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Our mission is simple: to provide a quick, daily prayer specifically to businessmen and women, who, like us, find prayer to be an inspirational tool in the management of our professional lives. We do this through our Morning Briefing email prayer service.
An interview of Executive Editor Leslie Bianco in EntreWorshippers: Conversations with Artists, Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders, Change Agents, and Risk Takers who Work by Faith and Impact Culture.
http://www.entreworship.com/leslie-bianco-embracing-prayer
Lord, eternity awaits; direct us in preparation.
Yeah, you're going to die. It's all a matter of time. The question is will they have a good story to tell.Let us pray on the promise of Romans 8:28.
We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.I pray that I look at my prayer life with new perspective.
Prayer is a strategic alliance with God. It is a good faith contract, a spiritual handshake agreement. Only faith and patience are required on our part.For those who will graduate into a tough job market, let us pray.
If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm.Let us pray for those struggling to shield an addiction from their coworkers.
In God's eyes, addictions are avenues for salvation. They provide the impetus I need to finally surrender my life to God. My addiction is 'exhibit A' among my proofs for why I can't manage the job of being my own savior.I acknowledge the privilege I have received from a generous Lord.
What may I give to the Lord for all the good things he has done for me? I will take the cup of salvation, and give praise to the name of the Lord. I will make the offering of my oath to the Lord, even before all his people.On the multitude of possibilities for this day, we pray.
Consult not your fears but your hopes and your dreams. Think not about your frustrations, but about your unfulfilled potential. Concern yourself not with what you tried and failed in, but with what it is still possible for you to do.Lord, be clear in what you are asking of me in this bewildering time in history, I pray.
She went to sleep that night, the words of the prophet Isaiah resounding in her mind, 'To do his work, his strange work, and perform his task, his alien task.'Please keep in your prayers those who honor human life in their professions.
On a particularly difficult day a nurse prayed: 'O God, where are you? Why don't you send help?' 'I did,' God replied, 'I sent you. And as long as it takes, I will be with you whenever and wherever you honor human life.'In tribute to those in my life who have taken on the responsibilities of motherhood, I pray.
He who gives a child a treat makes joy-bells ring in the street. He who gives a child a home builds palaces in the Kingdom come. She who gives a baby birth brings Savior Christ again to earth.Let us continue to support each other through prayer.
When speaking to clergy gatherings around the country I often ask, 'Who here prays for teenagers as they go off on mission trips; or Sunday school teachers each September?' Invariably all hands go up. Finally I ask, 'Who here prays for all the accountants in your congregation around April 15, and who here prays for all the salespeople and those working on commission at the end of the month or year when quotas are due? Silence. Eyes drop to the ground. Usually, not a single hand is raised.Teach me to know you, God, and show me what you see in me.
You know, Lord. You knew yesterday who I would be today, and you know today who I'll be tomorrow. Maybe I don't need to know myself as well as I thought.Thank you, Lord, for the challenges and opportunities that continue to come my way.
Gratitude is the key to a virtuous life. Conversely, all sin boils down to ingratitude--to an abuse or neglect of God's gifts.Lord, lead me to the place where I can sit with you.
There are no political solutions to moral problems. Sit with that a while.Because our stay on this earth is temporary, we must pray.
Of all the things we have to do in this life, here is the hardest task, to die well.Let us pray for those around us suffering through the aftermath of someone else's sins.
Sin may be personal but it is never private. It always affects those around you.Lord, help us recognize our call of destiny.
The way to wisdom was paved with caution. But when caution itself became the destination, a man's heart could become irresolute. And miss the call of destiny.Let us pray for those among us trying to figure out what they should be doing at this point in their lives.
If you're waiting to have a good idea before you have any ideas, you won't have many ideas.Lord, may I see your hand in all I will encounter today.
Having been told 'Look around you,' and having also been told 'Pray always,' perhaps we could combine these two charges and use our eyes as a means of perpetual adoration.Lord, may I realize that whatever I have to face up to today, you will have my back.
