“Judge not, that you be not judged. (Matthew 7:1)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you. (Matthew 7:2)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
And why do you look at the speck in your brother’s eye, but do not consider the plank in your own eye? (Matthew 7:3)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me remove the speck from your eye’; and look, a plank is in your own eye? (Matthew 7:4)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
Hypocrite! First remove the plank from your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye. (Matthew 7:5)
Lord, have mercy.
Christ, have mercy.
Lord, have mercy.
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. (Matthew 7:7-8 )
Holy Spirit, please help me daily seek, knock, and ask so that I may receive what you have for me, find, and fully enter into the kingdom of God.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work. (2 Thessalonians 2:16-17)
Jesus, let that good work be established in the hearts of all who attend the Diocesan Convention. Help us carry that good work back to every parish in the diocese.
They made a calf in Horeb, and worshiped the molded image. Thus they changed their glory into the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, wondrous works in the land of Ham, awesome things by the Red Sea. Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had not Moses his chosen one stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he destroy them. (Psalm 106:19-23)
Holy Father, please help us to be intercessors like Moses who stand in the breach with our prayers so that your wrath is turned away from your people. Thank you.
A word received: You need not be afraid. Bring your fears to me.
Friday: 106:1-18 * 106:19-48; Lev. 23:1-22: 2 Thess. 2:1-17: Matt. 7:1-12
Saturday: 75, 76 * 23, 27; Lev. 23:23-44: 2 Thess. 3:1-18: Matt. 7:13-21
Notes from the Front Lines
***** Schenectady City Mission Prayer Table Report, Thursday, May 22, 2014, 4:45 – 6:15 p.m.. Torre Bissell, and Chuck Rinaldo from Christ Church Schenectady. This took place during the evening meal at the City Mission.
+–indicates received a wooden cross made by Dennis Adams of North Carolina
a–indicates anointed with Holy Water
199–“199 Promises of God”, a small paperback with encouraging quotes from the Bible
+ Taisha (young woman) — Physical complications, needs more blood work tests. Prayed for healing.
Dan (staff) and Torre — We prayed for our wives, Lori and Jean.
Gary (staff) — He asked “prayer for my son Chris who is going through some stuff at his work.”
+Pete (young man) — He asked prayer “for all the stuff that’s going on.”
+ 199 Josh (young man) — He confessed sins to Jesus and accepted Jesus forgiveness. He was recently incarcerated on an old warrant. He now has a fiancée Amber and a baby daughter Ariana. We prayed for Amber and Ariana, and for Josh that he would grow into the man that God wants him to be. I noticed that when he received his food he spontaneously bowed his head and gave thanks to God for it.
Anthony (man, street preacher) — We prayed for his ex-wife and for his kids.
+Anthony (staff)
Stephen (man) — He prayed that I would lose weight (at my request) in preparation for the knee replacement surgery.
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Albany Intercessor
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