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Jeremiah 14:7  “Though our iniquities testify against us,
act, O LORD, for your name’s sake;
for our backslidings are many;
we have sinned against you.

8  O you hope of Israel,
its savior in time of trouble,
why should you be like a stranger in the land,
like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night?

9  Why should you be like a man confused,
like a mighty warrior who cannot save?
Yet you, O LORD, are in the midst of us,
and we are called by your name;
do not leave us.”

Luke 24:28  So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, 29  but they urged him strongly, saying, “Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.” So he went in to stay with them. 30  When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. 31  And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. 32  They said to each other, “Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures?” 33  And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, 34  saying, “The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon!” 35  Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread.

O, LORD our God,

Though our iniquities today are many, though our sins testify against us as they did in the day of Jeremiah, will you not act for Jesus’ sake?

Though our iniquities today are many, though our sins testify against us as they did in the day of Jeremiah, will you not have mercy on us for Jesus’ sake?

We are called by Your Name. We are Your people. You are our God. You alone are our hope. You alone are our Savior in time of trouble.

Lord Jesus, do not be like a stranger in the land! Do not be like a traveler who turns aside to tarry for a night! Do not be like a man confused! You alone are the mighty warrior who can save us!

O, Lord our God, do not delay! Are you not already in our midst? O, do not be silent! Do not turn Your face away from us!

Open our ears so we might hear You. Open our eyes so we might see You. Open our hearts to receive You. Open our souls that we might know You.

Have mercy upon us for we are Your people. Have mercy on us for we are called by Your Name. Like the disciples on the Emmaus road, we urge You to stay with us. O, it is near evening. The day is far spent. We are in great trouble. Much of Your Church in many places is in a very dark place now. O, Morning Star, will You not arise once again and shine Your light upon us in this gloomy place? Will You not come and abide with us? O, stay with us! Do not leave us. Do not forsake us.

LORD our God, the only Savior, will You not once again come in glory to Your Church in our time of trouble and cause Your face to shine on us and restore us so we might be saved? We have no other hope but You.

On this Lord’s Day particularly, as Your Word is taught and preached by Your servants, may Your blessed Spirit come into the midst so Your Word might go out with power, boldness and assurance. May the teaching and preaching of Your Word be made effectual by Your Holy Spirit. Let Your Holy Word spoken and heard not be a dead letter but become a living fire in our souls so our hearts might burn within us. May that passion incite a flaming zeal for Your glory and renown throughout the world.

O, LORD our God, be gracious to us. Be very gracious to us. Draw near to us as You cause us to draw near to You. Make Yourself known to us this day. May our hearts burn within us. Bless Your Word as it is read and spoken and heard. May the soil of our hearts be prepared this day and each and every time we come to Your Word so it might take root and grow and flourish and produce the fruit You desire. May we receive You and Your Word humbly. May Your Word not return void but burn within us like a fire in our hearts that we cannot hold in.

O, we are hungry for You, Bread of Life. No other bread can satisfy! No worldly bread can nourish our souls. Living God, feed us with Your living Bread until we want no more! O, Lord Jesus, meet with us this day. Do not leave us! Stay with us!

Holy Father, You have chosen us and called us to be Your people. Jesus Christ, heavenly Bridegroom, we are Your bride. Chief Shepherd, we are Your people, the sheep of Your pasture. O, Good Shepherd of the sheep, why should You be like a stranger to us? Hope of Israel, do not leave us! Holy Savior, come to us! Make Yourself known to us this day! May our hearts burn within us this day! Holy Spirit, may we not grieve, quench or limit You as we read and hear Your Word.

*Please add your prayers as the Holy Spirit of God leads you.*