S – And now, Lord, consider their threats, and grant that your servants may speak your word with all boldness…When they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God boldly

Acts 4:29, 31 CSB

O – “Boldness, boldly”- parrhēsia,  all out-spokenness, i.e. frankness, bluntness, publicity; by impl. assurance:— confidence, × freely, × openly, × plainly

 The New Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew and Greek Words (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1996).

A – We need to ask God for boldness.  Not so we can get in other’s faces to challenge them.  The disciples wanted boldness to help others see God in miracles and tangible expressions of his love.  We need that type of boldness that takes us out of our comfort zone and calls others into relationship with God.

R – Heavenly Father, you are God of all things.  Please deepen our boldness to proclaim your love for others in our words and actions.  Do not let us be intimidated by people or circumstances.  Help us to speak and live your word boldly.