To Deuteron Pneuma – The Second Wind
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Gracious Father,
Rest with us. Grant us the energy to care.
Let us focus a day each week on being your people and modeling your love to those around us.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Holy Father,
We praise you for your divine example of life in community.
Shelter us through life’s transitions.
Grant us spiritual guides for the journey who help us ask the right questions and persevere with us until we do.
In the power of your Holy Spirit, teach us to accept guidance and how to offer it in grace.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Almighty and loving God.
We praise you for instituting and blessing our marriages.
We thank you for the gift of children and for the way you transform us through and with our families.
In the power of your Holy Spirit, grant us the wisdom and strength to care for our spouses and our children day by day.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Loving Father,
We praise you for giving us useful things to do.
We praise for equipping us for work in your church.
Thank you for giving us new eyes to see our work, our supervisors, and our primary responsibilities.
The harvest is ready; prepare us to join the laborers.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Almighty Father,
We praise you for the gift of life. Walk with us on the beach in the morning.
Run with us through peaceful cornfields in the night.
Swim with us as we exercise bodies and minds.
In the power of your Holy Spirit, transform us into your people.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Oh dear Lord,
Thank you for answering prayer.
Thank you for visions that bring comfort; for healings that relieve pain; and for your presence that instills peace in our lives.
Grow my faith.
In the power of your Holy Spirit, shape me in the image of your son.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Father God. We praise you with songs our whole life long.
We serve you gladly and enter your presence with singing.
We remember that you are God: you made us; we belong to you; we are your people—the sheep of one shepherd.
We come to church with thanksgiving and trust your judgment.
Your praise fills our hearts and we bless your name.
For you are good and your love never fails us—even as we, ourselves, pass away (Ps 100).
In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Holy and Loving Father,
You are the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end, who stands outside of time, but sustains and provisions it, and visit us in the person of Jesus.
Forgive our sin and help us to remain open to you spirit and vigilant of your coming.
In the power of your Holy Spirit, prepare our hearts for your service.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Loving Father.
You clothe the birds that neither spin or reap (Matt 6:26).
You send the rain and the sunshine on the just and the unjust without discrimination (Matt 5:45).
You make the day and the night to bless us with activities and with sleep (Gen 1:5).
We cast our obsessions and addictions at your feet.
In the power of your Holy Spirit, heal our relationships and soften our hearts that we might grow more like you with each passing day.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
By Stephen W. Hiemstra
Almighty God, gracious savior, spirit of truth.
We praise you for being the way, the truth, and the life (John 14:6).
Grant us a discerning spirit to know the truth and a gracious spirit for sharing it.
To you and you alone be the glory. In Jesus’ name, Amen.