May Prayers 2017

                   

Other Songs for this month's theme, click on these links: 

Your Love Is A Song, Switchfoot 

Lean On Me, The Tenors 

   

For pics of colour at Allen Gardens, click here.

This Month's Theme:

In May everything is blooming! Let's not miss it, especially after a cold, gray winter! Open your eyes to see and your heart to experience nature's awakening of her colour and form! Don't take for granted and don't miss the opportunities that make themselves available to you in your life every day.

What we are praying for:

Let's pray this for ourselves and on behalf of our loved ones and our neighbours:

God, open our eyes to see the beauty around us.
Open our hearts to the love that surrounds us. 
Help us to see the opportunities and 
the help that is available to us in our lives. 
Help us to recognize your provision every day.

God, we pray for the safety of all who participate 

in fundraisers throughout the GTA this month.

We pray that all groups reach their goals!

We pray for Walk for Life (click here)

We pray for Meagan's Walk (click here)

                              Photo of Lily of the Valley: proflowers.com 

 

We pray for all mother's and mother figures.

Thank you God for filling their hearts with so much love!

Help us to know the best way to share our love 

with them on their day. 

For more pics and thoughts on Spring, click here!

Scripture Meditations:

 John 14:26. 

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, 
whom the Father will send in my name, 

he will teach you all things and
 bring to your remembrance 
all that I have said to you.

Romans 8:16. 

The Holy Spirit confirms to us in our hearts 
that we are children of God.

2 Corinthians 1:22, 2 Corinthians 5:5, Ephesians 1:14. 

God has given to us the Holy Spirit in our hearts 

to guarantee all that He has promised, 

that is to help us in our lives now on Earth, 

 and bring us to be with Him in eternal life.

Ephesians 1:18

I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light 

so that you can understand the confident hope

 he has given to those he called; his holy people

 who are his rich and glorious inheritance.

The gentle, flowing waters of Shiloh.

We don't have to be loud in our testimony,

just part of the steadily flowing river that

peacefully washes over all the strife!

For more meditations, click here.

For Street Church at the MCCT website, click here.






Links to My New Day TV Programs :

 Who Am I?, Part 2

What is life and who are we really on planet Earth?

Market Place Christianity

How can we be effective in everyday life outside ministry?

  

 Open your eyes!

Open your hearts!!

  Thank you for praying with us!

 

May Blooming 2017

Know who you are!

                                                         

Mark 8: 27-38

To know Jesus is to know who we are.To know Jesus is to be like Him.
He is our life, our existence, our power, and who and what we are revolves around who we think Jesus is, the man, the Messiah, the righteous one, full of wisdom beyond everyone else, the pure one, the one who died for us, the risen one, Son of God, all powerful, almighty, loving, forgiving, healing, all seeing and knowing, our King and judge, our brother, our friend who would do anything for us! Walking with us, guiding us, comforting us, helping and protecting in every situation, no matter what! 

He is there for us and will be forever!

Videos for May 2107

  the Fountain                                                           Music for Machine                                                                                      


Who Am I?, Part 2


Market Place Christianity  


Lean On Me, The Tenors

York, Christian Loffler

Enchantment Costa De La Luz, Van

Walk for Muscular Dystrophy

Eye Of The Storm, Ryan Stevenson

April prayers 2017

                                




Other Songs for this month's theme, click on these links:    
                                                                                             

 Josh Groban, You Raise Me Up.

 Jai McDowall, You Raise Me Up.

 Chris Tomlin, Jesus.      

Jordan Feliz, The River

Pic from Proflowers.

This Month's Theme:

April brings us the beginning of newness of life. The air is refreshed, new plants are being birthed and Easter brings us the promise of life eternal. 
The Daisy is April's flower. It stands for innocence, purity, new beginnings and true love. 
From flowermeaning.com;
"The daisy’s message is, ultimately, one of hope and renewal. In sending daisies, the sender hopes the viewer will see the world as they once did as a child"
Let's allow this time of year to refresh our minds and strengthen our spirits. Let's not loose our childlike wonder at the stars. Let's continue to imagine, dream, hope, play and create.

Photo by James




 What we are praying for:

Pray that your neighbours experience refreshing this spring! Pray that they never forget the amazement at creation and the excitement of discovery they had in their youth and that every day brings them new joys. Pray that they experience new birth in every area of their lives.

