Latest / The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey / Daily Prayer 05-25-26
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- 0:00Speaker 1: I am Sherry Mackie in his time for us to
- 0:03Speaker 1: go to God in prayer, and as always I invite
- 0:07Speaker 1: you to join along with me in prayer. And today,
- 0:11Speaker 1: as I think about Memorial Day and those men, those
- 0:16Speaker 1: brave men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice of
- 0:20Speaker 1: their life for our country in our military armed forces,
- 0:25Speaker 1: I want to pray for them. Heavenly Father. Today we
- 0:28Speaker 1: come before you with heartsful of gratitude, humility, and remembrance
- 0:33Speaker 1: as we honor Memorial Day. Lord, This day carries both
- 0:38Speaker 1: appreciation and sorrow as we remember the brave men the
- 0:42Speaker 1: women who gave their lives in service, sacrificing for freedoms
- 0:46Speaker 1: many of us enjoy every single day. We pause God
- 0:50Speaker 1: today to say thank you, thank you for courage, thank
- 0:54Speaker 1: you for sacrifice, and thank you for the lives that
- 0:56Speaker 1: were poured out in service to others. Father, we lift
- 1:00Speaker 1: of the families who carry the weight of loss, for
- 1:04Speaker 1: spouses missing a husband or a wife, for parents missing
- 1:08Speaker 1: a son or a daughter, for children growing up with
- 1:11Speaker 1: memories instead of moments, Lord, come for them, like only
- 1:15Speaker 1: you can wrap your loving arms around every grieving heart.
- 1:19Speaker 1: On days when the absence feels heavy, be their peace. God,
- 1:24Speaker 1: on days when memories bring tears, be their strength. God,
- 1:28Speaker 1: Oh we pray for those who continue to carry wounds
- 1:31Speaker 1: that cannot be seen. Veterans, military families, and loved ones
- 1:36Speaker 1: who have endured the cost of service. Bring healing with
- 1:40Speaker 1: their spain. Bring peace where there are trouble thoughts. Bring
- 1:44Speaker 1: restoration to hearts that have carried burdens in silence. Oh Father,
- 1:49Speaker 1: help us never take for granted the sacrifices that have
- 1:54Speaker 1: been made. Teach us to live with gratitude, compassion and purpose. God,
- 1:59Speaker 1: let us honor them those who serve not only with words,
- 2:02Speaker 1: but with us, striving to be people of integrity and
- 2:07Speaker 1: kindness and unity. Lord, we also remember that you are
- 2:11Speaker 1: close to the broken hearted. So for anyone grieving on
- 2:15Speaker 1: this Memorial Day for whatever reason, not only for military loss,
- 2:19Speaker 1: but the loss of a loved one, the loss of
- 2:22Speaker 1: a relationship, the loss or season of life, God, meet
- 2:27Speaker 1: them right where they are. Let your presence be a
- 2:30Speaker 1: comfort and let your peace be a comforting. Oh Father, God,
- 2:33Speaker 1: thank you for even and loss. You remain faithful even
- 2:37Speaker 1: in grief. God, you remain near, and even in sorrow, God,
- 2:41Speaker 1: you are still the God whose strengthens and sustains. Lord,
- 2:46Speaker 1: we pray over our nation. Bring wisdom to leaders, Bring
- 2:50Speaker 1: unity where there is division, Bring healing where there is hurt.
- 2:55Speaker 1: Help us God to value one another and pursue peace.
- 2:58Speaker 1: Let honor, let respect, Let compassion rise within our communities,
- 3:03Speaker 1: and Father for the families gathering, cover them. Let holmes
- 3:08Speaker 1: be filled with love. Let conversations be filled with grace.
- 3:12Speaker 1: Let memories be shared, tears be comforted, in hearts be encouraged. Today,
- 3:17Speaker 1: God we remember today. God we honor today. God we
- 3:21Speaker 1: give faiths. And above all, God, we trust you, the
- 3:24Speaker 1: one who holds every life, the one who holds every sacrifice.
- 3:28Speaker 1: And God, you are the one who holds every grieving
- 3:31Speaker 1: heart in your hand in Jesus' name. Amen, Amen, Amen,