Saturday Prayer and Devotion

Psalm 39

The Vanity of Life.

I said, "I will guard my ways
         That I may not sin with my tongue;
         I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle
         While the wicked are in my presence."
    I was mute and silent,
         I refrained even from good,
         And my sorrow grew worse.
    My heart was hot within me,
         While I was musing the fire burned;
         Then I spoke with my tongue:
    "LORD, make me to know my end
         And what is the extent of my days;
         Let me know how transient I am.
    "Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths,
         And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight;
         Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah.
    "Surely every man walks about as a phantom;
         Surely they make an uproar for nothing;
         He amasses riches and does not know who will gather them.
    "And now, Lord, for what do I wait?
         My hope is in You.
    Deliver me from all my transgressions;
         Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
    "I have become mute, I do not open my mouth,
         Because it is You who have done it.
    "Remove Your plague from me;
         Because of the opposition of Your hand I am perishing.
    "With reproofs You chasten a man for iniquity;
         You consume as a moth what is precious to him;
         Surely every man is a mere breath. Selah.
    Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry;
         Do not be silent at my tears;
         For I am a stranger with You,
         A sojourner like all my fathers.
    Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile again
         Before I depart and am no more."

We thank you for the birds in the sky and the fish in the sea. We thank you for the trees and mountains. We thank you for the sand on the beaches and the flowers and trees.

Father, today we pray for the Doctors and Surgeons that you will be with them in their assessments. Father, we pray for the Nurses and their assistants today. We pray for all those in the medical field today that you will remember them and their services towards others.

Father, grant each and every one of them their hearts desires on this day. Show them compassion as they have showed compassion to others. Touch and heal their bodies as they strive to help others to be healed.

Father, they work long hours and get little rest. Remember them and show favor. Give an ear to their worries and concerns. Father ,today I pray for their finances, I pray for their marriages and children. Father, whatever problems they may be having today allow them to know that you are there for them.

Father we pray for our Judges today. We pray that they judge fairly without discrimination, racism, or prejudices. Father, allow them to know that one day they will be judged by a Higher Power and that they are not above Your Law! Father, we pray for right rulings and verdicts in your name. Father, we pray for Justice for all.

Father, we pray for the Policeman and Policewomen. We pray for the Firefighters and all those who place their lives on the line daily. We ask for protection over their lives as they do their daily duties to society. Father, watch over them when they are careless and be with them when they are placed in difficult situations.

Father, we pray for those in our Military today. We pray that you will cover them with protection and Love. Father, as they go out to war please watch over their families and give them comfort in knowing that you are with them.

Father, we thank you for these brave men and women who give their lives for our country. Father, remember them when they have been forgotten and allow them to know that you will never leave them or forsake them and that they are loved.