Hannah's Prayer

 

This is the manuscript of the Mother's Day sermon at Christ Church May 14, 2023.

Hannah prayed for a son and God answered her prayer.

1 Samuel 1:10‭-‬11 NIV In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

The lesson Hannah has for all of us, is the nature of her prayer to God.  All of us can learn from it, whether you are a mother or not. 

There are at least three principles I want us to look at and put into practice from Hannah’s prayer.  We’ve talked about them before, but they are worth repeating.

1. Pray persistently

2. Pray purposely 

3. Pray positively 

Scripture

1 Samuel 1:9‭-‬16 NIV Once when they had finished eating and drinking in Shiloh, Hannah stood up. Now Eli the priest was sitting on his chair by the doorpost of the Lord’s house. In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.” As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.” “Not so, my Lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.”

Text:

1 Samuel 1:10‭-‬11 NIV In her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

Introduction

Happy Mother’s Day!  A little quick history about Mother’s Day.

The roots of the modern American Mother’s Day date back to the 19th century, before the Civil War, where Ann Reeves Jarvis of West Virginia helped start “Mothers’ Day Work Clubs” to teach local women how to properly care for their children. These clubs later became a unifying force in a region of the country still divided over the Civil War. In 1868 Jarvis organized “Mothers’ Friendship Day,” at which mothers gathered with former Union and Confederate soldiers to promote reconciliation.

The official Mother’s Day holiday arose in the 1900s as a result of the efforts of Anna Jarvis, daughter of Ann Reeves Jarvis.

Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day as a way of honoring the sacrifices mothers made for their children. After gaining financial backing from a Philadelphia department store owner named John Wanamaker, in May 1908, she organized the first official Mother’s Day celebration at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia. That same day also saw thousands of people attend a Mother’s Day event at one of Wanamaker’s retail stores in Philadelphia.

Arguing that American holidays were biased toward male achievements, she started a massive letter writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians urging the adoption of a special day honoring motherhood. By 1912 many states, towns and churches had adopted Mother’s Day as an annual holiday, and Jarvis had established the Mother’s Day International Association to help promote her cause. Her persistence paid off in 1914 when President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure officially establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.  In the United States, Mother’s Day has become one of our biggest holidays.  

It has been said and I believe that it is true that the three biggest days of church attendance are Christmas, Easter and Mother’s Day.  

As a dad I have limited insight into what it means to be a mother, but I am fortunate to have had a very excellent example of the best of motherhood in my own mother and the mother of my children both of whom recently went to be with the Lord.  Although I wasn't with my children's mom, we divorced when they were still young, she did a fantastic job with them, and I am eternally grateful for that.

As I thought about a sermon for today, I came across the story of a mother with a message for everyone. The story and the sermon are about The Prayer of Hannah.

The Story of Hannah 

The story of Hannah is in the first chapter of 1 Samuel.  I urge you to read the entire book of First Samuel for Hannah’s story and to learn something about Samuel, the son she prayed for.

Hannah was a mother who didn’t get married and started having kids.  Like a lot of women Hannah knew the heartache of not being able to conceive. The scriptures say that the Lord had closed her womb.  It doesn’t say why it just says that the Lord had closed her womb. Plus, she had a rival in another wife of her husband who tormented her because of her lack of children. 

1 Samuel 1:6 NIV Because the Lord had closed Hannah’s womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.

The lesson Hannah has for all of us, and what we are going to focus on today, is the nature of her prayer to God. I want to focus All of us can learn from it, whether you are a mother or not. 

There are at least three principles I want us to look at and put into practice from Hannah’s prayer.  We’ve talked about them before, but they are worth repeating.

1. Pray persistently

2. Pray purposely 

3. Pray positively 

I. First Pray Persistently

A. Hannah prayed for a son.

1 Samuel 1:11 NIV And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

Hannah made up her mind and purposed in her heart to earnestly ask the Lord to give her a son. She was not going to be discouraged and stop.  Not even in the face of the encouragement from a husband who loved her and saw her pain and expressed his love for her.

1 Samuel 1:4‭-‬5 NIV Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters. But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb.

1 Samuel 1:8 NIV Her husband Elkanah would say to her, “Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don’t you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don’t I mean more to you than ten sons?”

She persisted even in the face of persecution and ridicule. Her rival Elkanah’s other wife Peninnah was merciless in her ridicule and taunting.

1 Samuel 1:7 NIV This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the Lord, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.

She persisted in prayer even in face of the high priest, who thought she was drunk.

