Prayer Connection
“Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11: 28-30)
As we put away the trappings of the old year, with its hustle and bustle, may we heed the Lord’s call to find rest for our souls and come to Him in prayer.
God invites us to see past all the busyness of life, the weariness and burdens we may bear – and see our Lord Jesus who walks with us, gentle and humble of heart, Who gives us rest for our souls!
As we walk forward with the Lord into the new year, each day full of possibility and promise, let us open our hearts and minds to learn from Him. His yoke is easy and His burden is light.
A Prayer for Love (Wigger 2025)
O God of steadfast love, trusting you, we devote our hearts to learning and our lives to walking. Teach us truth, that we may walk with courage.Teach us mercy, that we may walk with humility. Teach us forgiveness, that we may walk with compassion. Teach us grace, that we may walk with strength. Teach us wonder, that we may walk with praise. Teach us goodness, that we may walk with those in need. O God of steadfast love, learning from you, may we walk well.
Amen.
(Wigger, J. Bradley. 2025. “A Prayer for Love.” In “25 Best New Year Prayers for God's Guidance in the Year Ahead.” https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/holidays-celebrations/g45619248/new-year-prayers/)
May our Lord be with you as we enter 2026,
Dianna Repp
The Lord of Grace Prayer Team is always here to help you with any prayer requests you may have! The Prayer Team continues to pray over all prayer petitions sent our way, including the requests entered in the prayer journal in the narthex. The Team will also continue to offer individual prayer times after each worship service on the 4th Sunday of each month.