A.C.T.S. of Prayer

NINETEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday, October 27, 2019 Readings: Lesson: Ezekiel 18:19-32 Psalm: 111 Epistle: Ephesians 4:17-28 Gospel: Mark 2:1-12 ADORATION Almighty Lord and God, I give You thanks with my whole heart. Your works of old are full of majesty. Your everyday miracles are full of splendor. You are gracious and full of compassion. You give food to all creatures, and you keep watch over all You have made. You teach me that truth is that which stands fast forever, and You build upon the sure foundation of Your truth with faithfulness and justice, with righteousness and equity. You send me the daily invitation to redeem myself from past wrongs, offering me the promised land of a heart at peace and at one with You. To respect and revere You is the beginning of wisdom, and to act accordingly is correctly to understand Your will and Your love. CONFESSION Loving and righteous Father, through Your prophet Ezekiel, You declared that You have no ...

EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday, October 20, 2019 Readings: Lesson: Jeremiah 33:1-16 Psalm: 108 Epistle: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 Gospel: Matthew 22:34-46 ADORATION Almighty God, I praise You in the morning and in the evening. My heart is firmly fixed to worship You in song and melody. My spirit wakes up early to commune with You in prayer and meditation. Through the fruits of my devotion, I declare You among the peoples, O Lord. I declare that Your love is greater than the heavens, and Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. You are exalted above the heavens, O God, and Your glory is over all the earth. In triumph You enter into the strong city of my hardened heart to claim it and cast off the armies that guard it from You. You grant me Your help against the enemy, for vain is my own strength, but with You I can do valiant deeds. CONFESSION Holy and gracious Father, through Your prophet Jeremiah, You promised to heal Your people after the coming ...

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday, October 13, 2019 Readings: Lesson: Jeremiah 25:1-14 Psalm: 90 Epistle: Ephesians 4:1-6 Gospel: Luke 14:1-15 ADORATION Almighty God, from day to day You are my refuge, and from moment to moment You are my God. When I forget this truth, I am swept away like a dream and fade away suddenly like the grass. Without You, all my days are but labor and sorrow and come to an end like a sigh. Therefore You grant me a full lifespan to experience You. You teach me to number my days by seeking You through prayer, that I may apply my heart to the wisdom of Your Word. You satisfy me by Your loving-kindness in the morning, and I rejoice in Your Presence all the days of my life. You show me the splendor of Your works, that I may know Your grace. Your prosper the work of my hands, according to Your will. CONFESSION Holy and gracious Father, through the prophets You warned Your people Israel that if they did not turn from their w...

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY Sunday, October 6, 2019 Readings: Lesson: 2 Chronicles 36:5-21 Psalm: 89:1-37 Epistle: Ephesians 3:13-21 Gospel: Luke 7:11-17 ADORATION Almighty God, Your love forever will I sing, and from age to age my mouth will proclaim Your faithfulness. I am persuaded that Your love is established forever, and that You have set Your truth firmly in the heavens. The throne of Your Son is founded on righteousness and justice. The presence of Your Spirit goes before You in love and truth. I rejoice daily in Your Name, for You are the glory of my strength. In covenant love, Your hand holds me fast and Your arm makes me strong. You defend me from deceit and evil. You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation. You are my ruler, my King, my Holy One. You crown me with righteousness, and I am victorious through Your Name. CONFESSION Heavenly Father, God of our ancestors, the final kings of Jerusalem despised the prophets You persist...