This prayer is based on various names and titles for Jesus. I wrote it for another setting but thought it would serve well here, too, as a Pause for Prayer...
Jesus: my Savior
Your very name means - God Saves -
and in so many ways I need to be saved
from my weakness, my pride,
my faults and my sins…
Jesus, you are my Savior!
Jesus: Son of the Living God
Through you all that is came into being,
apart from you, Lord, nothing exists:
in you I have my life and breath,
without you, Jesus: I have no life…
Jesus, the Son of the Living God!
Jesus: my Redeemer
In laying down your life for mine
you redeemed me, Lord, from sin and death;
you exchanged my guilt for your saving grace
and gave me the hope of eternal life…
Jesus, you are my Redeemer!
Jesus: my Good Shepherd
You know me, love me and call me by name;
when I go astray, you search me out;
when I leave your flock, you bring me home;
you hold me and carry me, close in your arms…
Jesus, you’re my Good Shepherd!
Jesus: my Lord
You’re my master and I am your servant;
you call and command me to live by your word;
your reign over me, my heart and my soul,
you’re my King and I bow low before you…
Jesus, you are my Lord!
Jesus: the Anointed One
You are blessed with the oil of gladness,
anointed by God as his Only Son:
anoint me, Lord, with your mercy and grace
and fill up my heart with joy…
Jesus, you are the Anointed of God!
Jesus: Wonderful Counselor
You alone know the depths of my being, Lord:
all my questions, my doubts and confusion:
give me your counsel, your wise advice
and the trust I need to follow your word…
Jesus, my Wonderful Counselor!
Jesus: my Healer
You know all my hurt and all of my pain,
the depth of my wounds and my brokenness;
reach out gently, Divine Physician,
heal me and make me whole again…
Jesus, you are my Healer!
Jesus: the Suffering Servant
You suffered for me, Lord, in silent pain,
you wore a rough and thorny crown;
you carried the Cross of all my sins;
to spare me from all I deserve…
Jesus, as a Servant, you Suffered for me!
Jesus: the Chosen One
You are the One - the First before all,
the Only Begotten Son of the Father:
now I’m blessed for you choose me
to be your own, your beloved child…
Jesus, you are the Chosen One!
Jesus: my Shield
You protect me, Lord, my guard and defender,
my power, my armor, my cover:
you stand between me and all that is evil,
you’re my safety, my stronghold, my rock…
Jesus, you are my Shield!
Jesus: the Alpha and the Omega
You are the Christ: the beginning and the end,
yesterday, today and tomorrow:
from you I came, to you I will go
and with you, I pray, I’ll live forever…
Jesus, you the Alpha and the Omega!
Jesus: the Prince of Peace
You offer me peace, you give me your peace,
you are the peace of my heart’s desire,
the peace for which I hunger and thirst,
the peace that’s only yours to give…
Jesus, you are the Prince of Peace!
Jesus: the Lamb of God
You take away the sins of the world,
you take away the sins of my soul:
to the Lamb be every blessing and glory,
all praise and honor for ever more!
Jesus, you are the Lamb of God!
Jesus: the Word of God
You are the Father’s Word made flesh;
you have the words of eternal life:
yours is the word of wisdom and truth,
yours is the word I long to hear…
Jesus, you are the Word of God!
Jesus: the Bread of Life
You nourish my empty, hungry soul,
you fill my hungry, lonely heart:
feed me, Lord, with the bread of your mercy
and strengthen me with the bread of your life…
Jesus, you are the Bread of Life!
Jesus: the Light of the World
You are the beacon that shines in the night,
the light at the end of my tunnel:
you are the light that never goes out,
the light on the path I walk in this world…
Jesus, you are the Light of the World!
Jesus: my Merciful Judge
You are the judge in the court of my soul
you know all my faults and my failings,
but Lord, your sentence is always mercy,
setting me free to begin again..
Jesus, you are my Merciful Judge!
Jesus: my Hope
You are my blessed assurance, Lord,
that I’m loved, healed and forgiven:
you make certain my every heartfelt prayer
that all, in the end, shall be well…
Jesus, you are my Hope!
Jesus: my Way
You’re my route home when I get lost;
you’re the path through my greatest fears;
yours are the steps that show me the way,
the road that leads me to peace…
Jesus, you are my Way!
Jesus: my Truth
You are the word that seals my faith;
you are the wisdom grounding my thoughts;
yours are the lips that tell no lies,
that reveal what’s just, real and right…
Jesus, you are my Truth!
Jesus: my Life
You are the spirit that breathes in my soul;
you are the blood that pumps in my heart;
you are my everything, you are my all,
my life, Lord Jesus - you are my God…
Jesus, you are my Life!
Amen.
Waymaker by Sinach
performed by Michael Smith
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