LET YOUR KINGDOM COME LORD / HEER, LAAT U KONINGRYK KOM

Here‚ ek kom vanmôre met my stamelende gebed
voor U kniel.
Ek is vandag so bewus daarvan
dat ek vasgespin is in die kokon
van my eie klein lewe
en my eiebelang.
Ek hoor net my eie stem‚ Here‚
ek luister net na my eie voetval‚
ek sien net my leë hande raak;
my gedagtes wentel net om myself.Here‚ ek kom bid vandag:
Trek los die drade en maak my vry‚
laat my eie ou koninkrykie uitrafel
tot dit verdwyn
en laat ú koninkryk kom.
“Laat u ryk‚ Heer‚ in mý kom!
Laat u ryk‚ Heer‚ deur mý kom!
Laat u ryk‚ Heer oral kom!”
amen

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Lord‚ I come this morning with faltering prayer
kneeling before you.
Today I am so aware of being
cocooned in my own little life
and in own interests.
I only hear my own voice‚ Lord‚
and I listen only to my own footsteps‚
and I see only my own empty hands;
my thoughts concern only myself.Lord‚ I pray to you today:
Pull the treads and set me free‚
let my own little kingdom unravel
until it disappears
and let your kingdom come.
“Let your kingdom come Lord‚ in me!
Let your kingdom come Lord‚ through me!
Let your kingdom come Lord‚ everywhere!”
Amen
Petra Hugo

TYD / TIME

I don’t know how long “eternity” is‚ Lord
But I bring my praise to you
who have always been there‚
and until the far future
– beyond time –
will still be there.
Perhaps time doesn’t work for you
in the sense of past and future:
you are present in all times.
Thank you for entering my piece of life
– who knows how long? –
and caring for me
with unending love‚
soft hands‚
and a warm embrace.
Your love indeed lasts to eternity!
Amen

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Ek weet nie hoe lank “ewig” is nie‚ Here.
Maar ek bring lof aan U
wat van altyd af net daar is‚
en tot in die verre toekoms
– anderkant die tyd –
steeds daar sal wees.
Miskien werk tyd nie vir U
in die sin van verlede en toekoms nie:
U is teenwoordig in alle tyd.
Dankie dat U my stukkie tyd
– weet hoe lank? –
binnetree en vir my sorg
met oneindige liefde‚
sagte hande‚
en ’n warm omhelsing.
U liefde duur inderdaad tot in ewigheid!
Amen
Piet Naudé

LET ME GROW LORD, LAAT MY GROEI HERE

At the start of this day I ask you‚ o God‚
to use every situation I find myself in‚
to make me grow‚
so that I won’t abuse it in my human incapabilities
and make me fall.
Let me use my disappointments
as opportunities for growth;
my successes as grounds for gratitude;
my fears as material for perseverance.
Teach me to use danger
to learn courage;
injustice against me‚
as opportunities to practice forgiveness;
praise directed to me‚
as schooling for sincere humility;
and pain to teach me to wait for you.
Amen

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Aan die begin van hierdie dag vra ek U‚ o God‚
om elke situasie waarmee ek te doen kry‚
te gebruik tot my groei‚
sodat ek dit nie in my menslike onmag
sal misbruik tot my val nie.
Laat my my teleurstellings aanwend
as geleenthede tot groei;
my suksesse as redes vir dankbaarheid;
my vrese as materiaal vir volharding.
Leer my om gevaar te gebruik
om moed aan te leer;
onreg teen myself‚
as geleentheid om vergifnis te oefen;
lof aan my adres gerig‚
as ’n oefenskool vir opregte nederigheid;
en pyn om te leer om op U te wag.
Amen
(John Baillie)

LET YOUR KINGDOM COME LORD / HEER, LAAT U KONINGRYK KOM

Here‚ ek kom vanmôre met my stamelende gebed
voor U kniel.
Ek is vandag so bewus daarvan
dat ek vasgespin is in die kokon
van my eie klein lewe
en my eiebelang.
Ek hoor net my eie stem‚ Here‚
ek luister net na my eie voetval‚
ek sien net my leë hande raak;
my gedagtes wentel net om myself.

Here‚ ek kom bid vandag:
Trek los die drade en maak my vry‚
laat my eie ou koninkrykie uitrafel
tot dit verdwyn
en laat ú koninkryk kom.
“Laat u ryk‚ Heer‚ in mý kom!
Laat u ryk‚ Heer‚ deur mý kom!
Laat u ryk‚ Heer oral kom!”
amen

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Lord‚ I come this morning with faltering prayer
kneeling before you.
Today I am so aware of being
cocooned in my own little life
and in own interests.
I only hear my own voice‚ Lord‚
and I listen only to my own footsteps‚
and I see only my own empty hands;
my thoughts concern only myself.

Lord‚ I pray to you today:
Pull the treads and set me free‚
let my own little kingdom unravel
until it disappears
and let your kingdom come.
“Let your kingdom come Lord‚ in me!
Let your kingdom come Lord‚ through me!
Let your kingdom come Lord‚ everywhere!”
Amen
Petra Hugo

LAAT ANDER JESUS SIEN IN MY / LET OTHERS SEE JESUS IN ME

Here‚ al wat ek vandag durf en wil vra is:
laat U meer word en ek minder.
Gebruik my as ’n venster
waardeur ander vir U kan raak sien.
Stamelend pleit ek by U:
“Bekeer my o God‚ sodat ek my kan bekeer.”
Amen

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Lord‚ the only thing I want and dare to ask today is:
Let you become more and I less.
Use me as a window
through which others can see you.
I plead with you:
“Convert me‚ o God‚ so that I will convert.”
Amen
(Hentie Krüger)