“Precious Lord take my hand”
Father God hear my prayer
Comforting Mother hold me
Heavenly Parent be my guide.
All of the above can easily start a prayer or even a hymn. The first one is the only one that is guaranteed not to lose listeners as you start your prayer. The other three may hit some raw nerves and lose people before you get any further not everyone grew up with a loving supporting family. So using father, mother or parent has the potential for sending minds into the scary past. Precious Lord, Prince of Peace, Heavenly Comforter, Lord of us all Leading Shepherd, Holy God will all take you where you want to go with out alienation. Care in Prayer is something that calms us all and peacefully leads us to be comforting prayer leaders. May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ guide you and sustain you now and in the future no matter what challenge or grief is trying to hold you down. Lift us up and guide us as we try to be more & more like Jesus. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord we pray! Amen.