Hello, friends. Welcome back to another Pray Together episode. These episodes are intended to come out every Friday. Occasionally I miss them because of sickness or some other scheduling issue, but I'm thankful that you're here with me today. We have a number of requests that we're going to be praying for today. If you have a request that you would like to have it included in one of these Pray Together episodes that comes out,

you can do so by going to carrygreen.com at C-A-R-E-Y,

green, just like the color.com slash prayer.

There's a short form you fill out there.

Let us know if we can use your name or not.

You can remain anonymous.

And we would be happy to include

your request in our next episode. All right, today as we go to prayer, I am just kind of touched

recently as I think about God's kindness to us in allowing us to be included in the work that

he does in this world. He is kind to us by including us through

prayer. We're able to bring him our cares. We're able to know that the one who cares about us the

most has given us this tremendous opportunity to lay our hearts bare before him and let him

take up our burdens with us and for us. So as we come to prayer today, remind yourself

of that fact. Remind yourself we serve a good father who is reaching out across the world and able to

turn circumstances for our good. We should pray with that kind of faith, knowing that in his wisdom,

he will do what is the very best. Lord God, as we begin praying today, we want to acknowledge that that's who you are.

We want to acknowledge your goodness, your grace, your mercy, how you listen to us even though we're

undeserving. And you've made a way for us to come into your throne

room through the provision of your son, Jesus. His death on the cross, opens the door,

removes the barrier between us and you, and enables us to step into your throne room, to request

your help in the circumstances that we face. So today as we bring the requests of brothers and sisters across the world to you, we ask

you to listen, to hear, and to act for your goodwill and according to your good pleasure

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