Father of mercy and comforter to my soul, extend Your tender touch to soothe the wounded heart of Your treasured child. Yours is the only true healing for what is so easily broken. Caress my soul with compassion so that the cruelty which I have experienced does not fester into bitterness. Yours is the tenderness that dulls the constant ache. Bloom in my heart the gorgeous seeds of faith that You have planted. Your salvation is the fragrance that fills my soul with hope. Let Your Word be the water my heart thirsts for. Grow up a garden of joy inside me, Lord. You are the resurrection and the life. Bring to life that which appears dead but is only dormant in the life of the ones You adore. Make your children aware of Your nearness as You breathe Your presence in every moment of the journey. Awaken the church to love in its purest form. Love that reflects your heart, Jesus. I trust in You completely. Unravel my very being so that You can have Your way in me. Under the beauty of John 11:25-26 and the authority of Christ, these prayers are offered as daily incense, O God.

“You don’t have to wait for the End. I am, right now, Resurrection and Life. The one who believes in me, even though he or she dies, will live. And everyone who lives believing in me does not ultimately die at all. Do you believe this?”
John 11:25-26, MSG