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Ascension Lutheran Church
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ALC The Ascension Sanctuary ReadyClickGrow
Austin, TX
Remembering 9/11A family prayer time.Ages: AllTopic : TerrorismBible: 2 Chronicles 7:14; Romans 12:12; 1 Timothy 2:1, 2; Hebrews 4:16
Remembering 9/11
Prayer Focus
Our nation was profoundly changed on September 11, 2001. The data that researchers have collected indicates dramatic posttraumatic stress that needs our prayer. Use the following prayer activity to lead your family in prayer. Prayer is a way for your family to participate in God's work around the world.Prayer Activity
God encourages us to pray for the our needs and for the needs of others. Pray with your family through each of the following prayer opportunities.So whenever we are in need, we should come bravely before the throne of our merciful God. There we will be treated with undeserved kindness and we will find help. Hebrews 4:16
Prayer Opportunity #1: Those Who Are Hurting!
Pray for those who are hurting during this time of trouble, especially . . .
• Those who lost loved ones in the 9/11 terrorist attack.
• Those who have lost loved ones fighting the war on terrorism.
• Those who have been traumatized.
Prayer Opportunity #2: Your Family!
• keep your commitment to a strong family.
Pray for your family that you can . . .
• talk about your feelings with each other.
• care for and support one another in love.
• heal together from the hurts inflicted by a dangerous world.• this time of trouble brings them to God.Prayer Opportunity #3: Other Families!
Pray for other families that . . .
• they can experience healing in their relationships.
• the church can reach out to them.
• your family can be a witness for Jesus to them.
• they can find guidance from God.
• they may experience peace from God.
Prayer Opportunity #4: Your Community!
Pray for your community . . .
• that your neighborhood and town may experience
healing.
• that your family may provide comfort to its members.
•
that your family can help reclaim it
for God.
• offer God's peace and grace to those who are hurting.Prayer Opportunity #5: Churches & Ministry Groups!
Pray for churches and ministry groups that they may . . .
Prayer Opportunity #6: The United States
Pray that the United States will . . .
• be healed as a nation.
• confess its own faults and acts of injustice.
• depend upon God rather than individual efforts.
• ask for God's guidance and direction to move forward.
Prayer Opportunity #7: Perpetrators of the Violence!
Pray for those who caused and continue to cause pain through terrorism that they may . . .
• seek a right relationship with God.
• be brought to justice.
• find healing for their hearts because of the evil they have committed.
Prayer Opportunity
#8: Leadership!
Pray for God's wisdom and strength for our leaders like . . .
• our President and other federal leaders.
• our state and local leaders.
• our armed services.
• our police and fire fighters.
• our school principals, teachers, and other staff.
• our community leaders.
Prayer Opportunity #9: Keep Praying!
Continue your prayers, be happy that God takes care of you, and give thanks for all that God is doing in the life of your family.
If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, pray, seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Let your hope make you glad. Be
patient in time of
trouble and never stop praying. Romans
12:12
First of all, I
ask you to pray for everyone. Ask God to help and bless them all, and tell
God how thankful you are for each of them. Pray for kings and others in
power, so that we may live quiet and peaceful lives as we worship and honor
God.
1 Timothy 2:1-2
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