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A Prayer about the Good in Good Friday
‘My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?’ Matthew 27:46. Tear-wiping God, Many people have asked through the years, “How can we call it ‘Good Friday’ when it’s the day our Savior died?” In the same way, grieving friends may ask if there is anything good in these...
A Prayer about the Hope of the Cross
Then one of the twelve, whose name was Judas Iscariot, went to the chief priests and said, ‘What will you give me if I deliver him over to you?’ And they paid him thirty shekels of silver. Matthew 26:14-15 Merciful Father, This scene ranks right up there as one of...
The Aroma of Heaven: Leaving a Legacy that Spreads the Fragrance of Christ
Dear Friends, This month I’m thinking about the type of legacy I want to leave. As I do so, I think about the people in my life who have been an aroma of heaven to me. I’d love to hear from you: who are the people in your life who have left an aroma of heaven? You can...
A Prayer about Believing God’s Love is Unfailing
For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 8:38-39...
A Prayer of Lament about the Covenant Presbyterian School Shooting
Dear friends, in these days when words are hard to find for our grief, we make the words God has given us in his holy and loving Word our own. Please join me in an attempt at lament: “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” John1:5 O...
A Prayer about Jesus’ Determination
And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise. Mark 10:34. Lord Jesus, Enlarge our imaginations so that we might walk with you on the day you told your disciples this alarming news. You were marching...
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Daily Prayers
A Prayer about the God Who Knows You
A Prayer about the God Who Knows You Do you want to be known and loved? For now we see in a mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 All-Seeing Father, You know that our...
A Prayer about Our Comfort in Life and in Death
A Prayer about Our Comfort in Life and in Death What is your greatest comfort when faced with sad news? For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves. If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we...
A Prayer about Overflowing Blessings
A Prayer about Overflowing Blessings Have you counted your blessings lately? [Friends, this is the third and last in a series of praying through Psalm 23. Do you enjoy this way of praying through the Bible?] You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. ...
A Prayer about Hope in Dark Valleys
A Prayer about Hope in Dark Valleys Do you need hope in dark places? Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Lord, our Good Shepherd, As we walk...
A Prayer about Our Faithful Shepherd
A Prayer about our Faithful Shepherd Do you need guidance and rest? [Note: Often the best prayers come straight from Scripture. Over the next two days, we will take the simple language of the NLT translation of Psalm 23 and make it into a personal prayer.] The Lord...
A Prayer about Being in a Spiritual Battle
Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor, so you will be able to resist the enemy in time of evil. Ephesians 6:13 Lord of Angel-Armies, May we never forget or discount the spiritual battle that rages right here right now. The evil one prowls around like a...