Prayer for Joyful Obedience
Begin the day with praise and ask for a loving heart that follows God’s will and grows in Christ’s likeness.
Historical edition. Historical claims and instructions are preserved as historical context.
With our tribute of praise, O Father, we would begin this day; this day, which, with all its bounties, is Thy gift. Prepare us, we beseech Thee, for the experiences of the hours as they open before us. Gratefully remembering that we are Thy children, may our duties weigh with such sacredness upon our hearts that we may shun the evil way as unworthy those so richly endowed and blest. Write, we pray Thee, Thy law within us; and may our love of Thee make it so easy and so joyous to obey that we shall continually grow into the likeness of Him whose mission it is to fill the world with blessedness and peace. In Jesus’ name. Amen.