Prayer based on First Timothy 5

Glorious God, we thank You for the family that we enjoy within Your church. Help us to understand our right obligation to our households and to the community of worshippers. Help us to have an eye for the weak. Grant that our deacons will be wise in their care for the poor among us, that we might rightly encourage the needy in the direction of diligence and responsibility. Supply everything necessary for those who would devote their lives to preaching and teaching. Protect us from foolish haste in ordaining men for service and responsibility in Your church. Guide us all in the way of Christ.