Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. (ESV)

Lord, help us to keep our hearts fixed on you so that your love will flow through us to everyone that you have placed in our lives. Amen

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. (ESV)

True joy and peace come only from you Jesus. Fill us with your Holy Spirit today so that we will have your everlasting hope. Amen

I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love (ESV)

Jesus, you have called us to walk with you, so help us to be loving and patient with each other so the world will know who you are. Amen

I have not hidden your deliverance within my heart;  I have spoken of your faithfulness and your salvation; I have not concealed your steadfast love and your faithfulness from the great congregation. (ESV)

God, you have delivered us and we will tell of your faithfulness and love, we will speak of your salvation! Amen

the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. (ESV)

Jesus, thank you for giving your life to save us from our sins. Help us to give our lives to you by serving others. Amen

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways (ESV)

Father, you are higher than all others and you are worthy of all praise! Amen

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.  And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. (ESV)

Holy Spirit, we ask you to reveal to us any of these areas where we are falling short and to help us grow into your image. Amen

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. (ESV)

Jesus, we will stay in you because you have taken all of our condemnation on yourself and you have set us free! Amen

You shall walk after the Lord your God and fear him and keep his commandments and obey his voice, and you shall serve him and hold fast to him. (ESV)

God, we will stay behind you and follow you, because we know that you will always lead us to where you want us to go. Amen

Everyone who comes to me and hears my words and does them, I will show you what he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. (ESV)

Jesus, you are the rock and we will build our lives on you so that when the storms come, we will not be moved. Amen

Jesus said, Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (ESV)

Jesus, Thank you for carrying our burdens and for giving us rest. Amen

But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities, upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. (ESV)

Lord Jesus, by your life, your death and your resurrection, you have brought peace and healing to a world in need. We thank you, Amen

be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain. (ESV)

Lord, we will continue to do your work knowing that it is never in vain and all that we do is for you. Amen

“And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.” (ESV)

God, thank you for your guidance, help us to walk in your ways and to hear your voice clearly. Amen

For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together. (ESV)

Lord, help us to put you before all things because you have created us and your love holds all things together. Amen

If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. (ESV)

Father, we invite you into our home and we will love you and do your will forever, Amen

“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.” (ESV)

God, we thank you for the life you have given us and we pray that we will reflect your image to those around us. Amen

“And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David” (ESV)

Jesus, you are great, you are the most high and you are seated at the right hand of God! Amen

“There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call—  one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.” (ESV)

All of our hope is in you and all of our faith is in you because you are the one true God. Amen

“let all who take refuge in you rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may exult in you.  For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield.” (ESV)

God, we thank you for all of the blessings that you provide for everyone who puts their trust in you. Amen