A Special Prayer for the New Year

     "O Thou, who art ever the same, grant us so to pass through the coming year with faithful hearts, that we may be able in all things to please Thy loving eyes. Amen." -- Mozarabic, A.D. 700

Source: A Pocket Prayer Book and Devotional Guide (Nashville, Tenn.: The Upper Room, 1941), compiled by Ralph Spalding Cushman

Morning Prayer in Time of War

According to the Associated Press, "On Dec. 7, 1941, Imperial Japan's navy launched a preemptive attack on the U.S. Navy base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, one of a series of raids in the Pacific. The United States declared war against Japan the next day."

The following "Morning Prayer in Time of War" is from A Pocket Prayer Book and Devotional Guide, compiled by Ralph Spalding Cushman and published in 1941 by The Upper Room:

     "O Lord God Almighty, who from Thy throne dost behold all the dwellers upon earth, look down with pity upon those on whom have fallen the miseries of war. Have compassion on the wounded and dying; comfort the brokenhearted; assuage the madness of the nations; make war to cease; give peace in our time, O Lord, we ask it in the name of Him who is the Prince of Peace, even Thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen."

Morning Prayer: Fellowship (Anonymous)

MORNING PRAYER: FELLOWSHIP
Anonymous

A found poem by Monty Gilmer
from A Pocket Prayer Book and Devotional Guide (1941),
compiled by Ralph Spalding Cushman

As the hart panteth after the water brooks,
So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
In thy presence is fullness of joy;
At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

I thank thee, Lord, for a thousand things,
The earth, the sky, the rolling sea,
The summer and the winter,
The springtime and the harvest field;
But none of these can feed
The hunger of my soul gor thee.
Beyond all things, above all loves,
I seek thee, Lord.
O grant me fellowship with thee this day.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

"A Special Prayer for Our Nation" by an Author Unknown

"When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice:

But when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn."

(The Bible: Proverbs 29:2, King James Version)

     "We humbly thank Thee, Almighty God, for the many blessings which Thou hast given to our country, and add this, O Lord, to Thy other mercies, that we may be enabled to use them better to Thy service. O take from among us all contempt of Thy Word and commandments. Break down all the barriers of selfishness and ignorance which keep men from Thee. Convince the impenitent of the misery of sin, and comfort the brokenhearted with the assurance of Thy love. Teach us all to be evangelistic, not in word only, but in everything which we do. This we ask in the name and for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen." -- Author Unknown

Source of the prayer above: A Pocket Prayer Book and Devotional Guide (1941), compiled by Ralph Spalding Cushman and published by The Upper Room, upperroom.org