Father, my spouse said something which I have not been able to forget or forgive. My spouse has apologized and requested forgiveness. Please silence the bitterness in me for a wrong that should have been forgiven long ago. Because You forgave Mankind for our sins, I pray You can show me the way to forgive my spouse and others. Amen
Note: this prayer is not in the volume, Prayerful Passages.