“…for the joy
of the Lord is your strength.”
-Nehemiah 8:10-
Our Father, which
art in Heaven:
We
ask that you will forgive us for our sins.
Create in us a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. We know that the joy of you, Lord, is our
strength, and we thank you for being our joy.
God you are our exceeding joy. We ask that you will continue to allow us to have
everlasting joy, which succeeds failing happiness. We want to have the great joy and a glad
heart. We don’t desire to have the
triumph of the wicked, and the joy of the hypocrites, but we want our hearts to
sing with joy. We know that if we trust
in you, and rejoice in you, that we can shout for joy. We know that if we allow you to show us the
path of our lives, there is fullness of joy in your presence. We must come before your presence with
thanksgiving, and we must make a joyful sound! We know we are blessed by
knowing the joyful sound. We know we
will have dark times in our lives, but joy comes in the morning to bring light,
and you will restore to us the joy of our salvation. We know that with your joy
you will draw water out of the wells of salvation. You give us joy, when the weight
(troubles/challenges/issues) of our lives presses us down. You are our saving
joy. We know that when we hear joy and gladness our well-being will regain life
(hope). We don’t want our joy to be
darkened, but we desire to be joyful in your glory. For you are our glory and JOY!
Your
Servants