May the truth in your word guide our journeys, and may the joy of your kingdom fill our homes. As we gather together underneath the banner of your life, we thank you for all the wonderful food that we can now enjoy, and celebrate your glorious resurrection. Those who stood at the foot of the cross wondered where you were, as they saw Jesus mocked and shamed and killed.
Where were you then? Lord God, we, too, ask where you are, when there is trouble and suffering and death, and we cry out to you for help. Be near to us, and save us so that we may praise you for your deliverance. Make us to trust in you like little children.
As the world sings triumphant cries to heaven over death that you conquered, help us, Lord, tomorrow as well, when the dresses are put away and the candy is all eaten and on with life we go let us not forget. The celebration of your resurrection over death is a celebration of life that should continue well beyond the sunrise service and the music, rehearsed for days prior; it is beyond the sign of spring, beyond the lily, beyond new lambs grazing in open fields.
Resurrection is a daily celebration over fear; man's greatest and most powerful enemy. Fear of tomorrow, fear of our yesterdays, fear of what shall become of our young our old our unborn. Resurrection is replacing fear with physical action. This alone, the most touching and profound of your signs that fear is dead and belief in you brings, not just hope but life. What better living parable could You have brought? All fear death. Even in the garden, You took on our fear if for only moments, it was as real as our fears can be real and You knew then that this single enemy must be destroyed.
And, You sacrificed your life, leaving those who had been comfort, and follower; You left them behind, to conquer fear. I shall cling to this now, and the tomorrows given me. Peace and thanksgiving lifted unto you. Lord, the resurrection of Your Son has given us new life and renewed hope. Help us to live as new people in pursuit of the Christian ideal. Grant us wisdom to know what we must do, the will to want to do it, the courage to undertake it, the perseverance to continue to do it, and the strength to complete it.
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There are many people in this world who are not fortunate enough to have a nice, hot meal, let alone share one with people they love. While prayers generally have an opening statement and closure, there really is no wrong way to talk to God.
God, we pause with such gratitude for the gift of your undeserved, unfailing, and unfathomably love. Thank you for walking around on this broken, dusty, and trouble-ridden planet for 33 years so that we might believe and have eternal life. Thank you for communicating your love for us in a way that is so personal, so extravagant, and so gracious.
Thank you for proving that you are real, you are powerful, and that only you give us the power to live our lives well through your incarnation, death, and resurrection. Thank you for washing away our sins by offering yourself as the perfect and blameless sacrifice in our stead. Thank you, Jesus, for all you have done for us and offer our lives as a living sacrifice to you in gratitude for amazing grace.
In his name, the nations will put their hope. God, we thank you for the reminder that you are a safe place for us to put our hope. This year there have been many troubles that have shaken our ability to live with peace and have attempted to rob our hope. We pray that as we celebrate Easter that our friends and family would be reminded that hope is still alive and it has a name! May our loved ones be led to find hope in Jesus this Easter.
Below is a short rhyming prayer for your kids to learn for Easter:. A great way to tell the story of Easter to your kids is through Resurrection Eggs.
You will never leave nor forsake Your own! We want to celebrate Him every day of our lives. In a world that grows increasingly dark, help us hold up His light. Give us the courage to speak as boldly as Mary Magdalene did, and never be ashamed of proclaiming Your Good News. Thank You for paying the debt for my life. Thank You for erasing my sin and calling me Your own.
I am no longer a slave to sin or in debt to a holy God. I am a child of God. Heavenly Father, Thank you for sending Jesus to save me from my sins. Thank you that you loved me enough to send a perfect sacrifice, so that we could live together eternally. I confess that I am a sinner and need forgiveness. I ask you to come into my heart, and I commit to following Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior.
I plead for You to give me Your grief over the people who have missed You and rejected You. This Easter, remind me just how much I need You. Help me see Your grace. Grant me that divine combination of sorrow and tenderness that points people to the cross and to new Life.
Dear God, give me Your heart for my world, to see the desperate need for salvation we all have. May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with us this day. May this meal be blessed as we gather to celebrate together. May your love be shared amongst us as we enjoy the gift of fellowship. May we remember to give out the grace and forgiveness that you have freely given us.
And may we always give thanks for your sacrificial love. Lord, death could not hold You. And because of You, the resurrection, we, too, can live.
Thank You that the grave is only a journey into the presence of God. You have removed the sting of death and empowered this thing called life. Now I will live in Your presence forever. God made you and God made me, He made the world for us to see. God loves you and long ago, He sent his Son to tell us so.
Jesus showed us many things, To love and share and dance and sing. Lord, as we gather together as family and friends; we invite you once again into our lives. May the hope of your resurrection color our days. May the promise of your spirit working in us light up our lives. May the love you revealed to us shape our giving. May the truth in your word guide our journeys and may the joy of your kingdom fill our homes.
As we gather together underneath the banner of your life, we thank you for all the wonderful food that we can now enjoy and celebrate your glorious resurrection. As the world sings triumphant cries to heaven over death that you conquered, help us, Lord, tomorrow as well, when the dresses are put away and the candy is all eaten and on with life we go let us not forget.
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