Praying for Your City’s Arts & Entertainment
Your city-region’s Sports, Arts and Entertainment provide rich sources of relaxation and refreshment, as well as employment and careers for artists and skilled performers. God is the Giver of all natural abilities, the Enabler to develop them and the Guide to use them in His purposes. In our society’s present fast paced living and pressure cooker culture, we need creative and constructive avenues for physical, mental and emotional renewal. God has promised that “He restores our souls” (Psalm 23:3), and “renews our strength” (Isaiah 40:31). Jesus said that He came to give abundant life (John 10:10) for human wholeness and cultural enrichment. Individuals, families, organizations and communities were all created with these needs. Your city, with its unique location, institutions and people giftedness, has rich endowments of recreation and relaxation resources. But licentiousness, libertinism and the pursuit of hedonism are NOT the purposes of God for entertainment. Let’s PRAY then for God’s right purposes to be lived out in your city’s Sports, Arts and Entertainment:
Sports
- Thanking God for the availability of many spectator sports
- Praying for good role models among athletes in the city
- Praying for wise and virtuous community leaders to conduct o and administer participation in local athletic activities
- Praying for active parental partnership in local sports teams
Arts
- Praying for creative, constructive activities in the arts
- Praising God for leaders and sponsoring groups for the arts
- Praying for God-following artists with integrity in the arts
- Praying for adequate public and private funding for the arts
Entertainment
- Praying for wholesome and enriching entertainment activities
- Praying for families to enjoy playing together regularly
- Praying for wise parental supervision of TV and the internet
- Praying for neighbors interacting with shared entertainment
Parks, Swimming Pools and Recreational Areas
- Praying for God’s Presence for order and protection over the parks, pools and recreational areas of the city
- Praying for healthy skills and mature self-image development
- Praying for strong, caring friendships through the recreation
Pray for God’s blessing on sports, arts and entertainment activities in your community – especially in the Summer
Cover Design by Vernon Franklin, Scripture quotations are from various translations
Published by Ernie Frederick Copyright @ 2013