by steve » Thu Jan 29, 2026 10:45 am
I'd like to echo what Nancy said, Carrie. You and Christian are in my prayers as well.
I ask everyone reading this to please take a little time and say this prayer with me (or your own).
In the Name of Jesus we pray.
Lord, Carrie and Christian are hurting today.We know that you are close to the brokenhearted and save those who are crushed in spirit. Please wrap your loving arms around them and comfort them. Please bring them the peace that only you can give. Please heal them and bind up their wounds. Please help them endure the pain for this season, and please let the suffering they are enduring make them stronger.
Lord, we ask you especially to put your loving arms around Christian, who's so young and has his whole life ahead of him. We ask you to let him lay his burdens and worries on you, and we ask you to help him experience more and more each day the love you have for him, especially in his suffering.
We also ask you to please strengthen Carrie. She has endured so much. As this hymn reminds us, you hear her every cry and you see her every tear. Though the world collapse around us, you never change. You shed your blood for us not just to give us hope for eternity, but to give us hope for our short time here on earth.
We ask that you protect them from the evil one, who loves to accuse and isolate and torment. In the name of Jesus Christ we cast out the feelings of regret, or guilt, or shame that the enemy brings. Your blood has freed us from these things, and so we nail them to the cross. While the enemy and this evil world that doesn't know you continue to dwell on such things, we focus on your salvation and your never-ending love.
We ask you to fill Carrie and Christian with your Holy Spirit, so that they may come to you and drink and never thirst.
We ask that when Carrie sings this hymn, she feels the totality of your love for her. We know that hymns aren't just songs, but carry spiritual power. Please fill her with power and strength and use this for good. We are confident that you will do exactly that, because she loves you.
In your holy name we pray. Amen.
I'd like to echo what Nancy said, Carrie. You and Christian are in my prayers as well.
I ask everyone reading this to please take a little time and say this prayer with me (or your own).
[i]In the Name of Jesus we pray.
Lord, Carrie and Christian are hurting today.We know that you are close to the brokenhearted and save those who are crushed in spirit. Please wrap your loving arms around them and comfort them. Please bring them the peace that only you can give. Please heal them and bind up their wounds. Please help them endure the pain for this season, and please let the suffering they are enduring make them stronger.
Lord, we ask you especially to put your loving arms around Christian, who's so young and has his whole life ahead of him. We ask you to let him lay his burdens and worries on you, and we ask you to help him experience more and more each day the love you have for him, especially in his suffering.
We also ask you to please strengthen Carrie. She has endured so much. As this hymn reminds us, you hear her every cry and you see her every tear. Though the world collapse around us, you never change. You shed your blood for us not just to give us hope for eternity, but to give us hope for our short time here on earth.
We ask that you protect them from the evil one, who loves to accuse and isolate and torment. In the name of Jesus Christ we cast out the feelings of regret, or guilt, or shame that the enemy brings. Your blood has freed us from these things, and so we nail them to the cross. While the enemy and this evil world that doesn't know you continue to dwell on such things, we focus on your salvation and your never-ending love.
We ask you to fill Carrie and Christian with your Holy Spirit, so that they may come to you and drink and never thirst.
We ask that when Carrie sings this hymn, she feels the totality of your love for her. We know that hymns aren't just songs, but carry spiritual power. Please fill her with power and strength and use this for good. We are confident that you will do exactly that, because she loves you.
In your holy name we pray. Amen.
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