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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 about the Lord’s Discipline
How do you feel about God’s discipline? Do not despise the Lord’s instruction, my son, and do not loathe his discipline; for the Lord disciplines the one he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights. Hebrew 12:5-6 Heavenly Father, Although your...
A Prayer about Understanding Sickness and Healing
Have you ever been confused or hurt by wrong thinking about healing? ‘Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?’ John 9:2 Healing Lord, Thank you for the compassion you show the sick and those who need healing. Correct wrong assumptions...
A Prayer about Laughing without Fear of the Future
What makes you laugh? “She laughs without fear of the future.” Proverbs 31:25 Mighty and Merciful God, You truly make us awe-some (literally, “full of awe.”) We know the verse, “This is the day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it,” (Ps. 118:24), but...
A Prayer about Peace for Troubled Hearts
Do you need peace? 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...
A Prayer about Christ Our Life
Who or what is your life? “When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” Colossians 3:4 Jesus, Our Lord and Life, We confess – as earthly citizens, we often hear and even ascribe to sayings like, “Life is good,” “Life is...
A Prayer of Lament for Those Who Die Young
How do we grieve for those who die young? He who testifies to these things says, ‘Surely I am coming soon. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!’ Revelation 22:20 Merciful God, We believe you to be merciful; help our unbelief. We admit, we struggle to understand why you would...