"Lord, Keep My Heart Tender" Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for another opportunity to gather in Your presence. Thank You for Your mercy that greeted us this morning and for Your faithfulness that has sustained us throughout our lives. Lord, before we ask You to change our circumstances, we ask that You change us. Search our hearts today. Wherever pride has hardened us, soften us. Wherever disappointment has discouraged us, restor

Learning to Live with God-Confidence Such is the confidence we have through Christ before God. It is not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God. — 2 Corinthians 3:4–5 (CSB) Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; in all your ways know him, and he will make your paths straight. — Proverbs 3:5–6 (CSB) Heavenly Father, As we gather before You at this noonday hour, we pa

His Outstretched Arms "Indeed, the LORD's arm is not too weak to save, and his ear is not too deaf to hear."— Isaiah 59:1 (CSB) "The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms."— Deuteronomy 33:27 (CSB) Heavenly Father, Before we ask You for anything today, we pause simply to acknowledge who You are. You are our Creator, our Sustainer, our Redeemer, and our loving Father. You have been faithful through every season of our lives. Long before we