06/02/2026
Evening Prayer
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. ⏤ Proverbs 27:17
To clasp the hands in prayer is the beginning of an uprising against the disorder of the world. ⏤ Karl Barth
Father in Heaven, we, Your children, come before You at this holy evening hour. Your blessings have followed us every day, and Your protection has sheltered us every night. We are weak, mere infants in this great world, but Your strength has always enfolded us, and Your love has always warmed our hearts. This evening, we seek new blessings. May Your holy love fill our hearts, and may the beauty of the Lord Jesus be upon us.
We have encountered many people today. May the words we spoke to others, even in passing, not be lost or in vain. May they be as good seeds, growing beauty along the paths we have walked. If we have spoken wrong words, forgive us, and grant us an opportunity to say something good that will counteract the negative influence. Bless and sanctify the touches and influences that other lives have left upon us today. Let nothing be done that mars our character because of any wrong done to us or in us today.
We ask You to bless and sanctify our friendships. Protect us from any friendships that would harm us, entangle us in unholy or hurtful relationships, or injure our character. We want personal friends who are holy, whose influence will be helpful and inspiring. Choose our friends for us, and help us to be true and faithful as friends. Help us to nurture our home affections and all our friendships, so that they become truer, deeper, and holier. Above all, may we always have You as our best and closest Friend, for Your love is everlasting. We ask all this in the name of our precious Savior. Amen.
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Breathe upon us with Your breath of grace and love, our Father — and give us an evening blessing. Let our prayers rise before You as fragrant incense. Let
