Daily Prayer
A Prayer for Those Who Fight Disease
Almighty God, We lift up friends, family, and strangers, any who are fighting Covid, cancer, or other dread diseases. Bring rest to their bodies as they fight off the destructive invaders Seeking to do them harm, bring clarity to their minds as they face a...
A Prayer about the God Who Came Not to Condemn
Heavenly Father, In these early days after Christmas, may we not immerse ourselves in the whirl of the world so fully that we lose our wonder at the profoundly good news of the incarnation: From the beginning, even when his fingers were tiny and his sounds were...
A Prayer about the God Who Hears Our Cries
Rescuing Lord, As we continue praying through Psalm 34, we see even more reasons to bless your name “at all times” as we prayed about yesterday: We were sprawled out on the sofa, choking on sobs of grief, of regret, of disappointment, of frustration, and you...
A Prayer about Blessing the Lord at All Times
Gracious Lord, We join David today in proclaiming your goodness: May we bless you at all times— times when we’ve acted supremely foolish, times when we are crushed in spirit, times when we are lost and afraid, not just times when you’ve blessed us with a new car ...
A Prayer about the Day of No More Tears
Healing Lord, As our family gathers today, almost a year after my mom’s death, to mourn her passing and remember her life, I am camping out in the hope of the Day to come when there will be no more death, nor mourning, nor crying, nor pain. In these remarkable...
A Prayer about Abounding in Hope and Joy
God of Hope, Thank you for the good news this verse offers: You are the God of hope, and you are the one who fills us with all joy and hope. Though first days back at work or school after the holidays may have filled us with dread or despair, though lonely days of...
A Prayer about Seeing the Light
Glorious God, Though the twelfth day of Christmas has come and gone, the defrocked trees lie dried and withered by the curb, may we see the glory of Christ-with-us, the good news that our light has come, today and every day of this year. Peel the scales from our...
A Prayer about Jesus Suffering Temptation
Lord Jesus, We’re only five days into 2022, and most of us have already broken at least one New Year’s resolution, if we even made them. Worse still, we’ve all already succumbed to temptation— to speak ill of a friend or an enemy, to eat or drink more than is...
A Prayer about Trusting God for Transformation
Faithful God, As this new year begins, I and others are making plans, hopefully good, God-authored plans to pursue the unique callings you have given us. As we do so, help us to take stock of the unique gifts and wounds you have written into our lives: [Name some...
A Prayer about Becoming Wise
Wise Lord, As we enter this first week of the new year, how desperately we need your wisdom. We’ve seen the bumper stickers, and they nail it— “Wise men still seek him.” Lord, indeed, the first way of wisdom is to seek Jesus. For years I didn’t realize that the...