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Daily Prayer for October 6th, 2008 

May our words be interpreted in a way that offers wisdom and hope, we pray

Man’s accidents are God’s purposes, attributed to Sophia Hawthorne, 1843. Our need for words of wisdom like this is ancient, as old as ‘the wisdom of the ages’ itself, which is why the aphorism is the oldest written art form on the planet.

– James Geary
The World in a Phrase

tags: accidents aphorism art form god james geary phrase sophia hawthorne wisdom of the ages words of wisdom
Daily Prayer for October 3rd, 2008 

Let us pray for each other as we suffer from distractions brought on by financial woes

The rich and the poor have this in common, the Lord is the maker of them all.

– Proverbs 22:2

tags: financial woes proverbs
Daily Prayer for October 2nd, 2008 

Let us pray for each other as we seek insight

A primary task in taking a company from good to great is to create a culture wherein people have a tremendous opportunity to be heard, and ultimately, for the truth to be heard.

– Jim Collins
Good to Great

tags: good to great jim collins truth
Daily Prayer for October 1st, 2008 

Let us continue to pray for the next generation as they learn to manage the changes and stresses of their own era

Despite their prevalence in American high school culture, college admissions exams–such as the ACT and SAT–may not be critical to making good admissions decisions at many of the colleges and universities that use them, stated the National Association for College Admission Counseling report. [Bates College’s William] Hiss stated, ‘We felt students were spending way too much time worrying about and trying to prepare for testing instead of taking advanced calculus or taking a Chinese history course or working at an AIDS clinic.’

– Morgan Modjeski
More than 280 U.S. universities ditch SAT, The Manitoban

tags: ACT association for college admission counseling college admission counseling college admissions tests colleges and universities national association for college admission counseling SAT
Daily Prayer for September 30th, 2008 

For those seeking a new outlook, particularly on this day, in which many fellow subscribers celebrate the creation of the world, we pray

Rosh Hashanah means, literally, ‘first of the year.’ No work is permitted on Rosh Hashanah. Much of the day is spent in synagogue, where the regular daily liturgy is somewhat expanded.

Judaism 101: Rosh Hashanah

tags: judaism 101 liturgy rosh hashanah synagogue
Daily Prayer for September 29th, 2008 

God bless America and its citizens suffering the unintended consequences of government intervention in the free enterprise system

The Community Reinvestment Act was passed into law by the 95th United States Congress in 1977 as a result of national grassroots pressure for affordable housing, and despite considerable opposition from the mainstream banking community. The purpose of the CRA is to provide credit, including home ownership opportunities to underserved populations and commercial loans to small businesses.

– Wikipedia, Community Reinvestment Act, as cited in the YouTube video
Burning Down the House: What Caused Our Economic Crisis?

tags: affordable housing burning down the house commercial loans community reinvestment act cra home ownership opportunities mainstream opposition small businesses target underserved populations united states congress what caused our economic crisis wikipedia youtube
Daily Prayer for September 26th, 2008 

Thank you, God, for the faith that you’ve placed in a new generation

Keeping the Faith: Damian Williams says his transfer to USC was divinely driven. Williams’ faith in such scripture [as Proverbs 16:9] is why he wears cardinal and gold today. On Tuesday afternoons, you can catch him on campus sharing his faith and inviting people to a study group he co-founded.

– Adam Maya
The Orange County Register

tags: afternoons keeping the faith maya orange county register proverbs Scripture study group
Daily Prayer for September 25th, 2008 

Lord, guide my heart, as well as my steps

In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.

– Proverbs 16:9

tags: heart proverbs Scripture
Daily Prayer for September 24th, 2008 

Let us pray for each other as we all yearn for recognition

We often worry about our position and status, hoping to get proper recognition for what we do. But God’s recognition counts more than human praise.

The One Year Book of Bible Readings

tags: bible readings god proper recognition year book
Daily Prayer for September 23rd, 2008 

Lord, send your protection into my workplace today in whatever form you see fit

According to a new Baylor University survey on religion, 55% of all adults say they’ve been ‘protected from harm by a guardian angel.’ This number surprised the study’s authors, and includes 66% of evangelical Protestants, 57% of Catholics, 49% of  ’other religions’ and even 20% of those who say they have ‘no religion’!