God, we pray for the safety of all who participate in fundraisers throughout the GTA this month.

We pray that all groups reach their goals!

We pray in particular for the 2017 Walk for Muscular Dystrophy.

                                     

                                      

 

Scriptures:

Matthew 18: 2-6. 

Be willing as a child to learn and have simple faith.

1 Peter 2: 2-3.

Desire the simple truth and feed on it so you will grow as a child and become mature.

Romans 8: 11.

If the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead live in you, you shall be raised to life in the same way! 

Quotes:

"The real voyage of discovery consists of not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes."
Marcel Proust

"We don't see things as they are, we see them as we are."
Anais Nin

"If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite."  
William Blake

 

 Don't lose your childlike wonder while looking at the stars!

Don't lose  your ability to dream and imagine great things!!

Happy Easter!

All the best always!

Thanks for praying with us.

 
 

New hope! New life!

Rise up! Spring's refreshing brings new strength!

March Prayers 2017

                  


Laura Mvula - Green Garden
To see Laura's music video, "Overcome" on YouTube click here.

March is preparing for spring growth!

Don't forget to get alone when you need to, that quiet place where you can think, reflect, meditate, listen to that inner voice we all have to connect to the higher wisdom, that loving place where we restore. Take a walk in your green cool garden and get refreshed! Have a little taste of Spring early!!

What we are praying for:

God, change our hearts to be like yours. Protect our neighbourhood. Protect our city. 
Protect everyone within from accidents and help us to turn from violence to your peaceful ways.
 
God we pray that our neighbours will make the right choices that will allow you to work in their lives and that will help them to hear your voice more clearly. May they experience your refreshing and renewal this Spring and be inspired to follow your ways of love.

We pray that love will be pure and continue among all peoples in the world! We pray for our world leaders that they find it in themselves to rule with a true heart, be filled with wisdom, and represent all peoples that they govern. We pray for the immigrants and those displaced that they are protected as they travel and find a safe place to settle. We pray that all peoples in the general public find it in their hearts to accept and befriend those who come into their country from other places despite their differences. May those in minorities seeking refuge find it.

Help those in authority positions to bring peace to the Middle East. Help the allies to stop Isis and return the countries under siege to peace. Restore relationships between nations that have suffered.

Help the crisis in Africa where people are starving. Help those countries to find peace and give help to those in need. 

God, we pray for the safety of all 

who participate in fundraisers throughout the GTA.

We pray that all groups reach their goals!

We pray for the Irish residents of our city

that they feel welcome here.

For the St Patrick's Day 5K Run/Walk click here.

Scriptures from the Bible:

Jesus got alone to listen to God's voice to restore, refresh and get instruction, and to know who He was.

Luke 5:16. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.

When we get alone and quieten ourselves, giving over to peace, then we will hear that inner voice that comes from love.

1 Kings 19:12. And after the earthquake there was a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire there was the sound of a gentle whisper.

The Holy Spirit will lead you into all truth. What you need to hear at that particular time to stay on your life path.

John 16:13. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth.

 Pay Attention to your spiritual health.

Isaiah 58: 11. The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry 

and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.

 Pic from sojos.com

Maintain your spiritual health.

Matthew11: 28,29.

Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, 
and I will give you rest.Take my yoke upon you. 
Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, 
and you will find rest for your souls. 

Grow your spiritual health!

1Timothy 4: 7-9

Spend your time and energy in training yourself for spiritual fitness. 
Physical exercise has some value, but spiritual exercise is much more important 
for it promises a reward in both this life and the next. 
This is true and everyone should accept it.”
 

Pic from techietonics.com

Boost your spiritual health!
Isaiah 40: 29-31
He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. 
Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. 
But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. 
They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. 

Pic from sciencelearn.org.nz.



For a condensed version of these topics and a link to sites teaching on them click here. 



 

 

For my version of maintenance click here!

To see interview with Elizabeth Nixon about her book,
" Rythms Of Heaven",  click here.

                                  



Take a 3 minute retreat with Loyola Press, a Jesuit Ministry, click here

Listen to the quiet. Breathe, relax, rest. 

Walk in your garden. Dance in your garden!
Fall in love again,
with yourself,
with life!!

Thank you for praying with us!

 

Maintain your spiritual health!!

