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Daily Prayer 04-21-25 · The Early Morning Praise Party w/ Sherry Mackey

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  Speaker 1: I am Sherry Mackey, and it's time for us to
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  Speaker 1: go to God in prayer, and as always I ask
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  Speaker 1: that you join along with me in prayer. And today
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  Speaker 1: I just think about the importance of family and the
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  Speaker 1: family being rooted in love and in grace, and the
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  Speaker 1: importance of forgiveness and families because none of us are perfect,
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  Speaker 1: none of us, and so it's important that we handle
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  Speaker 1: one anohing with love and with grace. Heavenly Father, in
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  Speaker 1: the name of Jesus, we thank you today for the
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  Speaker 1: sacred gift of family and all its shapes and all
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  Speaker 1: its seasons. God, we see a reflection of your heart,
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  Speaker 1: a place where love begins, where grace is learned, where
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  Speaker 1: we are shaped into who you've called us to be. Lord.
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  Speaker 1: We know that families are not made of perfect people,
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  Speaker 1: because we aren't. We're made up of people learning to love,
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  Speaker 1: learning to forgive, and to show up for one another
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  Speaker 1: day after day. So God, we ask you, now, with
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  Speaker 1: humble hearts, to help us build our homes on your
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  Speaker 1: truth and your grace. Where there's division, God brings unity
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  Speaker 1: where there's silence, Bring healing words where there's distance, Help
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  Speaker 1: us close the gaps with compassion where there are wounds,
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  Speaker 1: Pour out the oil of your mercy. Teach us Lord
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  Speaker 1: to forgive quickly and to love deeply, not because it's
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  Speaker 1: always easy, but because you've forgiven and you loved us first.
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  Speaker 1: Let our pride give way to humility, and our stubbornness
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  Speaker 1: melt into surrender. Help us God to speak kindly even
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  Speaker 1: when emotions run high. Let our words carry the weight
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  Speaker 1: of kindness, and our silence be filled with patience and
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  Speaker 1: with prayer. Lord, Please bless parents who carry silent burdens,
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  Speaker 1: who who pray, who sacrifice to create a safe space
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  Speaker 1: for their children. God strengthen them where they feel unseen,
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  Speaker 1: and when they feel overwhelmed, God, God, remind them that
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  Speaker 1: their labor of love is not in vain. God, bless
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  Speaker 1: the children and the youth. Fill their hearts with respect
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  Speaker 1: and curiosity and honor for their families. Help them to
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  Speaker 1: see beyond rules and correction and into the deep love
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  Speaker 1: and care behind every not every boundary, every prayer whispered
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  Speaker 1: over them that they don't even realize and see God.
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  Speaker 1: And for those who feel the ache of broken family ties, God,
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  Speaker 1: those that are griefing, those that are strange from their family,
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  Speaker 1: or walking through seasons of separation. God, I ask right now,
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  Speaker 1: in the name of Jesus, be their comforter. Restore what
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  Speaker 1: seems lost, Redeem what seems too far gone. You are
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  Speaker 1: the God who brings prodigal sons and daughters home. You
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  Speaker 1: knit hearts back together. God, Let our homes be places
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  Speaker 1: of laughter and learning, and love and light. Not perfect, God,
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  Speaker 1: but full of grace, Not without struggle, but rich in
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  Speaker 1: your process. Let our tables be places of welcome, Our
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  Speaker 1: words be seasoned with love. In our lives be testimonies
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  Speaker 1: of your faithfulness. Finally, Lord, let every family reflect the
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  Speaker 1: love of Christ, selfless, sacrificial. Instead fans, let the world
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  Speaker 1: see you and how we love each other. God, we
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  Speaker 1: surrender our families to you right now in the name
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  Speaker 1: of Jesus. God, we know and we trusted. Your hands
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  Speaker 1: are gentler, wiser, and more powerful than ours. In Jesus' name,