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A Prayer about Our Rescue in Distress
Lord of Angel Armies, When we are hard-pressed on every side (2 Cor. 4:8-12), may we cry out to you. With you on our side, whom shall we fear (Psalm 118:6)? With you as our helper, what can man do to us (Psalm 118:6-7)? With you as our refuge, what human would we...
A Prayer about Daring to Hope
God of Hope, I confess, as lovely as every word in this verse is, it’s often hard to hope. Stories marked by earthly hopes disappointed often tamp down our hope. I pray for myself and for my friends who may feel the same way: By the power of your Holy Spirit, ...
A Prayer about Numbering Our Days
Eternal and Merciful God, We believe; help our unbelief. We believe that Jesus has risen from the dead; we believe that he has defeated death. We even believe that you are conforming us to the image of Christ through the indignities of aging and dying. But we...
A New Series on Aging, Dying, and Death
A New Monthly Blog on Aging, Death, and Dying Hi Friends, Today begins a new monthly series on aging, dying, and death. Please don’t click away. Did you know that the fastest growing age group in America right now is 85 and older, and the "current growth of...65 and...
A Prayer about Weakness
Lord, I confess, I don’t like being weak at all. You say that weakness is the Christian’s way, but I was born and raised in America, by strong people who taught me to work hard and be tough. Not only that, but I’m afraid much of what I’ve observed in church ...
A Prayer about Not Worrying
Good Father, Once, after a hurricane, a friend told me how she handled her worry that her seventy-year-old house would be destroyed: “I stayed inside and thought happy thoughts.” There’s nothing wrong with thinking happy thoughts, but you have given us a much...
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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...