PJP2 SIP 151116 SIP Focus Ezekiel 11:16-20 (ESV)....O Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Father God, we Raise Your Precious and Holy Name in Worship and Praise.  Lord Jesus, Guide me today as I use a Paraphrase of Prayer and Praise taken from Your Inspired Word to Your prophet Ezekiel as he writes in Ezekiel 11:16-20....Father God, we Know when we sin that this creates a separation, even potentially a sort of self-inflicted 'exile' from You.  Forgive us when we stumble, Holy Spirit.  Help us to overcome these self-erected barriers, Lord Jesus.  Father God, we also Know though that even as we've groped through our darkness, yet You have Been our Sanctuary.  Lord Jesus Open the Ears of our Heart and spirit to Hear when You Say, "Come to Me.  I Will Gather you from the peoples and Assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I Will give you The Land of Promise."  Father God, Strengthen us as we Return to You.  Holy Spirit Empower us with Your Wisdom and Understanding and Encourage us, Lord Jesus, to Remove from our Lives all those detestable things and all the abominations and distractions that we are so easily swayed by, and that draw us away from our Focus on You and You Alone.  You are our Only Hope and Source of Life. Holy Spirit, Open us to be Prepared for God The Father, and our Lord Jesus' Return.  Father God, Cleanse us that we may Hear and Welcome You as You Say: "And I Will Give them One Heart, and A New Spirit I Will Put Within them. I Will Remove the heart of stone from their flesh And Give Them a Heart of Flesh, That they May Walk in My Statutes and Keep My Rules and Obey Them. And they Shall Be My people, And I Will Be their God."  Lord Jesus we offer up These Prayers in Your Holy Name...Amen/Amen...jaj