Betty Whitaker Jackson

Almighty God, Everlasting Lord, King of the Universe,

I praise You this Lord’s Day for Your very presence

Every moment of every day and night,

And the joy of my salvation as Your child.

Thank You for Your hedge of protection,

For being the Rock of my Salvation

And my Eternal Hope.

Thank You for Your guidance for my family

And most recently for two friends

I have entrusted to Your   care.

I thank You for establishing new…..

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Lenten Prayer  My Psalm 326  Trials

Dear Heavenly Father, Creator,, yet Abba, Father,

Your rich blessings fall on me

Like the thunderous showers

You drench me with Your love,

You saturate me with Your Presence

Whenever I call on Your Blessed Name.

From the desert of nonchalance,

You raise me to remembrance

Of noticing the big things, the little things,

And treating both with Thanksgiving.

You place in my life members of Your cloud of witnesses

Who nourish…..

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Lenten Prayer “My Psalm 324 Rhetoric” March 8, 2018

O Lord of the Universe,

I come with humble heart before Your throne,

Knowing that in Your mercy, You hear my pleas,

Prepare my paths, provide for my every need.

You created the heavens and the earth

And pronounced them good

And I echo that,

Admiring the light that shines by night

And the sun that warms the day.

I thank you for Jesus, the Light of the World

And…..

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My Psalm  315

Almighty God, Creator of the Universe,

Yet My Heavenly Father,

I praise Your Holy and Mighty Name

In thanksgiving for Your promises.

I thank You that You agreed to be my God

And to provide for my salvation in Your Son, Jesus.

I thank You that You desire a relationship with me,

Your sinful child

And that You promise to be My Heavenly Father

Both here and in eternity. I praise You, Lord.

I thank You…..

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Lenten Prayer “My Psalm 314  February 26, 2018

Almighty Father, Prince of Peace, Holy Spirit my comfort,

What joy to come with songs of joy

To pray to Your Presence in heaven this day,

Lifting Your Name, Almighty in overflowing praise.

Dear Father, You sent Your Son to fill our hearts

With the joy of our salvation.

The fountains and springs and rives and oceans

Shouts Your Name in exultant praise and worship

The very stones rise up…..

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Lenten Prayer “My Psalm 313 Restoration”  February 25, 2018

Our Father Who art in heaven,

We bless You today for giving us forgiveness

Through the immense work of Your Son,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

For through His sacrifice, through Your love,

We have been forgiven and restored by Your mercy.

Like the rain that refreshes us on a hot summer day,

We welcome Your gift that takes us from desperation

To grace.

We did nothing to earn Your merit,

…..

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Lenten Prayer “My Psalm 310 Repentance”  February 22, 2018

Dear Heavenly Father,

I come to You in repentance,

Asking forgiveness for the times I have lived my life

As I wanted to, not heeding Your laws and direction.

I make no excuses

Such as, I didn’t know what I was doing,

Or I didn’t think anybody cared about me,

Or What did it matter what I did.

I didn’t hurt anyone, I thought.

Now I know I hurt Your…..

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Almighty God, Sovereign over all,

I dare come into Your Presence,

Confessing that I am unworthy through sin’s taint

To do so.

You created me, wondrously created me,

And the whole of creation around me.

Yet I have attempted to make this world

Revolve around me in self-centeredness and pride,

And have usurped power only given me by You.

And allow my worship to come to You.

I always knew You existed. I said, “I believe in God.”

I…..

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Lenten “My Psalm 307” Seeking Wisdom  February 20, 2018

Almighty God, Creator of the Universe, Abba, Father,

I pray today for wisdom, Your guidance, Your direction.

Around me I hear constant babble, competing voices,

Rabid arguments, statements of fools parading as truth.

I need only hear Your still, small voice

As I come to You in prayer.

Proverbs chapter 18 describes the world we live in:

            1Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all…..