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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...