Daily Share-a-Prayer w/e 29/06/2025
Derek Mill
Worship Leader, All Saints Church, Belton
Wednesday 25th June
Heavenly Father, thank You for the transformative power of Your Holy Spirit. No matter how hard we try, how hard I try, to change it is impossible without Your Spirit. I can't break or loose chains, physical, mental, emotional, or spiritual. I can't rewrite my neural net any more than I can rewrite my history
And yet Jesus can. When He spoke forgiveness over me from the cross all my sins were washed away in His blood. That was over two thousand years ago but Your Spirit is eternal and so there is no time limit; the power of the Spirit to bring about change is undiminished. From eternity You can reach down into any point in time and bring about transformation: "Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the Law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death". Only You can bring about change in the way I think, so I start to think in the Way You think
I initiate this process every time I submit myself to You in worship. "Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God - this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind"
On Pentecost, Pope Leo spoke about the transformative power of Your Holy Spirit, highlighting Your ability to shatter inner chains, heal wounds and empower individuals to share the Gospel message. "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord's glory, are being transformed into His image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit"
Help me Holy Spirit to bring hope to others as I meet people today. Only You can bring about inner peace in a world marked by conflict. Thank You
Amen
Songs for today and Pope Leo at Pentecost:
In the Potter's hands
Change my heart O God
The power of Your love
Pope Leo at Pentecost
Tuesday 24th June
Heavenly Father, sometimes I don't know where to start. It's not that I have so much to tell You, it's that I can't think of anything to say. Nothing new has happened that I need to talk about
Days of sickness are quite common, so that's not new. Good sleep is quite unusual, so that is why I am here with You later than usual. I texted a guy I shared a room with at college who I hadn't spoken to since the day I left 47 years ago, because he commented that I had changed my picture online. That was unusual! He came back to me with a much longer text full of news about himself and other people we knew all those years ago. I have promised to write back with more information about my life. It won't be easy to sum up nearly fifty years of life in a single text, so perhaps it will be an ongoing conversation
You have written about life over thousands of years in the Bible and continue Your conversation with us even today, so perhaps there is a clue there? After a long period of silence You spoke to Your people again. After hundreds of years You spoke to Your people through Jesus and have continued to speak to Christians ever since. There are prophetic words spoken and hundreds of new hymns and songs speak of Your love for us, of the life of Jesus, of things that are happening now reminding us of His return
Perhaps that is something I need to be doing? Talking to You about Jesus’ return, looking out for Him, listening to Him, telling people about Him
Lord Jesus, we look forward to Your return, and hope it will be soon, because things here on earth are not good and are getting worse every day. Bless us with Your Spirit so we can speak boldly the Gospel and about Your return
Amen
Songs for today:
In the first light
King of kings
Monday 23rd June
Heavenly Father, thank You that even in the most troubling of days You keep me calm inside. This can only be the work of Jesus in me. When things go wrong, which they often do in life, You are right there with me, and it is as though Your hand reaches down from Heaven, rests on my shoulder, gives it a squeeze, and I am reassured that nothing can happen that we cannot deal with together
Even in the darkest valley, when death has been near, You have been there with me. I know You have walked that path Yourself and have defeated death so I know there is nothing to fear. As the old hymn based on the 23rd Psalm says: "Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, yet will I fear no ill; for Thou art with me, and Thy rod and staff me comfort still". This is one of the hymns I remember from my school days, over 50 years ago, yet the words remain written in my brain and in my heart
I know there are often storms in life, and they can stir up fears within that can be quite overwhelming, but Your Spirit reminds me of Peter sinking as he walked on the water and Your hand reaching down to grasp his and pull him to safety in the boat. I am like Peter, like most people I guess, as I hear You say: "You of little faith, why did you doubt?" I then join with those who were in that boat, worshipping and saying: "Truly You are the Son of God". I also join with the father of a demon possessed boy who exclaimed: "I do believe, help me overcome my unbelief!"
Thank You for coming to live in me by Your Spirit. Thank You for Your strength and resilience. Thank You for calming the storms within me, even those in the face of death
Amen
Songs for today:
Fight through the storm inside
Psalm 23 - The Lord's my Shepherd - Crimond
It is well
It's not an easy road
all songs (usually with lyrics) and talks courtesy of YouTube
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