Chris' prayer: Andy Cloninger's "Ascribe to the Lord"

I'll be honest. I had to look up ascribe. It isn't a word that I hear every day, or, actually, every year, so I wanted to check and make sure I get the definition right. Ascribe means to attribute something to something or someone. Basically, today's prayer is calling me to give to God what is His.

What have I ascribed to Him today? What have I taken credit for? What have I withheld from Him? Where is He calling me to open myself up to Him?

These are questions that I really need to be asking myself everyday. I need to be more consistent about turning things over to God, giving Him all of my problems, my sin, my failures...and all of the successes that are attributed to me. For He is the reason I am successful, and He can carry all of my burdens.


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Megan's prayer: Andy Cloninger's "Ascribe to the Lord"

Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name.

All glory is due His name. Not just some glory, not just the glory I don’t want to take… All glory. Sometimes this is hard to remember. Sometimes it is hard to not want to take all the glory. Sometimes it is hard to accept that fact that I didn’t do it on my own. God was always there helping me.

I find it to be a humbling challenge to constantly give glory where it is due. A challenge that I am excited to be part of. I want other’s to know that I don’t take credit for all of the amazing things about my life, all that credit is given to God. All of the glory is given to God.

Erinnicole's Prayer: Andy Cloninger's "Ascribe to the Lord"

the voice of the lord is a powerful thing

"a" powerful thing is quite the understatement...more like the powerful thing. What is more powerful than God or His words to us? I feel foolish that I am so accepting and know for certain that nothing is more powerful than God's voice, yet it is most likely the voice I listen to least. I think it's most likely due to the fact that while it is the most powerful and rewarding to listen to, it is almost the most difficult to hear at times. But this past week, I've been trying really hard. I know I need to continue making life changes and so I've been focusing extra on listening to His Words for guidance. Nothing earth shattering, but that isn't what I really need. I just need a small word here and there. That is enough, too, because it is the most powerful thing. Just think of what the world could be if we all harnessed the strength to hear and listen to it.

Marie's Prayer: Andy Colininger's "Ascribe to the Lord"

To redeem the lost

I have been lost so many Times that I have Lost count. Ha ha, yeah I know How weird that sounds. But no joke, Whether it be Lost in person Or lost in mind or Spirit, I can't keep track. How nice Would it be to one Of those Times Just have someone there to say,"oh yeah, go That Way,"? I would much appreciate that. I realize That God is there to do this, so Maybe I should Look To Him when I'm lost. And I will. I know that If I lose my way I can look To Him and He will save me.

Catie's prayer: Andy Cloninger's "Ascribe to the Lord"

The voice of the Lord is a powerful thing

Yesterday while in weight training, I got thinking about this camp called Totus Tuus. It's held within different diocese within the country and is run by young adults (I think mostly college students). They go to different parishes throughout the diocese that they work for working camp for kids 1st-12th grade. It's broken up between teaching, skits, games, all of that. It's something that has crossed my mind before but just kept going. But yesterday during weight training I'm like I should do that, I would absolutely love that. So I talked to some people about it and now I'm in the process of applying for it for the summer. In thinking about it last night, when God puts things on my heart that He knows I might be skeptical about, he puts it on my heart hard, throws it at me no real warning becasue He knows that's the only way He has a chance of me running with it. There can be no subtle clues that maybe I should do this- that doesn't work for me. I'll overthink it and then will end up probably not doing it. God's voice was loud and clear yesterday, although it isn't always. We all have to keep our eyes and ears open to the voice of God.