Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Grieving with Hope
Comforting God, How kind your Word is— you know that we will grieve when we lose loved ones, and you don’t tell us not to grieve. and yet, you remind us that Jesus gives us every reason to hope for a brighter day even as we grieve. For we know that our loved ones...
A Prayer for When We’re Afraid
Faithful Lord, Thank you for your compassion for our fearfulness. Today, we bring our fears to you: When we are afraid that we will fail at work, at school, as caregivers [name any failures you fear], we put our trust in you. When we are afraid that we have made the...
A Prayer about Bearing One Another’s Burdens
Merciful God, How exquisitely you have designed your church, the body of Christ. You have called us to share our weakness with you and with one another, and you tell us that in that weakness we find our greatest strength —strength in dependence on Christ, ...
A Prayer about Being God’s Masterpieces
Creator God, What a profound declaration! We are your masterpieces? Energize our work with a deeper understanding of our calling. Even as we get kids ready for school (or teach our kids at home), even as we show up on time for Monday morning meetings, even as we...
A Prayer about Worshiping the God Who Delivers Us
Merciful God, Today, as we gather, whether in-person or apart, we remember your steadfast love which endures forever (Psalm 107:1). We have been in distress, from our own foolish and “sinful ways” (Psalm 107:17), from prisons of our own making and prisons of...
A Prayer about Being Extraordinarily Ordinary
Father, What an amazing true story! The leaders of the council were angry because Peter and John had healed a man. They told them to not “speak to anyone in Jesus’ name again” (Acts 4:17). But Peter and John boldly refused, “Do you think God wants us to obey you...
A Prayer about Peace When We’re Afraid
Risen Lord, Thank you for the details you give us in Scripture. Today, or this week, we’ve probably all been afraid of something— letting someone down, getting a scary diagnosis, not getting a job soon… [Ask the Lord to show you if there’s anything you’ve been afraid...
A Prayer about God’s Miraculous Rescue
Merciful God, You are a God who hears, who sees, who moves on behalf of your people. Long ago, you heard your children crying out in Egypt. You remembered your covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Exodus 2:23). You rescued your people and brought them out of...
A Prayer about Not Laboring in Vain
Heavenly Father, This Monday morning, draw our eyes from the task lists before us to gaze on your heavenly presence. Help us to frame all of our earthly labor in the context of our Lord’s resurrection from the dead. The apostle Paul tells us, Christ’s victory over...
A Prayer about Praising God
Mighty and Majestic God, As we gather together today, whether near or far, May we join with voices through the generations making joyful noises, proclaiming, “You are a great King above all gods” (Psalm 95:3). “The sea is yours because you made it” (Psalm 95:5)....