Written Prayer

Praise the Lord, all people on earth, praise His glory and might. We proclaim how great You are and tell of the wonderful things You have done, God. 

Thank you, Lord, that it is no longer we who live, but Christ in us. With unveiled faces, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, we are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.

Having been raised with Christ and seated with Him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, we seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. We have the mind of Christ, and we set our mind on things above, not on things on the earth. We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. We lay aside every weight and sin that so easily entangles, running with endurance the race set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith. For we died, and our life is hidden with Christ in God. 

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ, who has granted us dominion over the earth, and who strengthens us to overcome all the power of the enemy—nothing shall harm us! You are a burning fire shut up in our bones; we are unable to contain your name! We know our God and we shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. 

Blessed are our eyes, for they see; and our ears, for they hear. We open our mouths wide and You fill it. We are Your sheep, we hear Your voice, and You know us, and we follow You. Speak, Lord, for Your servants are listening. Thank you for opening the eyes of your servants that we may see; for enlightening the eyes of our hearts in order that we would know the hope to which You have called us, the riches of Your glorious inheritance for Your holy servants. We will stand our watch and set ourselves on the rampart, and watch to see what You will say to us. 

It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, but the glory of kings is to search out a matter. We call to You, and You will answer us, and show us great and mighty things, which we do not know, for the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven has been given to us. In all our ways we acknowledge You, and You shall direct our paths. You will instruct us and teach us in the way we should go; You will counsel us with Your eye upon us. We ask You for wisdom, and you give it to us generously without reproach.

We shall do the works Jesus has done on earth, and we shall do even greater things than these. We shall heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, and cast out devils. You have poured out Your Spirit upon us, and we shall prophesy, we shall see visions, and we shall dream dreams. We shall go on to visions and revelations of the Lord, and like Samuel, we will tell people all that is in their heart, for the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, because He has anointed us to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent us to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.

The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon us, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. He Who reveals secrets, give us knowledge and skill in all learning and superior wisdom, understanding in all visions and dreams. Empower us to interpret dreams, explain riddles, and solve difficult problems. For You reveal deep and hidden things; You know what lies in darkness, and light dwells with You. 

We will stand firm, with the belt of truth buckled around our waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. We will take up the shield of faith, with which we will extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And we will take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and through us diffuses the fragrance of His knowledge in every place. Blessings to the One who gives us the power of death and life in the tongue, blessings to the all consuming fire who possesses us by his perfect Love, which casts out all fear. Lord, Your lips drip as the honeycomb; honey and milk are under Your tongue; and the fragrance of Your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon. Oh, we taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed are we who puts our trust in Him!

We thank you, Lord, that our eyes are single, our whole body full of light. That we are filled with love, joy, peace, forebearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. That we will seek first the kingdom of God and Your righteousness, and all other things will be added to us. 

Thank You, Lord, that You will grant us abundant prosperity, and we will live in peaceful dwelling places, in secure homes, in undisturbed places of rest. Lord, our hearts will keep Your commandments – and we will love the Lord our God with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength and with all our mind, and we will love our neighbour as myself. This will add length to our days, years and peace to our lives, for the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made us free from the law of sin and death, and he who lives believing in You will never die; we believe this.

We thank you Lord that no weapon formed against us shall prosper, an undeserved curse will not come to rest, and every tongue which rises against us in judgment we shall condemn, for He who is in us is greater than he who is in the world.

We shall be still and know that You are God. we shall wait on the Lord, and our strength shall be renewed; we shall mount up with wings like eagles, we shall run and not be weary, we shall walk and not faint. Guard our hearts, Lord, for everything we do flows from it. 

Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His word. Lord, we have seen well, for You are watching over Your word to perform it. So shall Your word be that goes forth from Your mouth; it shall not return to You void, but it shall accomplish what You please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which You sent it. 

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come, the whole earth is filled with your glory! Here we are, Lord. Send us! We decree this and it will be established to us – in Jesus’ name, so be it and amen!