Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Understanding God’s Timing
All-Wise God, This is probably the most famous passage in Ecclesiastes to readers and non-readers of the Bible. Enlighten us with your insight about this passage and about your timing. The Teacher who wrote these words seems to be frustrated by your timing: ...
A Prayer about Panting for God’s Word
Righteous and Holy God, We want the words of the Psalmist to be true of us: we want to long desperately for your commandments as dogs drool over their morning meal. We want to sing with the Psalmist: “Your testimonies are wonderful; therefore my soul keeps them”...
A Prayer about Asking God to Supply Our Needs
Father God, I’ve got several “I need you” songs stuck in my head this morning: Annie Hawks’ “I Need Thee Every Hour” because indeed I do, every hour and every minute, and Matt Maher’s line, “You’re my one defense, my righteousness, oh how I need you.” Today, God,...
A Prayer about Thanksgiving
Merciful Lord, As we begin the month of November, it seems fitting to offer a prayer of thanksgiving. While in America, Thanksgiving Day is about celebrating the bravery and endurance of early settlers, our truest thanksgiving as settlers of your kingdom is about...
A Prayer about Learning Christ
Lord Jesus, Thank you for this compelling invitation to your classroom: You are the best teacher. You don’t worry with reading, writing, and arithmetic, and you may never produce Jeopardy champions, But you do change us completely. You are making us new, into...
A Prayer about the Lord’s Hospitality
Gracious and Hospitable Lord, You know we’ve been struggling to figure out what to do— It’s the first year in five that we won’t be at my mom’s for Thanksgiving. Her home now belongs to another; her new home is in heaven with you. I know many face a similar sorrow. ...
A Prayer for When Someone Harms Us
Father God, It’s hard to know how to react when someone deliberately harms, betrays, or abuses us. Thank you for reminding us through the story of Joseph, whose story foreshadows the true story of our Savior, that even brutal betrayal by loved ones can be...
A Prayer for Confessing Our Sins
Merciful Father, As our Bible study considered David’s abuse of power against Bathsheba this week, we were reminded again of the importance of regular confession. When we make confession a part of our daily prayer, it’s harder to allow a sin that begins with a...
A Prayer about Light in Dark Days
Son of Righteousness, In these dark and distressing days, many are feeling the “gloom of anguish”— grief over lost loved ones; sorrow over meanness and division, weariness over work frustrations… In this stark dark season, we embrace the good news Isaiah gave...
A Prayer about Knowing God as Our Good Father
Abba, Father, Wow! This one simple Hebrew word, which translates better they say as “Daddy,” has the potential to change everything about how we see you and how we see ourselves, and most of all, how we live our lives. How shocking really, that the holy God, the...