– Michael Medved
Townhall.com

tags: adults baylor university catholics evangelical protestants guardian angel michael medved religion religions townhall townhall.com
Daily Prayer for September 22nd, 2008 

Today I pray on my partnership with God

and everything of mine is yours, and everything of yours is mine.

– John 17:10

tags: business prayer John 17 partnership Scripture
Daily Prayer for September 19th, 2008 

Lord, guide us as we use our business savvy to confront the evils of our era

Memo to law enforcement investigators tracking down who broke into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo email account: Gabriel Ramuglia might be a good place to start. ‘Usually, this sort of thing would be hard to track down because it’s Yahoo email,’ said the 25-year-old operator of Ctunnel.com, the browsing proxy service used by the group that hacked into the vice presidential candidate’s personal email account. ‘Since they were dumb enough to post a full screenshot that showed most of the URL, I should be able to find that in my log.’

– Dan Goodin
Not Quite Anonymous, The Register

tags: breach entrepreneur law enforcement investigators presidential candidate proxy service sarah palin yahoo yahoo email account
Daily Prayer for September 18th, 2008 

Let us remember to pray for the success of our ventures

Try stuff. Luck is a big part of many successes, so (a) don’t get too bummed out when you see a bozo succeed; and (b) luck favors the people who try stuff, not simply think and analyze. As the Chinese say, ‘One must wait for a long time before a Peking duck flies into your mouth.’

– Guy Kawasaki
Five most important lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur

tags: bozo entrepreneur guy kawasaki long time peking duck successes
Daily Prayer for September 17th, 2008 

Let us pray for each other as we carry on through life’s difficulties

Don’t tell your problems to people: eighty percent don’t care; and the other twenty percent are glad you have them.

– Lou Holtz (NCAA football and NFL head coach)

tags: lou holtz ncaa ncaa football nfl head coach twenty percent
Daily Prayer for September 16th, 2008 

For all of us left wondering, ‘What now?’ we pray

World stock markets tumble on Lehman bankruptcy filing, Merrill Lynch takeover: The 158-year-old Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed Monday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was crippled by $60 billion in soured real-estate holdings and unable to find an investment partner to throw it a lifeline…when Bank of America balked at buying Lehman, the government urged it to buy investment bank Merrill Lynch instead.


AP, September 15, 2008

tags: bank of america bankruptcy filing chapter 11 bankruptcy investment bank investment partner lehman brothers lehman brothers holdings lehman brothers holdings inc lifeline merrill lynch real estate stock markets tumble takeover world stock markets
Daily Prayer for September 15th, 2008 

Guide me, God, beyond my imagination

God gave us the power to imagine. Without imagination I suspect that Thomas Edison would have been a common laborer. He could not have invented anything unless it was first born in his imagination.

– Reverend James O’Leary
I Think I Am Happier Than I Think I Am

tags: god i think i am happier imagination Reverend James O'Leary thomas edison
Daily Prayer for September 12th, 2008 

That we appreciate the journey, while keeping an eye to our ultimate destination, let’s pray

We all have our respective paths to travel. Some of us will make it to our desired destination, whether the Promised Land, World Series, chairman of the board or parent. Some of us will come up short. But all of us have a part to play in God’s mysterious master plan and should, as Ernie Banks has taught us, make the most of our journey along the way.

– Gary Graf
And God Said, ‘Play Ball!’

tags: chairman of the board ernie banks god graf journey play ball world series
Daily Prayer for September 11th, 2008 

God bless America and her fallen heroes

We’ve always needed God, from the very beginning of this nation.

– A Call to Prayer
9/11 tribute

tags: 9/11 call to prayer god god bless america september 11 tribute
Daily Prayer for September 10th, 2008 

Let us keep in our prayers those of us who struggle to pay others before they pay themselves

Entrepreneurs sacrifice homes to save business: Study of 2.7 million small U.S. businesses showed the most severely delinquent business owners continued to pay their company’s bills even as they skipped mortgage payments.

– Jan Norman
Jan Norman on Small Business blog

tags: business owners entrepreneurs jan norman mortgage payments sacrifice small business
Daily Prayer for September 9th, 2008 

For those actively involved in life’s race, may their inventions and ideas be the answers to their customers’ prayers

Business is a race to see who can be the first to bring a product to the customer, and inventions and ideas are often born simultaneously around the world by any number of unrelated individuals.

