PRAYERS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT -- PART 3

O YAHVEH, our Heavenly Father, who loves humankind and is most merciful and compassionate, have mercy upon our children. We humbly pray for them and commend them to Your gracious protection. O YAHVEH, be their guide and guardian in all their endeavours. Lead them in the path of Your truth and draw them near to You, that they may lead a godly and righteous life in Your love and fear, doing Your will in all matters. Give them grace that they may be even-tempered, hard-working, diligent, devout, and charitable. Defend them against the assaults of the enemy, and grant them wisdom and strength to resist all temptation and corruption of this life. Direct them in the way of salvation, through Your Son, our Saviour --- Yeshua HaMashiach. (Luke 8).

Almighty YAHVEH, whose Son, our Saviour, Yeshua HaMashiach, was lifted high upon the cross that He might draw the whole world to Himself: Mercifully grant that we, who rejoice in the mystery of our salvation, may have the grace to take up our cross and follow Him, who reigns with You and Ruach HaKodesh, one YAHVEH in glory everlasting. (Luke 14).

Adonai Yeshua HaMashiach, Son of YAHVEH, have mercy on me, a sinner. (Luke 18).

Father Everlasting, who has given us the fellowship of Your Son, Yeshua HaMashiach, be near us in this hour of solemn meditation. May our heart be open to every Holy affection and ready to receive and cherish every sacred memory and sacred impression. Impress on us the power of death that this day commemorates. Let a portion of the Spirit that led our Saviour to the cross descend upon us and fill our heart with love for You and our fellow humans. Here and now may every selfish passion and desire be quieted, and may the peace that passes all understanding keep our heart and mind in Yeshua HaMashiach. (Luke 23).

Almighty YAHVEH, we give You thanks that You have given Your Son, not only to die for us, but to be our spiritual food and sustenance in the Holy sacrament of His body and blood. Teach us to consider the dignity of that Holy mystery and so to search and examine our consciences, that we may come Holy and clean to such a heavenly feast, in the marriage garment Your Scriptures require. (John 6).

O Adonai Yeshua HaMashiach, You are the way, the truth and the life. We pray You allow us never to stray from You, who are the way, nor distrust You, who are the truth, nor rest in any one other thing than You, who are the life. Teach us, by Your Ruach Kodesh, what to believe, what to do and how to take our rest. (John 14).

Adonai Elohim Almighty, I thank You today for the privilege of being counted among those who have testified of You with their lives; of sharing the cup of suffering that HaMashiach drank; and of rising again to life everlasting with Him, in body and soul and in the immortality of Ruach HaKodesh. (John 19).

Grant we pray, Almighty YAHVEH, that as we believe that Your only begotten Son, our Adonai Yeshua HaMashiach, ascended into heaven, so we may also in heart and mind there ascend and with Him continually dwell. For He lives and reigns with You and Ruach HaKodesh, one YAHVEH, for ever and ever. (Acts 1).