Prayer!

P…Praise
R…Repent
A…Ask
Y…Yield
E…Enjoy
R…Repeat!


P ~ Praise
Psalm 67:1-7 To the Chief Musician. On stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song. May God be merciful to us, and bless us, and cause His face to shine on us. Selah. (2) So that Your way may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations. (3) Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples thank You. (4) O let the nations be glad and sing for joy; for You shall judge the peoples righteously and govern the nations on earth. Selah. (5) Let the peoples give thanks to You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. (6) The earth shall yield its increase; and God, our own God, shall bless us. (7) God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear Him.



R ~ Repent
Psalm 32:1-11 A Psalm of David. A Contemplation. Blessed is the man whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. (2) Blessed is the man to whom the LORD does not charge iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. (3) When I kept silence, my bones became old through my roaring all the day long. (4) For by day and by night Your hand was heavy on me; my sap is turned into the droughts of summer. Selah. (5) I confessed my sin to You, and my iniquity I have not hidden. I said, I will confess my transgression to the LORD; and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah. (6) For this let every godly one pray to You, in a time when You may be found; surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come near him. (7) You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall circle me with songs of deliverance. Selah. (8) I will instruct you and teach you in the way which you should go; I will counsel you, My eye shall be on you. (9) Be not like the horse, or like the mule, who have no understanding, whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, so that they do not come near you. (10) The wicked has many sorrows, but mercy embraces him who trusts in the LORD. (11) Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart.

A ~ Ask
Mat 7:7-11 Ask and it shall be given to you; seek and you shall find; knock and it shall be opened to you. (8) For each one who asks receives; and he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, it shall be opened. (9) Or what man is there of you, if his son asks a loaf, will he give him a stone? (10) Or if he asks a fish, will he give him a snake? (11) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your Father in Heaven give good things to those who ask Him?

Y ~ Yield
Romans 6:12-19 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. (13) Do not yield your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God, as one alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. (14) For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under Law, but under grace. (15) What then? Shall we sin because we are not under Law, but under grace? Let it not be! (16) Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves as slaves for obedience, you are slaves to him whom you obey; whether it is of sin to death, or of obedience to righteousness. (17) But thanks be to our God that you were the slaves of sin, but you have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered. (18) Then being made free from sin, you became the slaves of righteousness. (19) I speak in the manner of men because of the weakness of your flesh; for as you have yielded your members as slaves to uncleanness, and to lawless act unto lawless act, even so now yield your members as slaves to righteousness unto holiness.


E ~ Enjoy
Psalm 45:13-15 The king's daughter is all glorious within; her clothing is trimmed with gold. (14) She shall be brought to the king in clothing of needlework; the virgins, her companions after her, shall be brought to You. (15) They shall be led with joy and gladness; they shall enter into the King's palace.

R ~ Repeat!
Psalm 55:17 Evening and morning, and at noon, I will pray and cry aloud; and He shall hear my voice.


Psalm 86:1-17
A Prayer of David. Bow down Your ear, O Jehovah, hear me; for I am poor and needy. (2) Preserve my soul; for I am holy; O You my God, save Your servant who trusts in You. (3) Be merciful to me, O Lord; for I cry to You daily. (4) Give joy to the soul of Your servant; for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. (5) For You, Lord, are good and ready to forgive (Repent), and rich in mercy to all those who call on You. (6) Give ear, O Jehovah, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my prayers. (7) In the day of my trouble I will call on You; for You will answer me. (8) Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; none are like Your works. (9) All nations whom You have made shall come and worship before You, O Lord, and shall glorify Your name. (10) For You are great and do wonderful things; You alone are God. (Praise) (11) Teach me Your way, O Jehovah; I will walk in Your truth (Yield); my heart rejoices to fear Your name. (12) I will praise You, O Lord my God, with all my heart, and I will glorify Your name forevermore. (13) For great is Your mercy toward me; and You have delivered my soul from the lowest hell. (14) O God, the proud have risen against me, and the company of violent men have sought after my life, and have not set You before them. (15) But You, O God, are God full of pity, and gracious, long-suffering, and rich in mercy and truth. (16) Oh turn to me, and have mercy on me; give Your strength (Ask) to Your servant, and save the son of Your handmaid. (17) Show me a token for good, so that they who hate me may see and be ashamed; because You, Jehovah, have helped me and comforted me.

Ring, Ring

Ring, ring, text, text
Inbox is full
Are they friends
Do they care
Words flow
Yet are souls bared
Have you looked in their eyes
Have you paused to think
Do you really care
Or do you just link
Have you facebooked today
Have you stopped to pray
Text, text, ring, ring,
Does it honor the King
Can you reach out in love
Will you hear what they say
Will you gossip or pray
Smiles lie, eyes hide
Will you reach inside
Go deeper, love sweeter
Be a friend
To the end
Ring, ring, text, text
Will you dance, will you sing
Will you answer the King


Dianne Lombardo ©2011