Deuteronomy 8:1-20

Father of blessings,

Give us the blessing of memory,

And wills of obedience.

Make us humble.

May we pass the test of adversity with hope.

May we dwell in your Word and fearfully walk in your ways.

May we pass the test of blessing with gratitude, never forgetting you.

Keep us from forgetful pride.

Keep us radically obedient.

Keep us following every command,

Always seeing your hand in our blessing,

And your faithfulness to your promises.

Deuteronomy 7:1-26

Father

My heart is restless;

Quick to drift;

Slow to remember;

Radically committed to my own agenda;

Utterly self-seeking!

Keep my heart;

Change my heart;

Retrain my heart.

Give me an earnestness of commitment;

A wariness of people and things that will entice me away from you.

Burn in my soul that I am holy, chosen and treasured; loved, blessed and redeemed.

Remind me that you are a God who is faithful and steadfast;

Who keeps his promises

And destroys those that hate you.

Thank you for the promise of your presence in the midst of my fears and trials.

Be with me today and always.

Amen

Deuteronomy 6:1-25

Father,

May I love you.

May I teach of you and talk of you.

May you inhabit my hands and my eyes.

May my home be full of you.

May I never forget you in the blessings you provide.

Make me to fear you and serve you.

Take away the gods of my heart.

May I not test you but instead listen to you.

And may I remember your salvation,

Won at great cost.

Amen

Deuteronomy 5:22-33

Father, you have spoken a word of life,

   A word of light,

   A word of hope,

   In the person of your Son.

Help me to listen.

Give me a heart of flesh,

  And a will that submits.

Give me ears that heed,

  And eyes that see.

May my life hang on your very word,

  And my soul long for your voice,

As I love Jesus more.

Amen