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	Comforting Thoughts For Living – Page 4   A Prayer For God's Presence Gracious God, in Thee we live and move and have our being. I need Thy help. May Thy healing power be here in this room. Help me to be receptive to Thy love and be aware of Thy comforting presence, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 0 Thou who are everywhere, be Thou within, to strengthen me; without, to keep me; above, to protect me; beneath, to uphold me; before, to direct me; behind, to keep me from straying. Our Father, hallowed be Thy Name. Amen. Almighty God, the giver of every gift, I thank Thee for restoring health. As strength and normal life return, may I increasingly turn to Thee in gratitude for all life's blessings. Save me in temptation, guide me into channels of purposeful living and may I ever devotedly seek to do Thy will, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Encouragement to Ask "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." Matthew 7:7. This is a very practical technique of prayer. It works: One reason we do not get answers to our prayers is that we ask but do not really expect to receive. We are expert askers but inexpert receivers. This spiritual formula tells us to ask and then immediately conceive of ourselves as receiving. For example, to be free from fear, ask the Lord to free you. Then believe that He has immediately done so. The minute you express your faith by sincerely asking Him for a blessing and believe your prayer is answered, your prayer is answered. N V Peale from Thought Conditioners ..............................   Quick Quotes "If the outlook is dark, try the up look." "There is mental treasure everywhere, but only eager minds may harvest it." "Count your many blessings, they will give you hope." "Precious things are often mined from unexpected places." "Using strength is one way of increasing it." "Out of suffering come the strongest souls." "The best place to put your troubles is in your pocket — the one with the hole in it." "Experience is not what happens to you; it is what you do with what happens to you." And Now We Know High, high up in the Heavens Far into outer space Man now has searched beyond our world And found a landing place. He's walked upon the moon by day He's slept there through the night. Word's cannot spell it's beauty, Nor science weigh it's might. Adventurous man would like to know The source of it's great power. Why lovers sigh and wild beasts cry, And oceans move each hour. We see as through a darkened glass How God in his own way Made the lesser light to shine by night, The sun to rule the day. Church bells on earth are ringing Great praises fill the air Peace on the earth they're singing For God is everywhere. J D Buckrell, St Catharines, Ontario (Mr Buckrell was an Elder at Mountainview United Church) ..............................   Prayers for To-day 0 God, give me strength to live another day. Let me not turn coward before its difficulties or reticent to its duties. Let me not lose faith in my fellow men. Keep me from ingratitude and meanness. Help me to live honestly and fearlessly so that no outward failure can discourage me or take away the joy of conscious integrity. Open wide the eyes of my soul that I may see good in all things. Grant me this day some new vision of thy truth, inspire me with the spirit of joy and gladness and make me the cup of strength to suffering souls, in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Amen. From Voices United Voices United is the United Church's latest hymn and worship book, published in 1997. It is an excellent treasure of hymns, prayers, responses, psalms and many other worship resources. Some of this material is presented in these pages for your meditations. The words of the hymns make thoughtful sources for comfort. O Lord My God #238  (How Great Thou Art) O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder Consider all the works thy hand hath made, I see the stars, I hear the mighty thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed. R ... Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee, How great thou art! How great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee, How great thou art! How great thou art! When through the woods and forest glades I wander, I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze. R But when I think that God, his Son not sparing, Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in, That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin. R When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! Then I shall bow in humble adoration And there proclaim, "My God, how great thou art!" R A Prayer for the Renewal of Health 0 God, the source of all health; so fill our hearts with faith in thy love, that with calm expectancy we make room for thy power to possess us, and gracefully accept thy healing; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. "For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom. every family in heaven and on earth is named that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man." Ephesians 3
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