Dear Lord help me to be compassionate, kind, humble, full of quiet strength, and discipline. Help me to be even tempered, content with second place, and quick to forgive an offense.
Help me to forgive as quickly and completely as you forgave me.
Help me to wear love as an all purpose garment. Let me never be without it.
May the peace of Christ keep me in tune with others, in step with others.
None of this going off and doing my own thing. And help me cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ-The Message-have the run of my house.
Amen
A prayer arranged by me from Colossians 3-The Message Bible
(a contemporary rendering of the Bible from original languages crafted to present its tone, rhythm, events, and ideas in everyday language by Eugene H. Peterson)
joy and peace
Olive
Morning, Olive! Oh, this is beautiful and I claim this as my prayer too! Blessings to you on this Sunday.
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Shelia :)
Olive,
ReplyDeleteThis is such a lovely prayer. Your photos are gorgeous images of God's blessings for us. Thank you for sharing!
beautiful. what a lovely prayer. & so true. blessings in our lives can be found in the smallest parts so easily if we only look for them. take the time to do it as well. big hugs. (:
ReplyDeletethat is so wild i wrote a long comments & it disappeared. so weird!! i really enjoy your prayer here. i think we need to take the time & realize we can find blessings in the small things of life. it can make you so happy & remember to feel so lucky to be here. blessed. big hugs. (:
ReplyDeleteOlive, I learned long ago to count my blessings. Thanks for the prayer. Hope your day is beautiful, smiles, Susie
ReplyDeleteI love that we can take the word of God and turn it into a prayer of our own ~ and soon it will become a declaration.
ReplyDelete"My word out of My mouth is not diminished when it becomes My word out of your mouth." Sunday blessings.
Amen. I am adopting your prayer too. Beautiful and so profound. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeletesuch a beautiful inspirational post, the photos are beautiful as well, I see your pretty face commenting on a few of the blogs I'm friends with so I came to visit , its so nice to meet you!
ReplyDeleteAmen my friend. What a special prayer for us today. Wonderful garden photos as well. Thank you Olive!
ReplyDeleteThat is just the prayer I needed for myself today. Thank you Dear Olive!
ReplyDeleteAnd may others who may not know Christ, see Him in me and ask how to find the same peace.
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Wonderful prayer for every day of the week!
ReplyDeleteMary Alice
I too am adopting this lovely prayer. Colossians 3 is one of my favorite chapters!
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ReplyDeleteI love The Message. I got a Brand new one at a Thrift store for $20. It was real leather and retailed for $89. I love it! I'm gonna let this be my am devotion on the beach tomorrow morning.
ReplyDeleteAmen. Hope you had a great Sunday, Olive.
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful words. I love your flowers and pets. I have a lot of flowers on my blog too, after all I live in Holland. Would like to have aloof. I am also your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteRiet
A beautiful prayer Olive. We can all benefit from those thoughts. Ann
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