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A Prayer about Perfect Peace

by | Mar 24, 2024 | Daily Prayer, Lent

A Prayer about Perfect Peace

Jesus said to them again, ‘Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.’ John 20:21

Heavenly Father, 

Even as Holy Week begins, 

may we remember its conclusion. 

In the days leading up to his death, 

Jesus suffered physical, mental, and emotional pain. 

And yet, he always remained at peace, 

because he knew he had been sent by you to complete a mission—

to bring your people back to your loving embrace.

Now, we your people carry on that mission. 

And sometimes we too will suffer physical, mental, and emotional pain. 

When we do, 

may we remember Christ’s words 

and know his profound comfort: 

‘Peace be with you.’

In Jesus’ peace-bringing name. Amen.

Read John 20:19-23.

Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage

Elizabeth Reynolds Turnage

author, life and legacy coach, speaker

 

A Prayer about the Peace and Healing Jesus Brought

by | Mar 1, 2024 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about the Peace and Healing Jesus Brought

“But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; on him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and by his stripes we were healed.” Isaiah 53:5

Lord Jesus,

As we move closer to Resurrection Sunday (Easter), 

may we envision you headed toward the cross: 

beaten and broken, mocked and maimed—

For what?

For our transgressions (our rebelliousness),

For our iniquities (our twistedness).

At the same time, may we drink deeply of the peace 

your punishment yielded 

for our bodies, minds, souls, and hearts.

The peace of forgiveness, 

the peace of resting in you, 

the peace of your sacrificial love,

May we dance happily in joyous wonder 

at the healing your blood bought 

for our bodies, minds, souls, and hearts.

In your sacrificing name. Amen.

Read Isaiah 53:4-12.



 

A Prayer about Peace for Troubled Hearts

by | Jan 31, 2024 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about Peace for Troubled Hearts

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27

Lord Jesus,

Thank you for this profound promise 

for troubled hearts:

You leave us peace, your peace. 

In the Bible, peace refers to something way better 

than a day without car trouble or credit trouble.  

Your peace is “shalom,” 

a state of flourishing, 

wholeness, 

and harmony.

When our hearts are troubled—

aching because of good hopes dashed again and again and again, 

miserable because we have harmed one we love through our sin, 

agonized because we have suffered yet another setback in our recovery, 

you give us your peace, your rest, your hope, your wholeness. 

It is not the peace the world gives, 

it is the peace of the cross, 

for you spoke these words 

just before you suffered and died on a cross for us. 

It is the peace of restoration, 

for you died on that cross 

so that we who believe might be restored 

as children of the Father. 

It is the peace of the wholeness 

we will one day know 

in heart and mind and body and soul 

when you come again 

to bring the new heavens and the new earth. 

Because of your peace, 

we have every reason 

to obey your command:

“Let not your hearts be troubled; 

neither let them be afraid” (John 14:27).

In your peace-bringing name. Amen.

Read John 14:1-30. 



 

A Prayer about Seeing Our Salvation

by | Dec 29, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about Seeing Our Salvation

Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation…Luke 2:29

Merciful God,

As we revisit this scene between Simeon 

and the eight-day-old Jesus, 

we pray you would write in us stories like Simeon’s:

Filled with the Holy Spirit…

Made righteous by Christ…

Waiting for your consolation…

Watching for our Savior…

Seeing him as our one and only salvation…

Illuminating his glory to all the peoples…

Believing that he alone makes us ready to die in peace.

Knowing our Savior has come, 

may we wait with confident hope 

for the day he will come again 

and restore us to himself. 

In Jesus’ saving name,

Amen.

Read Luke 2:25-32. 



 

A Prayer about Hope, Joy, and Peace at Christmas

by | Dec 24, 2023 | Christmas, Christmas, Daily Prayer, Seasons & Holidays

A Prayer about Hope, Joy, and Peace at Christmas

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Romans 15:13

Lord of Hope,

You know one of our children’s favorite seasonal movies 

is The Polar Express,

though they’re long past 

imagining that the North Pole 

is where the main action of Christmas takes place. 

The movie, based on the wonderful book by Chris Van Allsburg, 

is about belief, 

but the belief is in a myth. 

Unlike  “Hero Boy,” 

we need a different kind of believing—

we need to believe that you, 

the true hero of our truest story, 

were born as a baby, 

grew as a child, 

taught in the temple, 

turned water into wine, 

raised people from the dead, 

died on a cross, 

and rose from the dead. 

It is in this belief 

that we find our deepest hope, 

our longed-for joy, 

and our perfect peace. 

By your Holy Spirit, 

grant us this belief 

today and every day.

In Jesus’ trustworthy name. Amen.

Read Romans 15:1-13.

 

 

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