Something Greater

Yesterday, Lord...my heart and head in turmoil, overwhelmed by circumstances beyond my control. I cried to you for help, and now I see that you have brought me through it, granting me trust-filled rest and praise-filled joy in how you have provided for me today. Before the mountains were born, before you gave birth to the earth and the world, from eternity to eternity, you are God. Who understands the power of your anger? Your wrath matches the fear that is due you. Teach me to number my days carefully so that I may develop wisdom in our hearts. Satisfy me in the morning with your faithful love, amplify your joy in me, open my eyes to see your work of splendor, and establish me in your glory! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord God Almighty. Hallelujah! A Prayer based upon Psalms 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 // Milt Reynolds Photo by Vanburn Gonsalves on Unsplash

Lord, give me strength today...strength to trust you when circumstances are difficult and my emotions are troubled. Give me peace today...peace to obey your Word, to love you more than anything this world can offer, and to love my friends and neighbors the way you love me. Break down my pride, Lord. By your power, teach me to recognize my need for you. Bring me into situations today that reveal my selfishness, my lack of humility, my false sense of superiority over others. Open my mouth to clearly speak of your faithful love, your wonderful providence, your awe-inspiring strength and wisdom in creation, redemption and restoration. All of heaven and earth belong to you...you created them in righteousness and justice, in faithful love and truth. You have made Jesus to be the Rock of my salvation, the greatest of all kings. For the sake of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, forgive my sin and form my heart to love and obey you above all others. Halleluja...

Lord, my heart feels frustrated and resentful towards people and circumstances. Open my mind to consider what you have done, and are doing, and will do in, and around, and through me...even in this difficult time. Make my heart to trust in your strength and wisdom in all things, pleasing or painful. Lead me into trust-filled patience and compassion and genuine love for you and for those you have brought into my life. Thank you, Lord, for your goodness, for your faithful love, even in my distress and fear. You are for me; I will not be afraid. You are my helper; I will not give in to despair or anger. Bring to my mind today a song of praise, a prayer of trust, and a shout of victory. I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what you have done! Do what is best, Lord, as you teach my unruly, ungrateful, disobedient heart and mind to trust and obey your holy Word. Satisfy my heart with the promise and presence and preciousness of Jesus, my Redeemer, Savior and Ki...

Our Lord is great, vast in power; his understanding is infinite. He is my light and my salvation — whom should I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life — whom should I dread? Because of my adversaries, show me your way, LORD, and lead me on a level path. Be gracious to me, God, be gracious to me, for I take refuge in you. I will seek refuge in the shadow of your wings until danger passes. I am certain that I will see the LORD’s goodness in the land of the living. My heart is confident, God, my heart is confident. I will sing; I will sing praises. My whole source of joy is in you. Lord, calm my heart and turn my mind to your holy Word. Strengthen my weak faith. Turn my fearful heart towards trust-filled dependence upon you alone, in every circumstance in which you have brought me. Strengthen and encourage my heart to wait for you. A Prayer based upon Psalms 27, 57, 87, 117, 147 // Milt Reynolds Photo by Devon Hawkins on Unsplash

Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am alone and afflicted. The distresses of my heart increase; bring me out of my sufferings. Fear and trembling grip me. I complain and groan morning, noon, and night. Consider my affliction and trouble, and forgive all my sins. Make your ways known to me, LORD; teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; I wait for you all day long. Remember, LORD, your compassion and your faithful love, for they have existed from the beginning. Do not remember the sins of my youth or my acts of rebellion; in keeping with your faithful love, remember me because of your goodness, LORD. A Prayer based upon Psalms 25, 55, 85, 115, 145 // Milt Reynolds Photo by Henock Arega on Unsplash

Who may ascend the mountain of the LORD? Who may stand in his holy place? Who is this King of glory? The LORD, strong and mighty. God is my helper; the Lord is the sustainer of my life. I long and yearn for the courts of the LORD; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God. Better a day in your courts than a thousand anywhere else. Happy is the person who trusts in you, LORD! You are my faithful love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. You are my shield, and I take refuge in you. A Prayer from Today's Psalms: 24, 54, 84, 114 // Milt Reynolds Photo by Photo by Florian Delée on Unsplash

