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A Prayer about Jesus’ First and Second Coming
Surely I am coming soon. Revelation 22:20 Lord Jesus, In this season of celebrating your first arrival, our longings are piqued for your second arrival. You say, “Surely I am coming soon” (Revelation 22:20), and we say, “How soon is soon?” As we see the glory and...
A Prayer about Talking about Death and Dying
The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:26 Gracious Father, You know how deathly afraid we are of death. We ask for your grace and mercy to help us talk about death and dying, well before we have any inkling that we might die. We ask you to give...
A Prayer about Our Tear-Counting God
You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. Psalm 56:8 Tear-Counting God, It has been a long season of loss for many. Our friends are mourning, as are we… Some have lost homes in fires...
A Prayer about Affliction
I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. Psalm 119:75 Faithful Lord, The truth is, we don’t like to think that you afflict us. And then, when we do think you afflict us, we don’t always remember that it is “in...
A Prayer about Being Persecuted as a Christian
‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you…. John 15:20 Precious Jesus, We admit, we really like to be liked. Reading that we will be hated and persecuted “because [we] are not of this world” unnerves us.* ...
A Prayer about Wisdom for Caregivers
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 Wise and Gracious Lord, Thank you for the wisdom you give for all of life’s hard stories and tough decisions. Today we think of our caregiving friends, who face weighty...
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Daily Prayers
A Prayer for the Kind of Strength We Need
What kind of strength do we really need? I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with his power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. Ephesians 3:16-17 Father God, Thank you for this...
A Prayer about Not Living to Please Ourselves
Have you ever been told that older people get to live any way they want? We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Romans 15:1 Lord Christ, Because you did not live to please yourself (Romans 15:3), but...
A Prayer about the Prize We Really Want
Do you know what you’re running for? But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 Heavenly Father, We can all...
A Prayer about Praying for the Church
How do you pray for your church? And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all. Ephesians 1:22-23 As we continue praying Ephesians 1:15-23, we also think about how...
A Prayer about How to Pray for Loved Ones
Do you ever struggle to know what to pray for your loved ones? I pray for you constantly, asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. Ephesians 1:16-17. [Hi...
A Prayer about Coming alongside Caregivers
Do you know a caregiver who needs your help? ….four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on the mat, right down in front of...