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A Prayer about Coming Alongside Caregivers
….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 Jesus. Mark 2:4 Gentle Jesus, Bring to mind...
A Prayer about Clearing the Caregiver Fog
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city…. Revelation 22:1 Creator God, Today we lift up all the caregivers of hospital patients. You are...
A Prayer about Flourishing in Old Age
They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green….Psalm 92:14 Everlasting God, We live in a world that urges us to fight aging, We live in a world that promises us eternal youth, if we will only apply this wrinkle cream, walk 10,000 steps a...
A Prayer about Praying in Stories of Suffering
She did not depart from the temple, worshiping with fasting and prayer night and day. Luke 2:36 Answering God, How we thank you for the story of Anna, the 84-year-old widow who had known deep suffering. In her world, losing a husband meant losing everything — ...
A Prayer about Living like We’re Dying
So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 Heavenly Father, In the novel I just read, a professor gives her college English students a short essay question: “What would you do if you knew you only had forty days left to live?”*...
A Prayer about Honoring the Aging
The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old. Proverbs 20:29 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...
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Daily Prayers
A Prayer about Ending Well
There was much weeping among them all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, grieving especially because of what he had said, that they would not see him again. Acts 20:36-37 Sending God, It is the season of endings. Students are graduating from high schools, colleges,...
A Prayer about Memorial Day
And he came and preached peace to you who were far off and peace to those who were near. Ephesians 2:17 Almighty King, Today in America we remember all who’ve served, fought, and died to bring peace to our country. Even as we honor these brave warriors, help us to...
A Prayer about Focusing on the One Necessary Thing
But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.’ Luke 10:41-42 Lord Jesus, You are the “one thing that is necessary.” You...
A Prayer about Submitting to the Lord’s Plan for Our Lives
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. Isaiah 55:8 All-Wise Lord, Forgive us for thinking so highly of our own thoughts and plans. We live in a culture that tells us to make a plan and work the plan, and success will...
A Prayer about Resting from Self-Reliance
Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. 2 Corinthians 1:9 Resurrecting and Rest-giving God, Forgive us for our stubborn self-reliance, our refusal to rest, our restless...
A Prayer about Seeing the Glory of Jesus
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. Matthew 17:2 Glorious Jesus, How we long to see your glory, to really see it, the way Peter, James, and John saw it in the transfiguration. You took them...