St Peters RC Church Hamilton

“Blessed be the LORD, for He hears the sound of my prayer. The LORD is my strength and my shield, in Him my
heart trusts. I have been helped; my body has recovered its vigour, with all my heart I thank Him.”
Psalm 28 v 6, 7
Once a prayer is prayed
A real difference is made.
Why? How?
Because Jesus is Lord,
Lord of all life and holiness
That our Father by the work,
Ever blessed, best work of the sanctifying Spirit,
Can address our life in every aspect.

“Christ Jesus …is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us.” Romans 8 v 34

What a most wonderful promise!
Prayer is simply the best, as by this
We are loved and addressed.
For we come to the Father
Through the Spirit of the Son
And a new work in us is begun.
This is the holiness, most precious gift,
Which comes from the †, as we live by faith.

“There is one body and one Spirit – one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all who is over all and
through all and in all.” Ephesians 4 v 4, 5, 6

“Yes, You love everything that exists, and nothing that You have made disgusts You, since, if You had hated
something, You would not have made it.” Wisdom 11 v 24

based on Therefore, as we live by faith we can confidently declare: “My God will meet all our needs Philippians 4
v 19 according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” For what do You say to us, Father,
through the Lord Jesus? “I will strengthen you. I will help you. I will uphold you with My
Isaiah 41 v 10 victorious right hand.” So what must be our response? To pray “That from His glorious
Ephesians 3 v 16 unlimited resources He will give us mighty inner strength through His Holy Spirit.”

Based on Father, “You send forth Your Spirit, we are created; and You renew the face of the
Psalm 104 v 30 earth.” For when we live by faith with prayer - “Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do
Proverbs 3 v 5 not depend on your own understanding” – we grow closer to the Lord Jesus. “As we know 2 Peter 1 v 3
Jesus better, His divine power gives us everything we need for living a godly life.” “May Psalm 104 v 31 the glory
of the Lord endure forever; may the LORD rejoice in all His works.”

Once a prayer is prayed a real difference is made. “Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to
Me, and I will listen to you. You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me
Jeremiah 29 v 12, 13, 14 with all your heart. I will be found by you…” “I will guide you along the best pathway
Psalm 32 v 8 for Your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” What a promise! Thank You, dearest Father. Thank
You for all You do for us in the Lord Jesus by Your sanctifying Spirit.
Come Holy Spirit, help us to pray when we do not know what to ask for or what words to use to
express our thoughts. “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we
ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. And