From CP:
Heavenly Father, I pray that I may live this day in your presence and please you more and more.
Lord Jesus, I pray that this day I may take up my cross and follow you.
Holy Spirit, I pray that this day you will fill me with yourself and cause your fruit to ripen in my life:
Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, and Self-Control
Holy, blessed and glorious trinity, three persons in one God, have mercy upon me.
Almighty God, Creator and sustainer of the universe, I worship you.
Lord Jesus Christ, Savior and Lord of the World, I worship you.
Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of the people of God, I worship you.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
As it was in the beginning, is now, and shall be forever, Amen.
Thoroughly Trinitarian, thoroughly Christocentric, thorougly John Stott. A wonderful way to “collect” and focus one’s life every day.
Is “and please you more and more.” a way for us to communicate that we want to be in conformance with god, or does he mean please god?
And Stott continues to teach me how to be a Christian and a pastor . . .
Thanks for sharing this. Love it.
Since he is talking to the Heavenlt Ftaher — “please you more and more” is fine though he could have capitalized “You”. I still prefer that even if teh style manuals say you do not have to do this any more — same with “Trinity”. In other words no real problem with the content of Stott’s prayer.
Sory about typos “Heavenly Father” and “the” style manuals.
Anglican roots and evangelical branches – exactly what one would expect.
Lovely.
Forgot to add: thank you for sharing this. Blessings.