DCC Prayer Calendar

Throughout the week we will follow a calendar. Each day of the week has its own theme, which leads from Worship, Awe, and Wonder to Rest. Everyday we will read Scripture, spend time in reflection, and conclude our time of prayer with a prayer, a poem, a thought, or liturgy. As we pray through the weekly calendar we move as a faith community from self-centeredness to self-surrender, asking God to teach us who he is and who we are as his people.

Worship, Awe, and Wonder

Submitted by admin on Sun, 01/17/2010 - 01:00

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Scripture

Psalm 139

Time of Reflection and Prayer

Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.

Benediction

May we not be quick with our mouths, May we not be hasty in our hearts to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and we are on earth, may our words be few.

Resting in God

Submitted by admin on Sat, 01/16/2010 - 01:00

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Scripture

Psalm 116

Time of Reflection and Prayer

Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.

Benediction

Our world has become a place of rest. This day arrives to us like a guide, And so we ask Father that you would raise our minds above our accustomed thoughts. We rest in you and worship you. Send out your rest over our city, into our homes, and into our hearts. We praise you for this time, a resurrection of the dormant spirit in our souls.

God's Work in the World

Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/15/2010 - 01:00

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Scripture

John 4.1-26

Time of Reflection and Prayer

Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.

Benediction

We beseech thee, Master, to be our helper and protector. Save the afflicted among us; have mercy on the lowly; raise up the fallen; appear to the needy; heal the ungodly; restore the wanderers of thy people; feed the hungry; ransom our prisoners; raise up the sick; comfort the faint-hearted.
(Clement of Rome, Retrieved from http://www.faithandworship.com/early_Christian_prayers.htm)

God's Work Through Us

Submitted by admin on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 01:00

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Scripture

Ephesians 2.1-10

Time of Reflection and Prayer

Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.

Benediction

God, you have put flesh on our bones and animate us anew each day with your Spirit. You infuse us with hope and with purpose. Show us how to use our life as a wind tunnel for your life-giving Spirit, which is even now blowing into us. May we be a breezeway of your presence for the people in our community, a dwelling place for You to inhale and to exhale. Would our neighbors, our families, our coworkers, and those who are more foe than friend experience life because of the life You breathe into us.

God's Work in Us

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/13/2010 - 01:00

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Scripture

Romans 12

Time of Reflection and Prayer

Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.

Benediction

Make us like you, Lord, my Savior. Our desire is to be like you. Our own inadequacies and our failing to follow through with all my good intentions frustrate us. Encourage us when we become discouraged and make us aware of your presence. Thank you for your love and forgiveness; without which we would be lost. Walk with us today as we grow into the person you created us to be. With your help we can achieve much, without you we are impotent. Develop our mind to be like yours as we meditate on your words. Make us like you, Lord our Savior. Amen.

Wisdom from God

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/12/2010 - 01:00

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Scripture

Proverbs 4.1-9

Time of Reflection and Prayer

Spend time reflecting on what you have read and communing with God.

Benediction

Great is Your wisdom oh God. Your wisdom is far above us, yet is given to us as a gift. So we ask that you would grant us such wisdom that our labor would reflect Your insight. May your wisdom thrive forever and ever. Amen.