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Praying The Psalms:  Psalm 103:13-19

As a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.
For he knows our frame;
    He remembers that we are dust.
As for man, his days are like grass;
    he flourishes like a flower of the field;
for the wind passes over it, and it is gone,
    and its place knows it no more.
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him,
    and his righteousness to children's children,
to those who keep his covenant
    and remember to do his commandments.
The Lord has established his throne in the heavens,
    and his kingdom rules over all.

Patience

Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Ways To Pray:

  • We would be marked with patience, as we navigate uncertainty in our lives. 
  • We would be slow to speak, quick to listen and slow to anger. 
  • We would have contentment and peace as we wait on the Lord.
  • We would repent when we fail to be patient.

Dawei (dah-WAY) in Myanmar

Most Dawei people inhabit a long coastal stretch of the Tanintharyi Division in southern Myanmar. A small number have made their way across the border and now live in refugee camps inside Thailand. They fled to Thailand to escape oppression at the hands of the Burmese authorities who conscripted many to work on a new railroad under inhumane conditions. For centuries the Dawei people have been peace-loving and gentle people. Their language is viewed as a "nonstandard Burmese with profound pronunciation and vocabulary differences from Burmese," by the Ethnologue. Missionaries working in their region for decades have found the Buddhist Dawei slow to respond to the gospel.

 

Ways To Pray:

  • Pray that the few followers of Jesus among the Dawei people would be joyful always, praying continually, giving thanks in all circumstances and willing to give a reason for their faith.

  • Pray for peaceful relations between the Dawei people and Burmese authorities.

  • Pray that those refugees in Thailand would be less resistant to the gospel. Pray for a movement to Christ among these Buddhists.