Beginning Time Alone with God (Youth)
Then Frodo came forward and took the crown from Faramir and bore it to Gandalf; and Aragorn knelt, and Gandalf set the White Crown upon his head and said:
“Now come the days of the King, and may they be blessed while the thrones of the Valar endure!"
But when Aragorn arose all that beheld him gazed in silence, for it seemed to them that he was revealed to them now for the first time. Tall as the sea-kings of old, he stood above all that were near; ancient of days he seemed and yet in the flower of manhood; and wisdom sat upon his brow, and strength and healing were in his hands, and a light was about him. And then Faramir cried:
"Behold the King!'
And in that moment all the trumpets were blown, and the King Elessar went forth and came to the barrier, and Húrin of the Keys thrust it back; and amid the msic o'harp and of viol and of flute and the singing of clear voices the King passed through the flower-laden streets, and came to the Citadel, and entered in; and the banner of the Tree and the Stars was unfurled upon the topmost tower, and the reign of King Elessar began, of which many songs have told.
In his time the City was made more fair than it had ever been, even in the days of its first glory; and it was filled with trees and with fountains, and its gates were wrought of mithril and steel, and its streets were paved with white marble; and the Folk of the Mountain laboured in it, and the Folk of the Wood rejoiced to come there; and all was healed and made good, and the houses were filled with men and women and the laughter of children, and no window was blind nor any courtyard empty; and after the sending of the Third Age of the world into the new age it preserved the memory and the glory of the years that were gone.
J. R.R. Tolkien. The Return of The King, p.266 (1955).
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on those who need salvation.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
Your Purity before God.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure –
Read and think and imagine – John 15:18-20
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on the need to grow and become like Jesus.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
The Presence of God in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure –
Read and think and imagine – John 15:21-27
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on those who need healing.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
The Passion of God in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
Read and think and imagine – John 16:1-4
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
THURSDAY
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on the missionaries all over the world – Monica Padilla Trueman, Colorado Christian Services
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
The Power of God in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
Read and think and imagine – John 16:5-11
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
FRIDAY
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on giving thanks for Creation.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
God’s Freedom in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure
Read and think and imagine – John 16:12-16
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – on life all around you.
Petition – Talk with God about your life and needs.
God’s Hope in your life.
Worship – and give thanks to God for everything (be specific).
Bible Adventure –
Read and think and imagine – John 15:18-27
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.
SUNDAY
Quiet – yourself before God (2-4 minutes).
Prayer –
Confession – Confess your sins to God. Ask Him to forgive you
and take away all sin from you.
Intercession – Pray for other people’s needs and lives.
Focus – Talk with God about church and worship today at WLCF.
Petition – Ask God to help you worship Him today.
Bible Adventure –
Read and think and imagine – John 16:1-16
Meditate on this passage in the Bible.
Write – Journal what God taught you today.
Close – with prayer. Go with God into your day today.