Pay attention to your Spiritual health:

Don't forget that you are spirit as well as body and mind. Listen to your heart and look at your life and do what is necessary to keep it healthy. The peace and love is there, all that you need to be healthy and happy. The magic is in you to know the answers for your life, for your well being. 
Psalm 145: 15,16. The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food at the proper time.  
You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

For more on spiritual wellness and health click here.

Maintain your spiritual health: 

Develop good habits to look after yourself, including your spirit! Spend the time you need to listen, to your life, your world, others close to you and that small voice inside of you that comes from love. Don't forget your friends. Go out and have quality time with them! And ask God for help in everything. God is always there to help you! 
John 16: 13. When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. 
For more on how to maintain spiritual health click here.

Grow spiritually:

Increase your  prayer time, your meditation time, your time to think things through. Get out and get involved with others, live!! You exercise to keep your body strong, exercise your spirit. Listen to others and pray for them, pray with them. Trust God enough to love others with your actions. Change you attitude and be thankful for your life and all the blessings it offers. 

John 15:5. I am the vine, you are the branches; he who abides in Me and I in him, he bears much fruit, for apart from Me you can do nothing.
2 Peter 3:18 but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ To Him be the glory, both now and to the day of eternity. Amen.

Ephesians 3: 17-19. so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; and that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled up to all the fullness of God.

For scriptures on how to grow spiritually click here.

Top 10 Ways to Boost Spiritual Health  
(From The Christian Post)

1) Prayer; silence and solitude:
Spending time in God’s presence, with or without words, empowers us. It is a privilege and a gift to be able to commune with God through prayer.
2) Listening to God; spiritual journaling:
Listening-paying attention-to God’s whispers in our hearts reminds us that God is active in our lives. Writing down prayers, thoughts, questions, longings and hopes proves meaningful to many people of faith.

3) Private and corporate worship:
Praising God opens us to the Holy Spirit, reorders our priorities and redirects our paths. Worship connects us to God on a wholistic level.

4) Bible-reading and study:
Meditating on God’s Word keeps us focused on God, rather than on our problems and wants. Through the Bible God speaks to us and guides us personally.
5) Obeying God’s commands:
Putting our faith into practice increases our joy. This is one of the paradoxes of faith: when we submit ourselves to God, we find ourselves-and in an odd way, we are freed.

6) Loving God and our neighbors:
Surrendering to God leads us to a life of love. God is love, and when we live and serve in Christ, we experience love ourselves.

7) Stepping out in faith when urged to do something:
Trusting in God’s guidance strengthens our faith. When we dare to step out in faith, we learn that God is with us wherever we go and that God is more powerful than our fear.
8) Fasting, not necessarily from food-perhaps from TV or something else: Finding time or space to pay attention to God by giving up something else blesses us beyond measure. We need to guard our hearts as well as our time from distractions.
9) Serving others:
Reorienting our attitude away from self keeps us on the right track. Following Jesus in serving others heightens our own experience of grace.
10) Fellowship with other believers:
Building and being part of a Christian community equips us for sharing and caring, within and beyond that community. The values of God’s kingdom are different than those of the world, so we need the support and encouragement of other believers in order to truly live as Christians in our daily lives.

For more on ways to boost your spiritual health from The Christian Post  click here.

Spring longing to be revealed!

Joni Mitchell 2000 live click here.

Joni Mitchell Both Sides Now Vimeo click here.

Evangeline Inman and Cornerstone Worship, The Reason, click here.

Matthew West, Mended, click here.

You Raise Me Up, Josh Groban, click here.

 Chris Tomlin, Jesus, click here.

We Are Messengers, Magnify ( official lyric video)                Come Alive (Dry bones)  Click here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q06Y9X4_DsI


Danny Gokey, Tell Your Heart To Beat Again    
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F77v41jbOYs


Jonny Diaz, Breathe ( official lyric video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnjeMwxFuBA


Zach Williams, Chain Breaker (official lyric video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGYjKR69M6U


Hawk Nelson, Drops In The Ocean (official lyric video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZH13wFGffg


Hawk Nelson, Diamonds (official lyric video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yf1ARbpB0gA


Jason Gray, Sparrows (lyric video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRJZQFRyZ6s

February Prayers 2017

                              



The Month of love!

Let's keep loving and keep up hope! Love those around you in your immediate world while continuing to pray for peace throughout the planet. And let's not forget it is up to us to pray for those in authority whether we agree with them or not. Bad mouthing won't bring about change we would want, but prayer has positive affects. Pray that world leaders have wisdom, love, and seek inspiration from God, from loving intentions, not selfish ambition.

