December Prayer Schedule
For December we will follow the same prayer schedule as usual but with a much stronger emphasis on the Christ of Christmas and sharing the good news of His coming. Try to add extra prayer each day that focuses on His birth and on telling others about Him. You may want to pray for a new person each day with whom you can share Christ. So many are so much more open to talking about God during this season.
In the Bleak Mid-Winter
By Christina Georgina Rossetti
In the bleak mid-winter, frosty wind made moan,
Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain;
Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign.
In the bleak midwinter, a stable place sufficed
The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ.
Enough for Him, Whom cherubim, worship night and day,
A breastful of milk, and a manger full of hay;
Enough for Him, Whom angels fall before,
The ox and ass and camel which adore.
Angels and archangels may have gathered there,
Cherubim and seraphim thronged the air;
But His mother only, in her maiden bliss,
Worshipped the beloved with a kiss.
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part;
Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart.
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Sunday
Pray for your church leadership, your church members and their families, and for all of the missionaries and ministries that your church supports. Pray for one person for you to share the Gospel.
Monday
Pray for people with whom you work and their physical and spiritual needs. Share the Lord with one of them today.
Tuesday
Pray for your spouse and his/her needs both physical and spiritual; be in prayer for our military and law enforcement.
Wednesday
Pray for your children and grandchildren and their spouses and their spiritual and physical needs. Continue to pray for their salvation if they don’t know Christ.
Friday
Pray for your friends and any recreational or social groups that you spend time with on a regular basis. Pray for their spiritual and physical needs.
Give them Christmas cards or booklets as well as simple inexpensive gifts that share Christ.
Saturday
Pray for your local, state, and federal governments and your country. Be in prayer for world affairs as well.
Send cards with a Christmas witness and cookies to a local law enforcement or fire rescue department.
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