prayer – Bending Angel

Prayer for Room in the Manger in My Heart – December 24, 2018 – by Jack Emmott

December 23, 2018 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Birth of Christ with Angels, Pedro Berruguete, Italian 15th century

Heavenly Father – As I pray in Advent darkness please help me make room in the manger of my heart for the light of Christ to soon dwell. I have brothers and sisters in Christ who have little or no food to eat or water to drink or a stable for comfort or shelter. Out of the fruit of my labors may I generously give in Your Holy Name my time and money to Your less fortunate children who have so much more of so much less. As Mary borne baby Jesus, the King of Kings, please make room in the manger of my heart for me to carry the love and light of Your blessed Son to others so in need of Holy hope, healing and sustenance. Amen.

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120-lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker. For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to the Bending Angel website.

Prayer for Civility – October 21, 2018

October 21, 2018 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

God – The angelic Mother You sent me had many words of wisdom to live and love by. One of the simple yet profound ones was, “Jack, if you cannot say something nice about someone else, please say nothing at all.”

My Mother is in Heaven, but her words live on in my heart on Earth.

As a divorce attorney I learn of parents who speak to their spouses and their children in angry tones and hateful demeaning words. God, one of Your ministers, Wes Seeliger, said such words of incivility hurt forever and are hard to forget or forgive. Over time Wes said they become “tapeworms of the soul.”

Tapeworms of the soul deprive the spirit of the nutrient it needs to thrive and live. That nutrient is love.

Lord, today and every day, please help us speak with dignity and respect to our spouses and our children, family members, and all others we come into contact with in our personal, business, social, political, and international relationships. For when we do that, others will see You in us and we will shine Your light of civility and love on others in our service to You. Amen

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Jack H. Emmott is a Senior Counsel of Gray, Reed & McGraw, LLP, a 120-lawyer full service firm in Houston, Texas, a Board-Certified Family Law and Master Credentialed Collaborative Law Professional Divorce Attorney, Mediator, Author, Entrepreneur and Inspirational Speaker. For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to the Bending Angel website.

Prayer to God for Prayer to Be the Best Part of My Day – January 12, 2018

January 12, 2018 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

God – Please help me find time each and every day to pray. In prayer I disconnect from all my worries, demands and obligations. In prayer I reconnect with You, Your peace, wisdom and love. To sustain my life on Earth every day my heart beats. My lungs breathe. I take in nourishment for my body. Please help me to remember that prayer and feeding my soul is no less important for my spiritual well-being. A well-developed soul is required to live out a purposeful life in service to You.

May prayer be the best part of my day. In prayer I feel closest to You and enveloped in Your love for me. Amen

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Prayer for the Golden Rule to Rule Our Hearts – January 30, 2017

January 30, 2017 by Jack Emmott Leave a Comment

Heavenly Father – You have said through the Bible that we should do to others as we would have them do to us. In this age of threats to our safety from terrorism, please have Your angels bend over us and those we love to protect us from harm. As we take steps around the world to shield us from terror, please help us at the same time to honor Your Golden Rule. We cannot truly love You if we do not also honor and love Your children according to Your command. Please give our hearts the strength to follow this Golden Rule as we pray and act to make the Earth a safer place for all Your children. Amen

Jack H. Emmott is a Member of Gray, Reed & McGraw, Houston, Texas and a Board-Certified family law attorney, mediator, author, entrepreneur and inspirational speaker. For more information about Jack or his latest book, Bending Angels: Living Messengers of God’s Love, go to BendingAngel.com.