40 Days of Prayer
We are calling the United Methodist Church to 40 Days of Prayer for our campus ministries from August 17th – September 25th, 2009. As millions of students pour back onto our nation’s campuses, we will pour out our hearts to God to move anew among our Wesley Foundations, United Methodist related colleges, and local church ministries. Over 700 people who heard their call to ministry through a United Methodist campus ministry have joined a Facebook group (United Methodist Campus Ministry – Raising Up Christian Leaders) to pray for our mission to this generation of college students, staff, and faculty. On behalf of the women and men who serve on our nation’s campuses – I invite you to join us in praying for God to do a new thing among our campus ministries this fall.
A prayer guide has been compiled and can be downloaded at www.collegeunion.org/prayer-guide to share with your church, Sunday School class, small group, or leadership team.
September 25th, 2009 |
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Almighty, good, and gracious God, we come before you asking for the heart of a disciple.
God, regardless of whether we are a teacher or a student, may we always position ourselves as students of Jesus. As we learn head knowledge and develop skills, may our hearts and minds also be shaped into your likeness. Morning [...]
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September 24th, 2009 |
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“Spirit of the Living God, fall fresh on us…”
God of Life, Light, Justice and Peace,
We pray for your guidance each day as we desire to see you more clearly, love you more dearly and follow you more nearly. Whether we are students or campus ministers, we acknowledge that we are called to be your presence [...]
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September 23rd, 2009 |
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O God,
You have called us all to be disciples of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Today we lift up into your care those disciples who are ministering to Your children on college and university campuses all around the world.
We pray that the Holy Spirit will work within their ministries and that You will equip them with the [...]
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September 22nd, 2009 |
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Our Creator and Friend,
We give thanks for the way in which you are moving in the world and stirring the hearts of college students. We are humbled by our place in this movement and for the calling you have placed upon our hearts to walk in the gaps of life-” childhood/adulthood, faithless/faithful, de-churched/reformers, questions/certainty, the [...]
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September 21st, 2009 |
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Father in heaven,
As did the prophet of old, we too have heard of your fame and stand in awe of your deeds.
We ask that you would renew them in our day, in our time make them known across each college campus in this nation.
We cry out for this generation, for those who don’t [...]
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September 20th, 2009 |
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A prayer inspired by 2 Timothy 1:5-9
God of all generations,
You are remembered in every time by people of faith,
And you cause them to remember and bear witness-
in families,
in communities, and
in congregations-
with those who will come after.
Blow with the mighty wind of your Spirit
upon [...]
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September 19th, 2009 |
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We pray today, Father, for those men and women who answer your call to campus ministry. We ask that as they enter the new academic year, they will be strengthened in the Spirit, so they can effectively navigate these hectic first weeks. Give them the energy to charge into a new year of ministry, new [...]
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September 18th, 2009 |
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Lord God,
Help our students to know Your great love for them. Their outlook on love is jaded. They live in a world where love is defined by performance and approval. They need to know Your love cannot be worked for and is full of acceptance. Like the Apostle Paul, I pray they can grasp how [...]
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September 17th, 2009 |
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What beauty fills our life dear Lord,
as You bless our students on campus.
We see you working to lift and love
many so near and dear to us.
This culture seems to be spinning faster,
and the many challenges growing.
Yet, Christ, your love and presence rise,
and your [...]
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September 16th, 2009 |
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Lord God, in this moment we pause to give you thanks for the many Campus Ministries across this great country. We ask that you would encourage, inspire, and challenge the pastoral and student leaders within these ministries to reach across social and cultural barriers to effectively disciple the young people at our universities. We recognize [...]
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