Well, we didn’t
meet in person with our fellow church members last Sunday. We did get to watch
the live stream of our pastor’s sermon, which was encouraging!
In addition,
since the President declared last Sunday a National Day of Prayer, we tried to
pray together as a family most hours of the day. I compiled a list of things to
focus on in prayer, Scripture passages to read, and songs we could sing together.
We all took turns praying first, deciding which room of the house to pray in
for that prayer time and what song to sing.
Here’s what
we ended up doing for our 7 prayer sessions throughout the day:
- Prayed for the President/VP/Governor/other
officials
I
Timothy 2:1-3
Doxology
(James’ pick)
- Prayed for our church, pastor,
and other church leaders
Acts
20:27-31
Deep
and Wide (Sarah’s pick)
- Prayed for the health of our
family
Psalm
24:1-2
This
is My Father’s World
- Prayed for our
school/director/teachers/families
Psalm
119:7-16
The
B-I-B-L-E (James’ pick)
- Praised God for His attributes
and character
I
Thessalonians 5:16-22
My
God is so Big (Sarah’s pick)
- Thanked God for His provisions
and blessings
Psalm
150
I
will Sing of the Mercies
- Prayed for various needs of family
members and friends
Acts
28:27
Amazing
Grace
As we won’t
be meeting corporately at church the next few weeks, I’ll probably plan something
similar for the next few Sundays!
I Timothy
2:1-4 I urge, then, first of all, that
petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people— 2 for kings and all those in
authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and
holiness. 3 This is good, and pleases God
our Savior, 4 who wants all people to
be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
How did you spend last Sunday? In extra time in prayer, too? Many
people need our prayers for wisdom and discernment. Let’s be diligent to pray.
Alice