Daily Prayer
A Prayer about the Beauty, Surprise, and Joy of Jesus
On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined. Isaiah 25:6 Miracle-working Jesus, Yesterday, our pastor preached on your first miracle— turning water...
A Prayer about the Guidance We Need
Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:4-5 All-Wise God, You know that every morning I look at my weather app to help me plan for my day— how to...
A Prayer about Anticipating the Joys of Heaven
My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. Philippians 1:23 Heavenly Father, We confess, some of the descriptions of heaven have made us think it would be boring. People with wings and robes floating around on clouds playing harps? Really?...
A Prayer about Never Being Rejected Again
…you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you. Isaiah 43:3 Loving and Beloved Lord, On the day set apart on the global calendar to celebrate human love, we recognize that it’s a hard day for many. Some endure the seemingly daily experience of...
A Prayer about God’s Covenant of Peace
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you… Isaiah 54:8-9 Promise-keeping Father, In this world so set on strife, what a profound promise this is: Even where there is utter chaos on this earth, your...
A Prayer about the Love that Binds Us Together
May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 15:5-6 Lover of our Soul, This Sabbath day, as...
A Prayer about Dysfunctional Families
So now, come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams! Genesis 37:19 Author God, Thank you for your Word which gives us hope that you can redeem even the worst of our...
A Prayer about Remembering the Wonders of the Lord
We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders. Psalm 78:4 Wonder-Working God, As a lover of stories, I’ve always appreciated Asaph’s call to tell the...
A Prayer about Not Judging Others
Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged. Matthew 7:1-2 Holy Lord, Help us to correctly understand your prohibition against judging. On...
A Prayer about Hope in a Dark World
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. Colossians 1:13-14 Father, I confess, sometimes the darkness of this world seems all-encompassing. The...