Lord Jesus, remind me today that you are my Rock, our Most High God, and my Redeemer. Train my soul to be sincere toward you, to be faithful to your Holy Word. Teach my voice to sing praise with the whole of my being, for your love is higher than the heavens, and your faithfulness reaches to the clouds. Fulfill your purpose for me, in every circumstance you have determined for me today. A Prayer from Today's Psalms: 18 - 48 - 78 - 108 - 108 // June 18, 2025 // Milt Reynolds // Photo by Nikola Mihajloski on Unsplash

When my thoughts trouble me, I turn my troubled heart to you in prayer. Protect me, God, for I take refuge in you. You are my Lord; I have no true, lasting good except in you. I trust in your rule over everything that concerns me. You hold my future. You are my refuge and strength, my Helper who is always found in times of trouble. Train my heart to not be afraid, though the earth trembles and the mountains topple into the depths of the seas, though nations roar and disasters threaten. Thank you, LORD, for you are good. Your faithful love will bring me through. A Prayer from Today's Psalms // June 16, 2025 // A Prayer from Psalms 16, 46, 76, 106, and 136 // Milt Reynolds // Photo by Dave Goudreau on Unsplash // https://unsplash.com/photos/man-in-blue-jacket-standing-on-rock-formation-during-daytime-jviblDl60IE

Lord, the day is yours, and the night; you established the moon and the sun. You set all the boundaries of the earth; you made summer and winter. Lord my God, you are very great; you are clothed with majesty and splendor. Lord, train my heart and mind to see, hear, obey and worship you...in moments of fatigue and fighting, as well as in moments of peace and contentment. For you are my faithful love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. Your are my shield, and I take refuge in you; you are working in me daily, in every circumstance, to subdue my hard heart, my selfish pride, and my impatient discontent and lack of gratitude. Thank you for caring for me! Reach down and set me free to be with you with my whole heart, mind and body! A Prayer from Today's Psalms // June 14, 2025 // A Prayer from Psalms 14, 44, 74, 104, and 134 // Milt Reynolds // Photo by NEOM on Unsplash // https://unsplash.com/photos/a-person-standing-on-top-of-a-sandy-hill-2gVgVf5CNAE">unsplash.com...

How long will I store up anxious concerns within me, agony in my mind every day? How long will worries, threats, weakness, and frustration dominate me?  Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil? Put your hope in God, for He is our Savior and our God! LORD my God, restore brightness to my eyes. I know that I am always with you; you hold my right hand. You guide me with your counsel. You have promised me a home with you in glory. I desire nothing on earth but you. My flesh and my heart may fail, but you, my God, are the strength of my heart, my portion forever. As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who trust in him only and ever.  In you alone, God my Father, do I place my hope. A Prayer from Today's Psalms // June 13, 2025 // A Prayer from Psalms 13, 43, 73, 103, and 133 // Milt Reynolds // June 13, 2025 // Photo by Photo by Ian Stauffer on Unsplash // https://unsplash.com/photos/man-sitting-on-cliff-uftqFbfWGFY ...

Lord, hear my prayer; let my cry for help come before you.  Show me your face in my day of trouble. Lord, guard my heart today; protect my heart against unfaithfulness and dishonor to you.  Protect my words from deceit and flattery. Fill my heart with your pure Word. As a deer longs for flowing streams, so I long for you, God.  I thirst for you, the living God. When can I come and be with you? Why, my soul, are you so dejected? Why are you in such turmoil?  Put your hope in God, and I will praise him, my Savior and my God. Lord, send your faithful love by day, and your song of love in the night.  This is my prayer to the God of my life. A Prayer from Today's Psalms:12, 42, 72, 102, 132 // Milt Reynolds // June 12, 2025 // Photo by Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash // https://unsplash.com/photos/gray-stainless-steel-armor-JOzv_pAkcMk