1 Samuel 1:12‭-‬16 NIV As she kept on praying to the Lord, Eli observed her mouth. Hannah was praying in her heart, and her lips were moving but her voice was not heard. Eli thought she was drunk and said to her, “How long are you going to stay drunk? Put away your wine.” “Not so, my Lord,” Hannah replied, “I am a woman who is deeply troubled. I have not been drinking wine or beer; I was pouring out my soul to the Lord. Do not take your servant for a wicked woman; I have been praying here out of my great anguish and grief.” 

When Eli realized that she was not drunk and he saw her pouring out her heart to God, he blessed her and expressed his hope that her request would be granted.

1 Samuel 1:17 NIV Eli answered, “Go in peace, and may the God of Israel grant you what you have asked of him.”

Hannah was persistent just like the widow in Jesus’ parable in

Luke 18:1‭-‬8 NIV Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea, ‘Grant me justice against my adversary.’ “For some time he refused. But finally he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or care what people think, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will see that she gets justice, so that she won’t eventually come and attack me!’ ” And the Lord said, “Listen to what the unjust judge says. And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

Hannah did what Paul told the Christians in Thessalonica to do

1 Thessalonians 5:16‭-‬18 NIV Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Hannah's lesson to all of us today, is to pray persistently.

Hannah was convinced that God was capable of opening her womb, and to use her son to His glory, and He did. 

1 Samuel 1:19‭-‬20 NIV Early the next morning they arose and worshiped before the Lord and then went back to their home at Ramah. Elkanah made love to his wife Hannah, and the Lord remembered her. So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.”

When you read the story of Samuel’s life in 1 Samuel you will see that he went on to become the last judge of Israel.  The Judges were the leaders of Israel before the kings.  Samuel anointed the first two kings of Israel; he anointed both Saul and David as kings of Israel.

The Bible says that if we pray according to the will of God, He hears, and He grants what we have asked for.

1 John 5:14‭-‬15 NIV This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

The message for us today is like Hannah: we should pray with persistent intent. 

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II. Like Hannah We Should Pray with a specific purpose 

Hannah didn’t just pray for a son but for a son who would grow up to be a servant of God and she promised to give him over to the service of the temple after he was weaned.

1 Samuel 1:11 NIV And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

Let’s stop there for just a moment. She prayed for this son, and then gave him over when he was weaned, probably when he was two or three years old.

I’m not a mother but I can’t even imagine what it must have been like for Hannah to do that, after praying for him for so long, rejoicing when God answered her prayer, and after nursing and nurturing him she did what she said she would do in her prayer.

1 Samuel 1:20‭-‬22‭, ‬24‭-‬28 NIV So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him.” When her husband Elkanah went up with all his family to offer the annual sacrifice to the Lord and to fulfill his vow, Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, “After the boy is weaned, I will take him and present him before the Lord, and he will live there always.” After he was weaned, she took the boy with her, young as he was, along with a three-year-old bull, an ephah of flour and a skin of wine, and brought him to the house of the Lord at Shiloh. When the bull had been sacrificed, they brought the boy to Eli, and she said to him, “Pardon me, my Lord. As surely as you live, I am the woman who stood here beside you praying to the Lord. I prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted me what I asked of him. So now I give him to the Lord. For his whole life he will be given over to the Lord.” And he worshiped the Lord there.

Hannah could have prayed, “Give me a son, so I can be happy.” “Give me a son so my husband will be happy.” “Give me a son so I can shut up that other woman.” or “Just give me a son.”

But she went way beyond that. She knew what she wanted.  She wanted a son that would be dedicated to the temple and service to God and prayed purposefully for it.

1 Samuel 1:11 NIV And she made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.”

Here’s the lesson for us. There is no reason for us to be vague, or unclear in our prayers.  I know that sometimes we get a burden, and we don’t know what’s going on. Or we are facing a situation and we don’t know how to specifically pray for it. That’s okay, because when that happens, we have a helper sent from God:

Romans 8:26‭-‬27 NIV In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God.

But when we know what we want and we know that it is in God’s will for us, don't be vague about it be upfront with God.   There’s no reason to be vague.  Be persistent and purposeful when you pray.

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III. Pray Positively

Hannah’s attitude was one of positive expectancy.

She knew that God was capable of bringing her request to fruition, so she prayed expecting Him to do it. God has given us many great and precious promises in His Word, that we can claim and expect God to fulfill in our lives. And while Hannah is not claiming a promise of God from Scripture, we can learn from her attitude.

