You are Mighty, Powerful, Omniscient and Omnipresent.
Thank you for governing my waking and sleeping.
In the silent recess of nighttime, You wake me to prayer.
Thank You for the silence which brings to mind
The names of those who need intercession.
You know their needs before I do, better than they do.
I pray Your Divine touch on each organ,
Even each rebel rogue cell.
Bring balance and strength and restore health.
For those troubled, I pray your calming spirit,
And the needed answers according to Your will.
For those in strained relationships,
I pray the look of love and forgiveness, just as You love us.
For those overwhelmed and anxious about situations,
I pray calm, clear direction, and Your lifting of burdens,
According to Your purposes in their life-walk with You.
You, Father God, have promised to be near us,
Utterly within us with Your Spirit.
I thank you expectantly for the changes in people’s lives,
Your Divine guidance and blessing, answers to prayer.
Just as You direct the paths of Your world,
Lord Jesus, be the intercessor
For those I lift up to Your throne.
Holy Spirit, bring direction and guidance,
The means of grace, evidences of Your compassion, mercy.
We rejoice even now at the miraculous answers to prayers
You’ve taught us to expect.
For You alone, Triune God, are worthy of praise
And our very present help in times of trouble.
In times of trouble, our trust is in Your Name,
And our eternal gratitude belongs to You
For looking upon Your children with a Father’s love.
A career teacher, with forty years of teaching language arts/English, Betty Jackson enjoys wordsmithing, writing, and reading as a vocation and avocation.Retirement is her "age of frosting," a chance to pursue postponed hobbies with gusto. She especially sends kudos to the Space Coast Writers Guild members for their encouragement and advice. Her five books, It's a God Thing!, Job Loss: What's Next? A Step by Step Action Plan, and Bless You Bouquets: A Memoir, And God Chose Joseph: A Christmas Story, and Rocking Chair Porch: Summers at Grandma's are available at Amazon.com. Ms. Jackson is available to speak to local groups and to offer her books at discount for fundraising purposes at her discretion. She and her husband soon celebrate their 47th anniversary, and have lived in New York, New Jersey, Iowa, and now the paradise of Palm Bay, Florida. Their two grown children and daughter-in-love, all orchestra musicians, and our beautiful granddaughters Kaley and Emily live nearby. Hobbies, and probably future topics on her blog: gardening, symphonic music (especially supporting the Space Coast Symphony Orchestra as a volunteer and proud parent of a violinist, a cellist, and an oboist), singing, book clubs, and co-teaching a weekly small-group Bible study for seniors. She volunteers and substitute teaches at Covenant Christian School, and serves as a board member of the Best Yet Set senior group at church. Foundationally, she daily enjoys God's divine appointments called Godincidences, which show God's providence and loving kindness.