Come, Lord Jesus, and be our guest … [Lutheran table prayer]
May the Lord always be welcome in our homes and the unseen guest at our tables!
Thank you, God, for this day. Direct my thoughts, monitor my speech, and prompt my actions. Inspire my petitions and hear my prayers.
Oh God, far too many of my prayers consist of me talking to you and far too few of my prayers involve me listening to you! Thank you for reminding me that only in my silence will I hear your voice.
O Lord, it is so easy to tell you what I want, which often is not what I need. And it is so difficult to thank you for your response when you give me what I need instead of what I want. When you send me challenges, I rarely appreciate them and certainly don’t thank you for them when they arrive. Yet, those challenges are exactly what are necessary for my growth.
Teach me, Lord. Show me how to ask for what I need and give me a thankful heart for what I get.
Isn’t it comforting to know that we are never alone in our struggles and woes? God is always with us. We just have to call to Him. We may still have troubles, but He will never let them defeat us. Praise God!
Devotions of the Heart 