Psalm 106:1-7

Praise the LORD! Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for he is good! For his mercy endures forever. (Psalm 106:1)
      Father, thank you for all that you are doing in our lives and thank you for your mercy towards us.

Who can utter the mighty acts of the LORD? Who can declare all his praise? (Psalm 106:2)
      Holy Spirit, please help us speak of Jesus’ mighty acts and praise him for all that he has done for us.

Blessed are those who keep justice, And he who does righteousness at all times! (Psalm 106:3)
      Jesus, guide those in Congress and the State Legislature into doing justice for all. Protect their hearts from those who would pervert justice by favoring only the few.

Remember me, O LORD, with the favor you have toward your people. Oh, visit me with your salvation, (Psalm 106:4)
      Jesus, with the dying thief on the cross we say, “Remember me!” now that you have come into your kingdom.

That I may see the benefit of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory with your inheritance. (Psalm 106:5)
      Holy Spirit, please move through this nation and turn our hearts to praising you.

We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. (Psalm 106:6)
      Holy Spirit, please help us as a nation and as your people to acknowledge our sin and the ways we have walked apart from Jesus.

Our fathers in Egypt did not understand your wonders; they did not remember the multitude of your mercies, but rebelled by the sea–the Red Sea. (Psalm 106:7)
      Father, we too are a generation that is in rebellion against you and your ways. Have mercy on us and draw us back to you and your ways. Thank you.

      A word received: Yield this day to me. Let me have this day for my purposes.

Monday: 106:1-18; 1 Samuel 10:17-27; Acts 7:44-8:1a; Luke 22:52-62
Tuesday: [120], 121, 122, 123; 1 Samuel 11:1-15; Acts 8:1-13; Luke 22:63-71

      Notes from the Front Line

The theme for the 2010 Diocesan Convention has been discerned: Take up Your Cross…Follow Me. Pray that we will be a people who will do that.

Albany Intercessor

General Convention

The 76th General Convention of the Episcopal Church will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in the environs of Los Angeles, California, from July 8-17, 2009.

Dear Heavenly Father,
We give thanks to You for all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. We give thanks to You for General Convention 2009, whatever the outcome, because we trust that there is nothing You cannot turn for good. We pray that You will use General Convention 2009 for the establishment of Your kingdom on earth.
You are the Lord of the breakthrough. Break through any false understandings and assumptions. Break through the worldly desires and pride. Like a flood of waters, may Your Holy Spirit break through the forces of darkness of this world to those delegates who love You and stir a spirit of repentance. If any are in spiritual or physical danger, pull them out of harm. Amen.
Ephesians 5:20, Romans 8:28, Luke 10:19, 2 Samuel 5:17-21, 1 John 2:16, John 10:16

Your presence

In the Ezekiel passage, God instructs the prophet to take two sticks, one with the name Judah and the other with the name Ephraim, and join them together to make one stick.
The name Judah means praise; the name Ephraim fruitfulness. Ephraim was the offspring of Joseph. Joseph was the fruit of the marriage of Jacob and Rachel, known for its romantic passion.

O Lord,
May our hearts be full of passion for You and our mouths full of praise. Pour out Your Holy Spirit over our heads, like precious oil running down. Your presence is our unity. Your presence is our blessing. You are our heart’s desire. Amen.
Ezekiel 37:15-28, Psalm 133, John 17:20-23