Prayer for tomorrow's workshop

Dear Father,

Saturday is a big day, in my mind at least. That is when we are having our GriefShare startup workshop all morning. I know, though, that my plans are not always your plans, and you can do your work whenever and however you choose. But I do ask your blessing upon our meeting tomorrow, that you would use it to touch people's hearts.

Please continue to draw those people that you want to be there. Make sure that each person you want to be there hears about this workshop somehow, and put an urge to be there in the heart of each person you want there. I ask that even now you would be preparing their hearts to hear from you, that they could take from this workshop whatever it is that you want to speak to each of these grieving people.

May you use us to share your comfort with each person there. May we slow down enough to truly see each person, to listen to each person's story, and to find out from each person what his or her needs are. Especially, Lord, I ask that you would use us to show those who do not know you that you are the way to true healing.

Today I was reading Psalm 19:14 "May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer… " That is my prayer. I want the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart to be pleasing to you all the time. I especially ask that for Saturday, when I am essentially speaking for you to these hurting people. May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart during the GriefShare workshop be pleasing to you.

I asked you to prepare the hearts of the people coming to hear your message to them. I am realizing that I need you to prepare my heart as well. I ask that you purify me from all that is wrong in me. Make my heart clean. Fill me with your love and your thoughts. Help me to remain rooted in you, so that on Saturday I may have seeds from you to plant in these hearts, that they too will grow in you. I cannot do this on my own and I do not want to do this on my own. Help me to stay in you.

Thank you for allowing me to serve you in this way. Amen