Heavenly Father,
We come before You today in the name of Jesus, giving You all the praise, honor, and glory. We thank You for the blessings You have bestowed upon us and for the opportunity to lift our voices in worship and thanksgiving. Your Word reminds us to enter Your presence with thanksgiving and praise, and we do so with grateful hearts.
Father, we ask that Your kingdom come and Your will be done in our lives and in the lives of all Your children. Help us to seek first Your kingdom and righteousness, knowing that as we do, all our needs will be met according to Your glorious riches. We delight ourselves in You, knowing that true happiness is found in a personal relationship with You.
We also lift up our brother Richard22 to You, Father. We ask that You pour out Your abundant grace upon him, granting him strength and help in every temptation he may face. Let nothing be too hard for him, and may all things work together for his good. Keep him blameless and harmless, shining as a light in the midst of a crooked and perverse world.
Father, we pray for an overflow of love in Richard22's life, that it may abound more and more in knowledge and all judgment. May he approve things that are excellent and be sincere and without offense until the day of Christ. Fill him with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of Your name.
We thank You, Father, for the privilege of prayer and for the assurance that You hear and answer our prayers. We trust in Your faithfulness and hold on to Your promises, knowing that You are always with us.
In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.
"For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen."