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A Prayer about God’s Purposes in Aging
Everlasting Father, In a world that often marginalizes or mocks the elderly, transform us into people who honor and value the elderly. Even as we age, may we see your holy purposes for aging— some may no longer have the energy to tend to babies all night long, but...
A Prayer about Receiving the Lord’s Discipline
Heavenly Father, Although your discipline, your correction, your reproof may seem painful at the time, help us to receive it as the tender and kind strength of a good Father who deeply loves his children. Remind us of the truth misapplied by Eliphaz— “For he...
A Prayer about Peace for Troubled Hearts
Lord Jesus, Thank you for this profound promise for troubled hearts: You leave us peace, your peace, which in the Bible refers to something way better than a day without car, or credit trouble. Your peace is “shalom,” a state of flourishing, wholeness, and...
A Prayer about Living and Dying by Faith
Heavenly Father, Whatever our age, Make us ready always to “die in faith.” Dying in faith is the natural conclusion to living in faith. Dying in faith is to look to the redemption you have already accomplished in this world and in our lives through Jesus Christ, ...
A Prayer about Feeling Overwhelmed by Our Sin
Rescuing Lord, We turn to you again, waiting, waiting, waiting for you to turn to us and hear our cry. We know you will, for you have before, sending your Son, your very own Son, to yank us out of the miry bog of the messes of our own making, the sin we commit...
A Prayer about Caring for the Mentally Ill
Comforting Father, We lift up all who are affected by mental illness. Sadly, because of our ignorance about mental illness, many of the mentally ill suffer “secondary wounds.” Both the afflicted and their families have suffered quick-fix by faith cures, ...
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Daily Prayers
A Prayer about Our Hope in Broken Stories
They shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. Isaiah 61:4 Restoring God, Today we lift up all who are in the middle of a story that feels like it has been...
A Prayer about Boasting in Our Weakness
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor. 12:10 All-Powerful God, We confess, we in Western culture crave power, control, and independence. The last thing we want is to seem weak. And yet,...
A Prayer about Leaning into Brand New Things
Behold, I am doing a new thing; Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:19 Creator King, Isaiah shared your hope with the Israelites in a desperate season. May we hear his call to “remember not the former things”— old ways of entrenched sin, deeply...
A Prayer about Not Missing the Obvious
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. Luke 24:27 Risen Lord, This story reminds us that William Shakespeare was not the first person to use dramatic irony to humorous effect. You...
A Prayer about Marvelous Nonsense
But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Luke 24:12 Risen Lord, We rejoice today, remembering the early days after your resurrection. The women had gone to the tomb looking for you and had been told by angels that you...
A Prayer about Joy on Easter Monday
So they departed quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!”…Matthew 28:8-9 Risen Lord, On this Easter Monday, the day after we celebrated your resurrection, enlarge our imaginations...