Prayer for April

Theme: Praise the Lord

Thank you that we have the freedom to worship and praise your name in person. I thank you for these glimpses of Normal life that we are getting now that we are meeting together as a church in person. 

I pray that things will continue to open and that more people would be able to worship in person and that all the churches in UAE would have freedom and the ability to meet legally in person. I pray that all paperwork would be in order and all the applications would swiftly be approved. I thank you that our services are full and pray that more would be able to attend in person and that the restrictions would lift, allowing us to have more people in each meeting.

Thank you Lord that as we begin this season of Ramadan that you first sacrificed for us. Thank you that we don’t have to earn your grace and favor but that the price has already been paid. I praise your name that you offer us SURITY of salvation — that we don’t have to wait and hope the scales balance in our favor, but that you have preloaded our side of the scale to overflowing. When we are measured at the end there is no doubt that we will be judged as worthy because you are worthy. 

Thank you for all the people in unseen roles here who work to make this country successful. The builders, the cleaners, the street sweepers, the car washers, the security guards, the entire hospitality and service industry, and many others. UAE is prosperous because all of these people who are serving. I pray that you would bless them in their work, protect their families back at home, and I pray that these sacrifices would be short term with long lasting blessings. 

I praise you that you care about us and want to have a relationship with us. I pray that the world would be awakened to the knowledge that they are able to have a personal relationship with Lord and Creator of all. 

Thank you for the various ways you communicate with us: through your word, by your spirit, and through dreams. I pray that over the next 30 days that people who don’t know you would be filled with dreams of you reaching out to them. Please make your greatness and your grace known to them. Amen. 

PS: this one is shorter because of a Ramadan scheduling fail. I ended up praying in my car before and after a dentist appointment that I forgot I had. I’m always annoyed that all offices call to remind and confirm the appointment the day before (even if I made the appointment an hour earlier for the next day!), but this time I was happy for the reminder.

Ramadan Kareem! I’ll be sipping coffee under my desk for the next 30 days.