Organizational health is often neglected because it involves facing realities of human behavior that even the most committed executive is tempted to avoid.In thanksgiving to those who have devoted their career to serving their county, we pray.
President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic service in support of our country.Lord, remind me to look up.
Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.For the fearful, may they find comfort in The Light, we pray.
We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.For the discouraged among us, we pray.
Sooner or later, even the upbeat soul gets beat up by life. We need a higher power, a deeper strength, a wider mercy, and a mightier word.For clarity and comfort as I move forward, I pray.
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Loving and Gracious God, you are indeed the giver of all good gifts and we come together this day to seek your wisdom, guidance, courage and strength. Be with us in our deliberations and help us to be wise in the decisions we make for the good of all those who have placed their trust and confidence in our leadership. Give us insight to lead with integrity that our decisions may reflect what is right and good. Keep us from shortsightedness and pettiness. Help us to make decisions that strive to be for the good of all and guard us from blind self interest. Finally, dear Lord, grant us the humility to always seek your will in all that we do and say. All Glory be to you, loving God, now and forever. Amen.
Reverend Arthur A. Holquin, Pastor
Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano, California
www.missionparish.org
Today O God we ask for your spirit to be at work in our midst, that you might stir up in us the gifts that we need to lead this company/organization with integrity and focus to the tasks at hand. Give us the courage to not only consider ourselves; but all those who are affected by the decisions we make. Help us to remember those who labor on our behalf, our employees and vendors and all those whose livelihood is connected to this company/organization. We give you thanks for our investors/stockholders who have placed their trust in us and we ask for courage and wisdom to be good stewards of both their trust and their resources. Help us in the midst of difficult decisions to have peace of mind, trust in your guidance, and look toward the long term goals of all whom we serve. Finally we give you thanks for this company/organization and ask that you might so guide us and our decisions that we might continue to serve you and the world through the work you have given us to do. In Jesus name. Amen
Pastor Jeff Frohner
Our Savior's Lutheran Church, San Clemente
California (www.oursaviorsonline.com)
Almighty and gracious God. We your children gather here to share, for the good of this organization, and the common good, the gifts and graces you have given us. As we plan the work of this organization, help us be mindful of your charge to us to be wise stewards of this world and its resources. We are responsible not just for money or success, but for the well being of all whom we employ, and all who use our products. Guide us so we think wisely, plan carefully, and act diligently for the life of our organization. Lead us always to make choices based on your teachings; let us remember that you wish us to practice justice and walk humbly with you. With your guidance we will Lord, work to serve you as we serve each other through the various agencies of this business. We acknowledge that all we have is a gift from your almighty hand. Direct us to make only those decisions and plans that honor the law you have given us, serve those people we represent, and establish an organization that has a moral and social conscience.
Reverend Elizabeth Griffin
United Church of Fairfax/St. Albans Bay UMC
Fairfax, Vermont (www.gbgm-umc.org/fairfaxvt)
Start a "time of prayer" in silence. The time of silence should allow people to open their hearts to God and to feel what it is that they need or are thankful for (or both) that day and for any other needs that may be directly associated with the upcoming meeting. The silence should be about one minute in length. Allow another minute for people to express "briefly" prayers of petition or thanksgiving e.g. "Lord, please bless my daughter and son in law expecting their first baby." The conclusion of this time can be closed simply with words similar to the following: "Lord, we pray that you hear these and all the prayers of our hearts this day and all the prayers of all people who call on your love, aid and mercy."
Fr. Bill Watson
President and Founder
Sacred Story Institute (www.sacredstory.net)
Seattle, WA
Direct, we beg you, O Lord, our actions by your holy inspirations, and carry them on by your gracious assistance, that every prayer and work of ours may begin always with you, and through you be happily ended. Amen
From "Timeless Prayers for Busy People,"
Legatus (www.legatus.org) an international
organization of practicing Catholic CEOs,
Presidents, Managing Partners and their spouses.
