I am the Lord, who opened a way through the waters, making a dry path through the sea. “But forget all that— it is nothing compared to what I am going to do. For I am about to do something new. See, I have already begun! Do you not see it? I will make a pathway through the wilderness. I will create rivers in the dry wasteland.” Isaiah 43:16, 18-19 NLT
Father God, I love You and I give You thanks and praise. I come to You humbly and broken and lift up my brothers and sisters in Christ Jesus today. I thank You for this reminder of how you have delivered us from this dark world and all of the evil that prevails here. Thank You for this vision of how Your Holy Spirit flows in us and through us into this world. Help us to be constantly reminded that as Your children through Christ we are Your holy temple, You dwell with us and inside of us. Many of us are suffering in many different ways. Please be merciful to us and show us Your grace. Pour out the riches of Your blessings and give us testimonies to Your goodness and love that we may strengthen our brothers and sisters and share with unbelievers to show them Your glory so that hopefully they will believe in You. Lord bless us and keep us. Shine Your glorious face upon us, and be gracious to us. God of hope, lift up Your countenance upon us, show us Your favor, give us Your peace. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with our spirits and fill us with all joy and peace in believing, that we may abound in hope by the power of Your Holy Spirit. I pray these things now in the name of Christ; AMEN