“What are you seeking?”
May Your question
Clarify our intention
And be a reminder
We live leaning
Toward what we love.
May our first thoughts as we wake,
And our final thoughts before we sleep,
Be to seek and find
The God who is seeking us and
The God who has found us.
May we align our lives,
arrange our schedules,
And allocate our finances,
For the common good
And for blessing the people
And this place.
May what we long for,
And what we labor toward,
Be Your Kingdom come
In our country,
And our city,
And our neighborhood,
And next door.
May we seek
Your heart,
Your will,
Your way.
You will seek the Lord your God and you will find him” | Deuteronomy 4:29
“But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you” | Jeremiah 29:7
“Seek the Lord and live” | Amos 5:6
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness” | Matthew 6:33
“Seek and you will find” | Matthew 7:7
“Jesus said to them, “What are you seeking?” | John 1:38
Other prayers to engage in place
Father in Heaven,
Creator of all that is,
All that has been,
All that will ever be.
May we become more attuned to the history
And beautiful layers of life
That existed in this geography before us.
May we have a holy curiosity about this place:
Where our home was built,
Where our family sleeps,
And where we eat our daily meals.
Our Father,
We worship and praise You
As the Creator who worked for six days,
Using hours to build the world
In all of its beauty and brilliant majesty.
You rested and experienced joy in Your creation
Because it was good.
Creator and Good Shepherd,
You made the creatures we tend and the ground beneath their feet.
Before they belonged to our farms, businesses, or tables,
they belonged to You.
Lord God,
We pause in this moment to give You worthy recognition
For Your supreme sovereignty over all things.
We offer both acknowledgment and gratitude
For Your attentive, providential love and care
That You extend to us each day.
Dear God,
There are so many ordinary ways
To give and receive your love.
From the cuddles of our kids.
From the laughter of a dear friend.
From holding the hand of a spouse.
Teach me today
To give and receive
Your love as a neighbor.
Father in Heaven,
With August’s arrival,
The morning sunlight beams
Come later through the windows.
May we rest in your great faithfulness,
Remember that your steadfast love never ceases;
And Your mercies never come to an end.