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The Lord’s Day Eve (Valley of Vision)

October 23, 2010 by Christina

I read this tonight for the first time and thought it too beautiful not to share.  I have never considered Saturday night as the time to prepare my heart for the following day.  I think it sounds good and right.

Hasn’t God been faithful to you this week?  In anticipation of tomorrow, a day that belongs to Him, may you be as blessed as I was by the words and thoughts of this Puritan prayer.

God of the Passing Hour,

Another week has gone and I have been preserved
in my going out,
in my coming in.

Thine has been the vigilance that has turned threatened evils aside;
thine the supplies that have nourished me;
Thine the comforts that have indulged me;
Thine the relations and friends that have delighted me;
Thine the means of grace which have edified me;
Thine the Book, which, amidst all my enjoyments, has told me that this is not my rest,
that in all successes one thing alone is needful, to love my Saviour.
Nothing can equal the number of thy mercies but my imperfections and sins.
These, O God, I will neither conceal nor palliate, but confess with a broken heart.

In what condition would secret reviews of my life leave me
were it not for the assurance that with thee there is plenteous redemption,
that thou art a forgiving God,
that thou mayest be feared!

While I hope for pardon through the blood of the cross,
I pray to be clothed with humility,
to be quickened in thy way,
to be more devoted to thee,
to keep the end of my life in view,
to be cured of the folly of delay and indecision,
to know how frail I am,
to number my days and apply my heart unto wisdom.

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  1. persis says

    October 23, 2010 at 9:03 pm

    Thanks for sharing this beautiful prayer. I have been preserved this week, and it’s all due to His kindness and grace. Have a blessed Lord’s Day, Christina.

  2. Diane says

    October 26, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    Oh how I love these prayers Christina.
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful one.

    Much love to you!

  3. Christina says

    October 27, 2010 at 6:41 am

    Lord bless you both today, Persis & Diane.

    He is faithful.

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