Daily Prayer
A Prayer about a Friend Who Loves at All Times
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13 Jesus, Faithful Friend, As my husband and I look forward to celebrating our fortieth anniversary, we have thought frequently of dear friends, friends who loved us...
A Prayer about the Goodness of the Lord
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his steadfast love endures forever. Psalm 118:1 Good and Loving Lord, Slow us down as we read Scripture, that we may see your glorious riches all over again. Why do we give you thanks? Because you are good. Pause us for a few...
A Prayer about Those Who Turn Away from Jesus
After this many of his disciples turned back and no longer walked with him. John 6:66 Heavenly Father, This must be one of the saddest verses in all of Scripture. Not too long before this, Jesus had fed well over five thousand people with five loaves of bread and...
A Prayer about How God Supplies Every Need
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 Merciful God, Thank you for your extravagant generosity to us. As we bring what we consider to be our needs before you today, may we trust that you will...
A Prayer about Hope in Dark Valleys
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 through dark valleys, valleys that feel like death, valleys that lead...
A Prayer to Our Faithful Shepherd
[Note: Often the best prayers come straight from Scripture. Over the next three days, I am taking the simple language of the NLT translation of Psalm 23 and making it into a personal prayer. Please join me]. The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets...
A Prayer about Praying for Miracles of Healing
And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, ‘If you will, you can make me clean.’ Mark 1:40 Life-Changing God, Thank you for inviting us to bring all of our prayer requests before you, especially regarding healing. Throughout Scripture, we see...
A Prayer about Who God Is and Why It Matters
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Psalm 146:1 God-Above, Maker of Heaven and Earth, How often do we pause to consider who you are, your graciousness, your goodness, ...
A Prayer about Telling Future Generations about the Lord
Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. Psalm 22:30 Gracious Father, Whether we have grandchildren or not, we admit Lord, we can collapse into worry about future generations. With all of the uncertainty about the economy, global...
A Prayer about God’s Grace for Our Sin
They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish,...