1 John 5:13‭-‬15 NIV I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him.

Philippians 4:6 NIV Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

Hebrews 13:5 NIV Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”

That’s just three promises According to one account, there are 3573 promises in the Bible.  There is another person that says there are 7,487 promises that God made to mankind.  I don’t know who all is right I know is that there are a lot of them.  Find the one that fits your situation and when you pray with persistence, purpose, and positivity claim that promise.

Pray like you know that God can do it. Expect Him to keep His Word. 

Matthew 7:7‭-‬10 NIV “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. “Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?

Now remember, God doesn’t promise to always answer our prayers the way we want, but He does promise to answer. Pray with the idea that the all-powerful God is listening, hears your heart, and is willing to act on your behalf, just as He did in the case of Hannah.

Conclusion

I mentioned before that while this is Mother’s Day, and that while we were looking at the prayer of a mother, the principles would be universal. We can all pray persistently, purposely, and positively. Now that’s something to consider, whether you are a mother, father, uncle, aunt, or whatever. So, pray faithfully and biblically, but pray boldly. You may just find yourself experiencing the Spirit’s power in a magnificent way.

Pray persistently. Pray purposely. Pray positively.

Prayer 

Father God, our Promise-Keeper, You are the Alpha and the Omega. You were. You are. You are to come. We give thanks to You, our God. Although we are often tempted to complain, when we look around and see the multitude of blessings that You have lavished on us we praise and thank you.  As You Word says, “You give life and breath and everything.” Father I ask that you give us a grateful heart and show us your love in our lives more and more. Make us content with what You have given us. You are more than enough for us. Because of Your wonderful gift of salvation, we praise You forevermore.  In Jesus name Amen.

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Teach Us to Pray Part Two

This is the manuscript of the fourth sermon in a series on prayer, as we continue in the Holy Spirit directed season of corporate prayer for Christ Church.

Matthew 6:11‭-‬13 NIV Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from the evil one. ’

Jesus sets the priority and agenda for our prayers. After showing us that our number one priority in prayer is God’s presence before His provision. However, because knows that we do need material, emotional, and spiritual things Jesus invites us to ask for three things in particular: provision, or material things, pardon, and protection. Now these aren’t the only things we can ask God for, but they provide a template for what we should prioritize.

Scripture 

James 5:13‭-‬18 NIV Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise them up. If they have sinned, they will be forgiven. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.

Text

Matthew 6:11‭-‬13 NIV Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’

Introduction 

In my sermon last week, I said that when Jesus taught the disciples to pray He emphasized and addressed the priorities not the process.  

Jesus sets the priority and agenda for our prayers. 

Matthew 6:9‭-‬10 NIV “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

As we come together and pray in line with the Lord’s Prayer, which is the model for prayer that Jesus gave, we’re reminded of the shared desire: for the King of kings to come and rule. It reminds us that no matter our circumstance—rich or poor, old or young, married or single, majority or minority—we all need the same thing: God’s precious presence.

Jesus taught us that prayer begins with longing for God’s presence before his provision. But prayer should not end there. We still need things from God. 

Just because Jesus tells us not to prioritize food and clothing doesn’t mean we don't need food and clothing.

Matthew 6:31‭-‬33 NIV So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.

Because Jesus knows that we do need material, emotional and spiritual things He invites us to ask for three things in particular: provision, or material things, pardon, and protection.  Three "P's, provision, pardon and protection. Now these aren’t the only things we can ask God for, but they provide a template for what we should prioritize.

Provision

Matthew 6:11 NIV Give us today our daily bread.

Jesus first tells us to ask for “our daily bread” (Matt. 6:11). Notice, he wants us to pray for daily bread—not weekly bread, not monthly bread, not a trust fund, not a nice little nestegg. He wants us to rely upon God daily. 

Proverbs 30:8‭-‬9 NIV Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches,the but give me only my daily bread. Otherwise, I may have too much and disown you and say, ‘Who is the Lord?’ Or I may become poor and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

In other words, give me just what I need today, and I’ll come back tomorrow. Keep me constantly dependent on you so that every day, understand that you’re the sufficient supplier of my needs.

The prayer for provision and the prayer of praise are inseparable.   We praise God for His presence and because He is present with us He provides.  In first sermon in this series, I said that one of the requirements of a Christian's prayer life is thankfulness. 

Jesus instructs us to pray for our bread daily so that we’re reminded that every good gift is from God.

James 1:17 NIV Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.

Then Jesus says pray for Pardon

Matthew 6:12 NIV And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

This request reminds us that peace with God always comes through pardon and forgiveness, never performance. Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection on our behalf is our only appeal for forgiveness.

