What love is this?

I said this in the facebook group description, but I'll say it again: if you want to post your prayer requests, comments, questions, musings, or whatever else concerning Jesus on the facebook Wall or as a comment on the facebook thread (I'll post all of these entries on facebook as well), then that is fine. Posting through the blogspot allows you to be anonymous, so if that is something you desire, this is here for you. Also, if you simply prefer one over the other, you have options.

Also, please feel free to pray yourself! If you have something that you want to pray, please do so. This is not a one man show. Actually, it is, and that one man is Jesus. So pray, and we'll pray with you!

With that being said, let's dive into Jesus.

Lord Jesus, I come before you now, asking first that I would not pray out of my own understanding or out of my own strength. I need you, Jesus. My faith is so often so small, I have such trouble putting my trust and hope in you. I've glorified friendships and ambitions and my own future above knowing you, Jesus. Thank you that you see me as I am, and you love me the same. Thank you Jesus that when you look at me, your heart swells with love, and you say, "You are worth everything to me, and nothing you do or don't do will change that." Jesus, I want to know you more! I want to know this love that surpasses understanding, that is so beyond my love! I want to love people the way you love them, and Jesus I pray that you would reveal to our hearts daily how powerful and complete and unchanging your love is for us. For those who don't know you, I pray that their hearts would be softened, and that they would be moved to repentance because of this great love, that while we were still sinners, you died for us! Reveal yourself to hearts that don't know you, and reveal yourself even more to hearts that do know you! We just want to be with you Jesus, and to know you as you desire to be known by us -- a deep, wonderful relationship with you. Help us to trust you, help us to rest in you, and help us to know you in our hearts more and more each day. Thank you for all you have blessed us with, and thank you that you use all things for our good according to your perfect will. Thank you that we can trust you, and thank you that we can return to you after every time we don't. Blessed be your name, Jesus! All honor and glory unto you! You are worthy, you are awesome, and we love you! In your mighty Name we pray, Jesus. Amen.

"I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all fullness of God." --Ephesians 3:16-21