PRAYERS
ONE
"'I pray, Lord God of Heaven,
O Great and Awesome God,
You who keep Your Covenant and mercy
with those who love You
and observe Your commandments,
please let Your ear be attentive
and Your eyes open,
that You may hear the prayer of Your servant
which I pray before You now, day and night,
for the children of Israel Your servants,
and confess the sins of the children of Israel
which we have sinned against You.
Both my father's house and I have sinned.
We have acted corruptly against You,
and have not kept the commandments,
the statutes, nor the ordinances which You
commanded Your servant, Moses.
Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded
Your servant Moses, saying,
'If you are unfaithful,
I will scatter you among the nations;
but if you return to Me, and keep My commandments
and do them, though some of you were cast out
to the farthest part of the heavens, yet I will gather
them from there, and bring them to the place
which I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.'
Now, these are Your servants and Your people,
whom You have redeemed by Your great Power,
and by Your strong Hand. O Lord, I pray,
please let Your ear be attentive to the prayer
of Your servant, and to the prayer of Your servants
who desire to fear Your Name; and let Your
servant prosper this day, I pray, and grant him mercy
in the sight of this man."
For I was the king's cupbearer."
Nehemiah 1
TWO
We pray, O Lord, that:
"the earth will be filled with the knowledge
of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea."
Habakkuk 2:14
THREE
"Stand up and bless the Lord your God
forever and ever . . ."
Nehemiah 9:5-38
Teach us to Covenant with You, once more
Teach us to obey Your Word
for we are Your people
May we, once more, praise You
before all the earth for Your Great Wonders
May our deliverance from our enemies
bring forth Your Reign
forever and ever
FOUR
"For the children of Israel shall abide many days,
without king or prince, without sacrifice
or sacred pillar, without ephod or teraphim.
Afterward the children of Israel shall return
and seek the Lord their God and David their king.
They shall fear the Lord and His Goodness
in the latter days."
Hosea 3
Lord God, we ask You to remove our harlotry,
our wayward ways
You fashioned us to know You, to love You, to be Your people
May we now seek You with our whole hearts as a bride
seeks her groom
Bind us to Your Heart and remove from us
all that turns our heart from You
May we be Your Love once more and fear You
as You are God of the Heavens,
Sovereign and Mighty to save
FIVE
"Then Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lord
who had sent him, and all the signs which He had
commanded him. Then Moses and Aaron went
and gathered together all the elders
of the children of Israel.
And Aaron spoke all the words which the Lord
had spoken to Moses. Then he did the signs
in the sight of the people. So the people believed;
and when they heard that the Lord had visited
the children of Israel and that He had looked
on their affliction, then they bowed their heads
and worshiped."
Exodus 4
O Lord, may we become people who do not need "signs"
to believe in Your Power and Your Might
May we know Your Heart, that it is loving and kind
toward us and our afflictions
Grant us that we may know Your Presence amongst us
May our hearts ever be turned toward You
in loving worship
For, indeed, You are Great and Greatly to be Praised!
SIX
"When the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the Lord,
the priests stood in their apparel with trumpets,
and the Levites, the sons of Asaph, with cymbals,
to praise the Lord, according to the ordinance
of David king of Israel. And they sang responsively,
praising and giving thanks to the Lord:
'For He is good,
For His mercy endures forever toward Israel.'
Then all the people shouted with a great shout,
when they praised the Lord,
because the foundation of the house of the Lord
was laid."
Ezra 3
Lord God, You are the Foundation
You are to be the House
May we come into Your Holy Temple
and worship You as You deserve
Lay Your Foundation, Your Laws of Love,
within our hearts and surely
we will rise up and bring You Praise
May we be worthy of Your great and everlasting
mercy shown to all of Israel
Guide us
Protect us
Be to us, our King, our Reigning Lord
Be to us, our Redeemer
Make us ready for the Savior of our souls
Make us Your people, to whom, we may be
the Voice of Your Praise to all the earth
Abide with us, King of Kings
SEVEN
"Then he showed me Joshua the high priest
standing before the Angel of the Lord,
and Satan standing at his right hand to oppose him.
And the Lord said to Satan,
'The Lord rebuke you, Satan!
The Lord who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you!
Is this not a brand plucked from the fire?'
Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments,
and was standing before the Angel.
Then He answered and spoke to those
who stood before Him, saying,
'Take away the filthy garments from him.'
And to him He said,
'See, I have removed your iniquity from you,
and I will clothe you with rich robes.'"
Zechariah 3
Clothe us in Your Righteousness, Lord God
that we may profess Your Power over Satan
Rebuke the destroyer from our land, from our house,
from our eyes and ears
that we may now see You and hear You
and ask to be cleansed by Your Righteous Blood
shed for us
Make us Your people once more
soul of Your Soul
heart of Your Heart
blood of Your Blood
Cleansed, Redeemed, Righteous
Pleasing in Your Sight
An Honor to Your Name
EIGHT
"The Mighty One, God the Lord,
has spoken and called the earth
from the rising of the sun to its going down.
Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
God will shine forth.
Our God shall come, and shall not keep silent;
A fire shall devour before Him,
And it shall be very tempestuous all around Him.
He shall call to the Heavens from above,
and to the earth, that He may judge His people;
'Gather My saints together to Me,
those who have made a Covenant with Me by sacrifice.'
Let the Heavens declare His Righteousness,
For God Himself is Judge.
'Hear, O My people, and I will speak,
O Israel, and I will testify against you;
I am God, your God!
I will not rebuke you for your sacrifices
or your burnt offerings,
which are continually before Me.
I will not take a bull from your house,
nor goats out of your folds.
For every beast of the forest is Mine,
and the cattle on a thousand hills.
I know all the birds of the mountains,
and the wilds beasts of the field are Mine.
If I were hungry, I would not tell you;
For the world is Mine, and all its fullness.
Will I eat the flesh of bulls,
or drink the blood of goats?
Offer to God thanksgiving,
and pay your vows to the Most High.
Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.'"
Psalm 50
We offer ourselves to You, anew, this day, Lord God
and we ask You to cause us to pay our vows to You
We call upon Your Name, for surely this is
a day of great trouble
and we ask for Your Deliverance, Your Saving Grace
to gather us unto You, bind up our wounds
and protect us from those who hate us
We are Your people and we will now
pay our vows to You
May we bring You great Glory across this earth
for surely You will deliver and save all
who call upon Your Name
NINE
"Who can discern his lapses and errors?
Clear me from hidden faults.
Keep back Your servant also
from presumptuous sins;
let them not have dominion over me!
Then shall I be blameless, and I shall be innocent
and clear of great transgression.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation
of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord,
my Rock and my Redeemer."
Psalm 20
May we become as children once more
in Your Faithful and Loving Care
Return us to innocence that we may abide where You are
Wash us clean of all sins, known and unknown
May all our words be pleasing to You
for we are the people of Your Glory
Your treasured possession
forever
TEN
"'Do not fear;
Zion, let not your hands we weak.
The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.'
"I will gather those who sorrow
over the appointed assembly,
who are among you,
to whom its reproach is a burden.
Behold, at that time
I will deal with all who afflict you;
I will save the lame,
and gather those who were driven out;
I will appoint them for praise and fame
in every land where they were put to shame.
At that time I will bring you back,
Even at the time I gather you;
for I will give you fame and praise
among all the peoples of the earth,
when I return your captives before your eyes,'
says the Lord."
Zephaniah 3
So be it.
