by Neil Ellis | Sep 20, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, Before you I place my tiredness. Before you I place my frustration. Before you I place my pain. Before you I place my anger. Before you I place my disappointment. Loving God, I ask you for renewed energy. I ask you for increased patience. I ask you for...
by Neil Ellis | Sep 13, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, I come before you as a humble servant, I come before you in need of hope. I confess that there are times when I feel helpless, When the weight of the world seems to crush me. I confess that there are times when I feel week, When temptation seems to...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 30, 2016 | Prayer
Gracious God, As I wake to face the day I acknowledge that I am unaware of what will challenge me, Of who will cross my path, or of what beauty I may experience. What I do know is that you are my rock and my refuge. My every present helper during times of need. You...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 23, 2016 | Prayer
This mornings prayer is taken from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro. This prayer book is laid out with ordinary prayer to guide and focus your devotional life. The focus of today’s...
by Neil Ellis | Aug 9, 2016 | Prayer
Jesus, you call those who follow you to look and act different from the rest of the world. You call us to be a just and loving culture. you call us to live in a way that shows we follow these two rules: “Love God” and “Love your neighbour.”...