Prayer Poem: Remember

Lord, remember me...

I have heard Your prayer, beloved...

Behold, you are healed

My soul thirsts for You

In a dry and thirsty land

My heart and my flesh fail

Satisfy my soul

I take shelter in Your wings

Sing for joy, my soul

You have been faithful

Well done, good and faithful one

Come, enter My joy

2 Kings 20.3-5; Psalm 63.1, 5-8; Matthew 25.21

Prayer: Faithful & Wise Servant

Bring to pass that which You determined long ago

May I take root downward so I may bear fruit upward

For You alone, O God, my soul waits in silence

You only are my Rock, my Fortress, my Salvation

I shall not be greatly shaken

Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear

Open Your eyes, O Lord, and see

A faithful and wise servant

This, O Lord, I long to be

2 Kings 19.15-16, 25, 30; Psalm 62.1-2; Matthew 24.45

Prayer Poem: Do Not Neglect

Trust in the Lord God

Live up to your heritage

Fear God's holy Name

Practice what you preach

Become a servant of all

Do not exalt self

These you ought to do

Justice, mercy, faithfulness

Do not neglect them

2 Kings 18.5; Psalm 61.1-5; Ezekiel 12.28; Matthew 23.3-11-12; 23

Prayer Poem: Take Heart

Heart of stone removed

A new Spirit placed within

Heart of flesh given

Love the Lord Your God

With all your heart, soul and mind

Love your neighbor, too

Ezekiel 11.19; Matthew 22.37-40

Prayer Poem: Songs of Love

In the dark morning

Sing for joy to God our Strength

Sing a song of Love

Psalm 59.16-17

Prayer Poem: Sighs

O Lord, have mercy

Start at Your Sanctuary

May Your people sigh

Open our eyes, Lord

We would see Jesus, the Christ

O Lord, have mercy

Ezekiel 9.4-6; Matthew 20.31-32

Prayer Poem: Shelter

My soul takes refuge

In the shelter of Your wings

Have mercy, O God

Fulfill Your purpose

In You do I take refuge

Forever content

2 Kings 14.10; Psalm 57.1-2; Matthew 20.26

Prayer Poem: Child-like

I am not afraid

Of what man can do to me

In God do I trust

A little child leads

And I enter His Kingdom

Singing His praises

Psalm 56.9-11; Matthew 18.3

Prayer Poem: Fly Away

With wings of a dove

I shall fly away and rest

Sheltered from the storm

Psalm 55.6-8

Prayer: Give Ear

O God, hear my prayer

Give ear to the words of my mouth

Grant wisdom

An ability to interpret the signs of the times correctly

Behold, You are my helper

Be the upholder of my life

Psalm 54.2,4; Matthew 16.3

Prayer Poem: The Feast

The Master's Table

The feast begins and crumbs fall

To mouths wide open

Psalm 53.21; Matthew 16.27

Prayer Poem: Muddy Waters

The waters muddied

By feet of selfish shepherds

Shoving out the weak

Scared and scattered lambs

Lost and without a shepherd

Confused and injured

Come, gentle Shepherd

Bring the scared and scattered home

Welcomed, blessed by God

Ezekiel 34; Matthew 25

Prayer: Treasured Possession

Early in the morning do I arise

So I may sit and hear Your Voice

I delight in Your Truth, in Your Treasure

Teach me wisdom in the secret heart

May I receive in my heart all the words that You speak

Open my ear to hear Your Voice

May I recognize the pressure of Your hand upon me

May I be a faithful scribe

Trained for the Kingdom of heaven

May I be master of my heavenly house even as I sojourn here below

May I bring out of my treasure which I have laid up

That which is required of the occasion, whether old or new

Each one a treasured possession

Psalm 51.6; Ezekiel 3.10, 14, 22; Matthew 13.52

Prayer: Thanks

Lord God, Show me how to order my way rightly

Thank You for being my God

Thank You for Your Word

Thank You for Your Spirit

Thank You for reminding me that all resources are Yours

Thank You for showing me Your salvation

Psalm 50.10-15, 23; Ezekiel 2.6-7; Matthew 12.30,33-37

Prayer: Rest to My Soul

O Lord, please open my eyes so I may see

Your Kingdom

Your Reality

Open my mouth to speak Your Wisdom

May the meditation of my heart be understanding

Place Your hand upon me

A Holy Presence

A Holy Pressure

A Holy Hush

A Yoke of Learning

That brings gentleness and lowliness of heart

Bring rest, O Lord, to my soul

2 Kings 6.17; Psalm 49.3; Ezekiel 1.1,3; Matthew 11.29-30

Prayer Conversation: Renewal

Restore...Renew...Pursue

Lose yourself in love of Me

Call to mind My steadfast love

Psalm 48.9; Lamentations 5.21; Matthew 10.39

Prayer Conversation: Take Heart

Take heart, daughter