– Yvon Chouinard
Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman

tags: business prayer businessman inventions Yvon Chouinard
Daily Prayer for September 8th, 2008 

Thank you, God, for showing me the way to making the most of the faith that I’ve been given

Jesus said to his disciples: To those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.

– Matthew 13:10-12

tags: abundance disciples jesus
Daily Prayer for September 5th, 2008 

May the practices I’ve honed in business be used to advance my spiritual journey, I pray

Make a little progress every day: I used to believe in the big-bang theory of marketing–a fantastic launch that created such inertia that you flew to ‘infinity and beyond.’ Now my theory is you make a little progress every day–whether that’s making your product slightly better, increasing your skill in one small way, or closing one more customer.

– Guy Kawasaki
Five most important lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur

tags: big bang theory entrepreneur guy kawasaki inertia infinity launch
Daily Prayer for September 4th, 2008 

Lord, keep my eyes open to betrayal today

For if a man will betray God, he will surely betray man!

– Gereon Goldmann
The Shadow of His Wings

tags: gereon goldmann god shadow of his wings
Daily Prayer for September 3rd, 2008 

Almighty God, help me to reflect on you as I do my best to represent you today

Someone has said that the greatest sin is to make God unattractive. Unfortunately, we can do this not only by the words we preach but more so by our very demeanor. Today we ask ourselves, ‘How approachable and kind am I to the people I live with, work with, serve or meet on the street? Do I reflect the amiable God I believe in?’

– Sr. Melannie Svoboda, S.N.D.
Living Faith, September 3, 2008

tags: demeanor god living faith melannie svoboda
Daily Prayer for September 2nd, 2008 

As the summer season comes to a close, let us be encouraged by the adventures still to come

Heaven truly is the vacation that never ends. And don’t bother packing–not even your toothbrush–because this is one resort that is really all-inclusive.

– Anthony DeStefano
Travel Guide to Heaven

tags: adventure anthony destefano heaven travel guide to heaven vacation
Daily Prayer for August 29th, 2008 

Someone I come across today will be in desperate need of the Lord’s attention. I pray they recognize it when they receive it

I need a sign to let me know you’re here, all of these lines are being crossed over the atmosphere. I want a reason for the way things have to be. I need a hand to help build up some kind of hope inside of me.

– Calling All Angels
Train

tags: calling all angels train
Daily Prayer for August 28th, 2008 

May my appreciation for the good life I’ve been given be shown by the deeds I perform in humility, I pray

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in humility that comes from wisdom.

– James 3:13
King James Version

tags: humility james 3:13 king james version wisdom
Daily Prayer for August 27th, 2008 

Keep in your prayers those who are beginning a faith journey; and pray that by our example, they are motivated

Fortunate are those who take the first steps. Someday people will realize that men and women are capable of speaking the language of the angels–and that all of us are possessed of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and that we can perform miracles, cure, prophesy and understand.

– Paulo Coelho
By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

tags: angels first steps gifts of the holy spirit miracles paulo coelho river piedra
Daily Prayer for August 26th, 2008 

Let us keep in our prayers those who sell our products and services, as there would be no business without them

Cash is what keeps the doors open and pays the bills. As my mother used to say, ‘Sales fixes everything.’

– Guy Kawasaki
Five most important lessons I’ve learned as an entrepreneur

tags: business prayer entrepreneur guy kawasaki sales
Daily Prayer for August 25th, 2008 

For those who will negotiate contracts on our organization’s behalf today, we pray

God hates cheating in the marketplace; he loves it when business is aboveboard.

– Eugene H. Peterson on Proverbs 11:1
The Message

tags: cheating god proverbs the message
Daily Prayer for August 22nd, 2008 

For the business traveler, who goes with God, let us pray

Being made in the image of God invests us with a portable spirituality center. No matter where we go, so long as we carry this core identity with us, we remain spiritually impervious to the ups and downs of external circumstances.

– Naomi H. Rosenblatt and Joshua Horwitz
Wrestling with Angels

tags: core identity image of god naomi h rosenblatt ups and downs wrestling with angels
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