Week 2 Monday Evening Prayer

LORD God Almighty, in whom we live, the Giver of every good gift, help us with one accord to come to Thee around our family altar. Hear Thou our prayers, and accept our thanksgivings for the blessings of the day. We began it looking unto Thee; we would close it, O Lord, with Thee. Thou makest us happy morning and evening. From Thee came to us the food that nourished us and the health we enjoyed this day. Thou hast given us a home, and friends, and employment. We enjoy the blessings of this life, without deserving them. Too often, alas! we abuse them. We confess this sin and all our other sins before Thee. We pray for pardon for the sake of Jesus Christ, the only Saviour. And now, we beseech Thee, O Lord, to continue Thy care over us while we sleep: the darkness does not hide from Thee. Let no danger come to our home. Let the rest of the night refresh us; and let us be strong in body and fixed in purpose on the morrow, to serve Thee more truly than we have done to-day. And as our days and nights are passing quickly away, grant that we may come nearer, everlasting Father, to Thee, in love, in childlike confidence, in knowledge and in holiness, being made meet by Thee for the inheritance of the saints in light.

Almighty Father, we have many relatives and friends whom we love and who love us. Hear their prayers for us. Hear us when we commend them unto Thee. Some of them have great trials: we beseech Thee, good Lord, to support them under them. Some of them have sore temptations: give grace to them and us to overcome through the strength of Christ Jesus. Grant unto each of them the saving knowledge of the Redeemer, that, trusting in Him, and walking in His ways, they may come with us, and with all the family that is named after Jesus, to Thy everlasting kingdom.

Lord God, there are many sick who shall wish through this night that it were morning. We pray Thee to be merciful to them in their sickness, to show them the Great Physician. Through Him do Thou heal all their diseases and forgive all their iniquities.

And many, O Lord, are in the night of ignorance and sin. O merciful God, send forth Thy light unto them, and give them Thy salvation. Hear us, we earnestly beseech Thee, in these our petitions, and mercifully grant us an answer for the sake of our precious Saviour, Thy Son, to whom, with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, be the kingdom, power, and glory, for ever. Amen.