All is well

Sing out with songs of joy

Clap your hands

All is well

2 Kings 4.23; Psalm 47.1; Matthew 9.22

Prayer: All Things Accomplished

Ah, Lord God, may people clearly see that Your Word is with me

And Your favor is with me

This is not a light thing for You, O Lord

You are my Refuge and Strength

My ever-present Help in time of trouble

Your steadfast love never ceases

Your mercies are new every morning

Great is Your faithfulness, O Lord

You are my Portion; I wait for You to take up my cause

O Lord, You are my Strength and my Redeemer

May I go out believing that You have accomplished all things for me

2 Kings 3.12, 18; Psalm 46.1-2; Lamentations 3.17, 21-26; 31-32; 37; 58-59 ; Matthew 9.8, 13, 17, 26

Prayer: Mastered

Lord God, I confess that I have been mastered at times by disappointments

May I be overmastered only by You and Your Spirit

May I love righteousness and hate wickedness

Anoint me with the oil of gladness above my companions

Clothe me in the very fragrance of Christ

I ask...

I seek...

I knock...

May I be like You

May I teach with Your authority

2 Kings 2.3; Psalm 46.7; Matthew 7.7-8, 29

Prayer Poem: You Know

Not in intellect

Nor in my strength do I trust

Neither can save me

Revive my spirit!

Heavenly Father, You know...

Bring Your comfort near

Psalm 44.6; Lamentations 1.16; Matthew 6.32

Prayer Poem: Clothed in Grace & Love

Lord, daily I come

To feast at my King's table

A prisoner set free

Satisfied by You

A regular allowance

Given by my King

Prisoner's garments

Deliberately set aside

Clothed in grace and love

I hunger and thirst

For Your righteousness, O Lord

Truly satisfied

Psalm 43.3; Jeremiah 52.33-34; Matthew 5.6

Prayer Poem: As The Deer

As for flowing streams

My soul thirst for You, O Lord

O Living Word, come

Let not my heart faint

I thirst for Living Water

My soul pants for You

Psalm 42.1-8; Jeremiah 5.15,46; Matthew 4.4

Prayer: Consider Well

Strengthen me by Your Spirit for the task ahead

May I consider well that to which You have called me

Grant me eyes to see and a heart to care for the weak

Your people are lost sheep

Led astray by false shepherds

Your fold has been forgotten

Many have been devoured

Come quickly, Lord Jesus

Be Thou the Guardian, the Good Shepherd of Your sheep

1 Kings 20.22; Psalm 41.1; Jeremiah 50.6-7

Prayer Poem: A New Song

Is wisdom no more?

Has prudent counsel perished?

Has wisdom vanished?

What are you doing?

Waiting patiently for You...

Hear my cry, O Lord!

Make my steps secure

Lift me out of miry clay

Set me on the Rock

Listen to my song

A song of praise to my God

Let many join in

And sing a new song

A song of praise to our God

Our trust is in You

1 Kings 19.13; Psalm 40.1-3; Jeremiah 49.7

Prayer Poem: No Not One

May I not be one

Who remains mute and silent

When I should speak truth

May I speak Your Truth

Rather than holding my Peace

Ignoring falsehood

1 Kings 18.7; 1 Kings 18. 36-37; Matthew 1.23

Prayer Poem: Fount of Every Blessing

Lord, I wait for You

Your plan was set long ago

Let Your river flow

Bring healing, O Lord

For You, O Lord, do I wait

Do as You have said

Release the river

That flows from the throne of God

The River of Life

Pure crystal water

Bring healing to the nations

O Fountain of Life

Spring up, O Fountain

The Word in Your mouth is Truth

Bring hope and healing

I Kings 17.9, 13, 24; Psalm 38.15; Revelation 22

Prayer Poem: Come...Make All Things New

Waiting patiently

Delighting myself in You

My heart's one Desire

Is to be holy

Exalted from the earth's dust

Reflecting Your Light

Psalm 37.4-7; Revelation 21.5

Prayer: How Precious

O Lord, how precious is Your steadfast love to me

May my heart be wholly true to You, O Lord

I feast on the abundance of Your house

I drink from the river of Your delights

With You is the fountain of Life

In Your Light I see light

Even in the midst of the darkest night

1 Kings 15.14; Psalm 36.7-9; Jeremiah 45.2, 5; Rev. 20.12

Prayer: Clarity

Ah, Lord God, grant a clear eye and a clear voice

May I speak faithfully that which You place on my heart

Even when it appears to be unbearable news

Only Your judgment is just and true

I Kings14.6; Jeremiah 44.22; Revelation 19.1-2, 7-8

Prayer Poem: Seek Peace & Pursue It

Jesus, You're our Peace,
Be near the brokenhearted;
The crushed in spirit.

Psalm 34.14,18