Please help him fulfill his mission so that by the time he comes back, we will have a full course to glorify your holy name, I ask this in the name of Jesus.

My friends sometimes invite me for social outings and I try to balance between my academics and my social life. We reverence thy spotless Icon, O gracious Lord, and ask forgiveness of our transgressions, O Christ our God: for of thine own good will thou wast pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh, that thou mightest deliver from bondage to the enemy those whom thou hadst fashioned.Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word: for mine eyes have seen thy salvation, which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; a light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of thy people Israel.

While “mercy” can carry these meanings, there’s a better way to understand the concept from an ancient Israelite perspective. May they be men and women of integrity, guided by a desire for public service and a love of the truth. Dear God, I come to you with a prayer request for my husband who is traveling on a business trip to India.

Some people who pray for protection also carry amulets with protective symbols on them, such as a cross or lucky charms. When contemporary Bible readers realize the original Hebrew meaning of mercy, they can understand and experience the same sense of unceasing protection from “a God merciful (רחום; rachum) and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in fidelity and truth” (Exodus 34:6). Today, prayers for traveling mercies are said for anyone that is embarking on a journey, whether that be by plane, train, car, boat or even on foot.

Nothing prevented the people from believing, when guidance has come to them, except that they said, “Did God send a human messenger? There Lord, You will have Your way with us, for it is only through You and by You and in You that we have our true being, not for our sakes, but for Your glory.Psalm 91:9-12 “If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,” and you make the Most High your dwelling, 10 no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent. I pray against any failures and complications even as we fly to our destination in Jesus’ mighty name, Amen! We pray too for an end to violence in this country, particularly for an end to anti-Semitic violence; our Jewish brothers and sisters deserve to live lives free from fear.

And say, “Praise be to God, who has not begotten a son, nor has He a partner in sovereignty, nor has He an ally out of weakness, and glorify Him constantly. Eli Lizorkin-Eyzenberg is an Israeli Christian author, educator and expert scholar in Jewish context and culture of the New Testament. Faithful God as we go out into the world shining with your light and your truth help us to reflect your love in our families, our church and our community; so that the world can witness that we are followers of Christ and through that witness draw others into your loving care. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U. In praying for heavenly mercy, the ancient Israelites asked for protection from trouble: “You, O Lord, you will not withhold from me your mercies (רחמיך; rachamekha); let your fidelity and your truth preserve me always.They that hunger shall eat and be satisfied, they that seek after the Lord shall praise him; their hearts shall live forever. Prejudice has no place in our society, whether anti-Jewish or anti-Muslim, and the war between Hamas and Israel must not be used to demonise whole communities and destabilise the peace that we so value in our cities and towns. This is their repayment for having blasphemed against Our revelations, and having said, “Shall we, when we have become bones and fragments, be resurrected as a new creation? Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.