Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Our Tear-Counting God
You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. Psalm 56:8 Tear-Counting God, It has been a long season of loss for many. Our friends are mourning, as are we… We’ve lost homes in fires...
A Prayer about Not Being an Orphan
As one whom his mother comforts, so I will comfort you; you shall be comforted in Jerusalem. Isaiah 66:13 Heavenly Father, Although you are called Father in the Bible, may we never forget that you nurture and comfort us as a mother does her children: To the...
A Prayer about the Abundant Harvest to Come
“…the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.” Psalm 65:13 Lord of the Harvest, In this season of harvest, May we join together with the hills and the meadows and the valleys, shouting and...
A Prayer about Our Need for Cleansing
‘Come now, let us reason together,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins be like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.’ Isaiah 1:18 Forgiving Lord, It’s easy to read about the sins of Judah back in the days of...
A Prayer about Not Being Forsaken
He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:8 Faithful Father, In times that we feel forsaken, whether because of betrayal or abandonment or loss, may we remember, “It is the Lord who goes before [us],” and you will never leave us or...
A Prayer for Veterans and Current Military Personnel
Please join me in praying for our veterans and current military personnel. May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! Psalm 29:11 Almighty God, Even as we celebrate and pray for our veterans today in America, we praise you for...
A Prayer about Freedom from Contempt
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. Psalm 123:3 Merciful and Loving Lord, Many of us have suffered from daily doses of contempt, deployed by the evil one through “arrogant attackers” (Psalm 123:4). Contempt...
A Prayer about Not Rushing Grief
I am shut in so that I cannot escape; my eye grows dim through sorrow. Psalm 88:8-9 Healing Father, I was just thinking about the people in South Florida who are still recovering from Hurricane Ian. It’s been a little over a month since it devastated much of South...
A Prayer about Desiring a Better Country
These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Hebrews 11:13 Lord God, Architect and Builder of the City with Foundations,...
A Prayer about Why the Gospel is Such Good News
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Mark 1:1 Good Father, Our world seems to be drawn to bad news, so much so that we can even watch it 24 hours a day on TV, on our phones, on our tablets. And yet, our souls truly long for good news, and...