Let's remember the contributions of those who have immigrated to our continent, which have been great! Of course this month we are celebrating the contributions the African-Americans have made over the years.

 

What we are praying for:

This month let's pray that love will be pure and continue among all peoples in the world! Let's pray for our world leaders that they find it in themselves to rule with a true heart, be filled with wisdom, and represent all peoples that they govern. Let's pray for the immigrants and those displaced that they are protected as they travel and find a safe place to settle. Let's pray that all peoples in the general public find it in their hearts to accept and befriend those who come into their country from other places despite their differences. May those in minorities seeking refuge find it.

Let's pray for those who were bereaved by the Quebec City mosque shooting. Let's continue to pray for the safety of all Muslims and that people in our country will get better understanding of them.


Scriptures from the Quran:

"O mankind! Allah created you from a single (pair) of a male and a female, and made you into nations and tribes, that you may know each other (not that you despise each other). Verily the most honored of you in the sight of Allah is (he who is) the most righteous of you. And Allah has full knowledge and is well acquainted (with all things)." Nobel Qur'an (49:13)

The reward of goodness is nothing but goodness. (Al Quran 55:61)

Scriptures from the Bible:

Matthew 25:34-46English Standard Version (ESV)

Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you?’

And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’

Psalm 41:1-3

For the choir director: A psalm of David. Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble. The LORD protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies. The LORD nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health.

Thank you for joining us in this month's prayers!

Pray for those leading our governments!

Let's keep on lovin'!

Click here for Jon Foreman's "Your Love Is Enough"

Happy New Year 2017!!

                                


Let's make our New Year's Resolution that we will stop complaining and instead speak positively and give people compliments, looking for the good in them instead of criticizing negatively or hurtfully. Life can and will work out well. People may do bad things , but are not necessarily bad people. Let's use our words to bring about the best solutions, and to bring out the best in people!


What we are praying for:

First, let's pray for the health and well being of our artists. They are messengers who bring comfort, enlightenment, healing, new truth discovered or uncovered, new perspective, that can save your life! What price can you put on that?? Don't underestimate the power of the word to music, or the message through other media, pictures; painted or moving, spoken and written word, dance, all visual arts, story telling, acting, any I have missed? These are truly powerful as they evoke emotion which moves the soul to experience!

Prince

I Would Die 4 U

Pray that artists use their talents effectively to spread the message of love and peace.

Photo: The Daily Beast

David Bowie

Space Oddity

Pray that artists not be afraid to be themselves,
to spread the message of love in their own unique way and encourage others to do the same.


Photo from Gain Music,  David Bowie - A Tribute

Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah

Pray that artists will allow God's inspiration to fill their hearts
and stay true in their writing.
God will always honour an honest heart and those willing to learn.

Photo from Treehugger

George Michael and Elton John
Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Pray that artists get the help and support they need
when they are fighting illness or tragedy.
May they be free to bring their message of love to the world.


Photo from Elton John's Corporation Blog


 Let's continue to pray for peace throughout the World. Pray that each country in the Western World will have the wisdom to stop terrorist attacks on civilians, and find effective ways to prevent  cyber attacks, protecting their information and their election process.

Pray that war veterans here and all over the world will have the medical and spiritual support they need for their injuries, physical, mental and emotional. 

Pray that this New Year people everywhere will experience God's love, God's peace, and that they will have the inspiration, the resources, the courage and the strength to start their lives anew! Pray that they will not be afraid to let go of the things they have outgrown and start new ways of looking at their world and new ways of doing things. May everyone stay honest and willing to learn!

What we need: 

We need to get into the rhythms of Heaven and then we can proclaim things to be which may not exactly be that way yet. Walking in love we can reap many blessings in this life today!
Watch My New Day at this link with Elizabeth Nixon 

Create good intentions! Check out Mallika Chopra"s blogs:  http://intentblog.com/inner-work-outer-work-suffering-world/#more-288182


Scriptures:


Mark 11: 23. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

Romans 4:17. As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were.

Philippians 4:6-7. Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Psalm 105: Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done. Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.

For more relating to these click here. 


 

All the best for 2017!! 

Ephesians 3:16-17. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 


For Street Church page at the MCCT website: http://www.mcctoronto.com/prayer-walks