Happy Friday, Friends! I hope your week was fantastic. I've had a busy week due to Breast Cancer Awareness events, classes, and one doctor's appointment. I've also been walking the Westies in this beautiful fall weather we've been having.
Did you enjoy this week's prayers and scripture readings? I know I did. I loved the all, but my favorite prayer this week was on page 26. It's focus was on being silent and tune in to His Presence. My favorite, quote:
How precious it is, Lord, to realize that You are thinking about me constantly!
This quote is based on the following scripture, and I really like The Living Bible's interpretation of it:
Here are a couple of other Bible verses from this week's readings.
Prayer Requests
- Pray for our military and military families, and the Wisconsin National Guard deployed in Iraq.
- Pray for Kitty's son Mike to get a job that uses his talents.
- Rita asks for prayers for her sweet daughters for their fall graduate school semester. Pray for them to have a healthy and productive work/school/life balance.
- Pray for Christian leadership in our country. Also pray that God will turn our hearts to him, and he will lavishly bless us with his steadfast love.
- Pray for free and fair elections in the Unites States in every precinct!
- Please pray for travel mercies for Shanley Belle and Christopher. They are traveling abroad.
- Please keep Rita's sister and youngest daughter in your prayers: big life changes about to happen. PRAISE UPDATE: God showed his hand with a miracle with Rita's youngest daughter last weekend, which greatly helped her relax in peace over the life change her daughter is making. The transition has begun. They are blessed by Him. She prays the transition continues peacefully and amicably.
- Pray for Rita's sister as she's moving, and also pray for her sisters helping her to move.
- Be in prayer for Carla's Florida friends who lost 1/2 of their home. Today they received a forbearance on their mortgage payments until February 1st. UPDATE: Steve and Jessica were able to return to their home yesterday morning. The electricity is back on. Yay! The clean up starts, slow but steady. Carla's friend Bonita made it out of the storm with little damage, and received power Sunday night.
- Let's pray that we are blessed by our Advent study.
- Kitty asks if you could pray for Cissy’s emotional and mental wellbeing, please. You may recall that she was in a car accident a couple of weeks ago. She also requests that we pray for Eric also because he's miserable with his job. Pray that he can find something suitable for him with insurance.
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
The psalm that you shared, Ricki Jill, was one that I loved also, but
ReplyDeleteMatthew 7:7 is also a favorite on page 25, about asking, seeking and knocking.
Prayers for all of you and weekend blessings.
This week's devotion is SO fitting for all of us as we pray for each others' needs. Let's all keep our focus on Him, just as He does us. Love to you all.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy this Advent Study so much, it is needed, a lot of evil things are happening. We can get discouraged. I am so thankful for all of you. May we continue to SHINE and not let our JOY be taken.
ReplyDeleteLove to all.
Carla