We’re not asking for God to reconsider our debt, nor are we asking for more time to pay our debt. We’re asking for forgiveness. We don’t earn forgiveness. We go to God for it.

Ephesians 2:8‭-‬9 NIV For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast.

Christ died for all sin, His sacrifice was completely sufficient to pay for the sins of the entire world.

1 John 2:1‭-‬2 NIV My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One. He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.

We're to pray for forgiveness as often as we pray for bread and other necessities.  When we do that we're daily reminded of at least two things: (1) our consistent failings, and (2) God's eagerness to forgive. 

1 John 1:8‭-‬9 NIV If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 

To miss a day of praying this way is to spend a day where you're tempted to think that God and you are okay because of your performance. That’s never been the case and will never be the case.

          

When our hearts aren’t convinced of our need for God’s forgiveness, we’re prone to unforgiveness for others.           

An unforgiving spirit is a serious sin and should be confessed to God. If we have unforgiveness in our hearts against someone else, then we are acting in a way that is not pleasing to God, making our prayers and a proper living relationship with Him difficult.

Jesus knows that in order for us to honor God’s name, we need a fresh reminder of our sin and God’s grace every day.  Those who have been forgiven make good forgivers.  So, we daily and desperately need to pray, “And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.”.

Then Jesus says we should pray for Protection

Matthew 6:13 NIV And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’

Like forgiveness and pardon from past sin, protection from future sin is found in Jesus. The trouble is, we either respond to temptation with anxiety, thinking that we’ll never change, or we respond with arrogance, assuming we have the power to resist.

         

Jesus told His disciples on the night he was arrested to pray so they could resist temptation. 

Matthew 26:40‭-‬41 NIV Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. “Couldn’t you men keep watch with me for one hour?” he asked Peter. “Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”

Paul admonishes Christians in

Ephesians 6:12‭-‬18 NIV For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.

How Does all this Relate to Corporate Prayer?

Why are these two sermons on Jesus teaching us to pray important to us during this season of corporate prayer here at Christ Church.  If you remember from last week I pointed out that when Jesus gave the disciples a model for prayer that He used plural pronouns.

Matthew 6:9‭-‬13 NIV “This, then, is how you should pray: “ ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. ’

How does the us of corporate prayer work with regard to provision?

Let’s say I pray for God to provide for “our” needs, and I end up getting a raise while someone else loses his job. I can’t just say, “I’m praying for you to be warm and fed”.  No, I must work out my faith in prayer by presuming that God providentially answered our prayers for provision by giving me more than I need so I could give to someone that also prayed who had less than they need. 

In this way God, through my prayer, is removing greed from me by providing an opportunity to freely give the gift he’s given to me. At the same time God is removing pride from my brother by putting him in a position where he gets to accept God’s good gifts from another brother.

How does the “us” work in our prayers for pardon and protection? 

Let’s say I pray that God would forgive me of my sin. Then, while I'm praying the Lord brings to mind a specific person who has offended me and let’s say I’m not ready to forgive them.  

I must decide. 

 

I can ask God to forgive me of my hypocrisy and help me to forgive or I can try to justify my anger and decision not to forgive and pretend that I am not being a hypocrite. I can continue to pray using singular pronouns and and believe that my relationship with that other person has absolutely nothing to do with God.  

Well, that's not what Jesus taught 

Matthew 5:23‭-‬24 NIV “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar. First go and be reconciled to them; then come and offer your gift.

           

Praying for others' provision, pardon, and protection shapes us into the image of Christ.

This is what makes the Lord’s Prayer supernatural. We don’t have the smarts to provide for ourselves let alone for others. Everything we have, including the ability acquire wealth, comes from God. 

Deuteronomy 8:17‭-‬18 NIV You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

We often can’t forgive those who have offended us especially those who have hurt us deeply.  It is only through the Holy Spirit working in us that we can forgive others when they offend us. 

We don’t have the spiritual fortitude it takes to deny the pleasures of sin and avoid the traps of temptation. We need daily help from the One who gives us everything, forgives us lavishly, and preserves us for all eternity. 

Jesus teaches us through the Lord’s Prayer that we are incredibly needy, and that God is unbelievably generous. When we pray for provision, pardon, and protection for ourselves and each other, we all get to enjoy God’s abundant goodness, which he’s so eager to share and we can enjoy as his children and siblings to each other.

Prayer: 

Father, thank you for sending Jesus, to take on our sin, darkness and shame so that we could be in a relationship with you. We want to know you more and experience a deeper relationship with you through prayer. Heal our hearts and set us free from anything that hinders us from connecting with your heart through prayer. In Jesus name Amen.

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