A prophets prayer.

Father, Lord, God, Creator Of The Universe. I praise and I thank You for this invitation to worship. I thank You for Your Spirit that lives in me despite my brokenness. I praise You for Your infinite mercy to allow the doors of redemption to remain open to me. 

Father as I am before You, I ask You to look into my being – I ask that You recognise my faults. 

I accept the light that You spoke into existence at the creation, as You take account of me, may this light dispel the darkness of my soul, may it illuminate within me the path to salvation.

Father soften my heart and give me the courage that I may recognise my iniquities.

Father I lift up all my transgressions and all my trespasses - I place them at Your feet. Take them Father.

In faith - I know that nothing is above You.

In faith - I know, in Your mercy You will transform these into blessings for those I have wronged.

Father may a fortitude that can only come from You descend upon me so that, I – because of You, may have the courage to stand against all that is not of You.

Father I thank You that You continue to use the broken to do Your work. For as long as You choose to place Your hand of anointing over me, Father I ask that I remain broken - so that none that You give through me is held back. May all the work You set out to do through Your anointing on my life be accomplished.

Father, in Your time, I ask that I may be made worthy of rest in the comfort of Your protection. I ask for that time that - You remove conflicts that my brokenness causes within myself and for those around me.

Father, in Your time I ask also that I be made worthy to be called out of rest and to continue Your work. As You do this Father, I plead for the gifts of the Holy Spirit to fall upon me, may my will be brought closer to Yours so that I may never question Your calling.

Father, when my time at this place ends, I pray that You will at the end of all accounts find me worthy to be included into Your fold - amongst Your prophets and saints and all those who kept true to Your Word.

Father, I pray that You protect my family and those dearest to me as I do Your work, bless them and keep them safe from the snares of the Evil One.

Father, as Christ has lifted from us all the burden of sin, may they also come to know You as You are. May they also find Your calling and purpose for their lives and may it always be for them as abundant as You have described in this world and the next.

And Father as You are just and truthful, even as I pray this, in Spirit I know You have set out to see all these happen. 

I thank you Father and I make this prayer in the most holy and awesome name – Jesus Christ.

Amen.

A legend moves on

He was a good man.

He lived his life well. Not just for himself – he built character for the family - most times he was the character of the family.

Peter Duarte,

It’s never a good time to say goodbye, yet we must – you’ve been called home.

It’s difficult to see through pain when you’re in the middle of it - but when the smoke clears and ashes set - I know your lessons will be not be lost.

I see how they live on in your daughter, my wife.

I know my kids will remember you – They loved their Grandpa.

Thanks dad.