Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Meditating on Good Things
What kinds of things do you give your attention to? Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable — if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything...
A Prayer about What to Do with Anxiety
How do you deal with feeling anxious? The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Phil 4:5-6 Ever-present Lord, In these troubling days, Thank you for this...
A Prayer about Our Reason for Rejoicing
What gives you joy? Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4 Gracious Lord, In these days of sorrow over wars and plagues and division, help us understand what Paul is not saying and what he is saying. He’s not saying, Cheer up! Put on...
A Prayer about Being of the Same Mind
How do we deal with divisions? I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Philippians 4:2 Uniting Lord, We confess, the apostle Paul could have called out any one of us here: “I plead with [insert your name here] and [insert...
A Prayer about Being Transformed by Love
How do we become people marked by the love of God? So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 Shaping Spirit, Yesterday we meditated on the wondrous love of God. Today we ponder how that love changes us. ...
A Prayer about Pondering the Depth of God’s Love
Have you thought about how deep God’s love is lately? Your love, God, is my song, and I will sing it! I’m forever telling everyone how faithful you are. I’ll never quit telling the story of your love. Psalm 89:1 Loving Father, Slow us down in the busy scrolling and...
A Prayer about the Fear that Changes All of Our Fears
Do you fear the Lord, or are you afraid of the Lord? Oh fear the Lord, you his saints, for those who fear him have no lack. Psalm 34:9 Holy Father, We confess, especially in our culture, which loves to focus on your “nearness to the brokenhearted” (Ps. 34:18), we...
A Prayer about Endurance in Suffering
Do you need endurance for trials? I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Revelation 1:9 Precious Jesus,...
A Prayer about Longing for Healing
Do you or does someone you know struggle with chronic illness? This prayer is for you or your friend. “He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.” John 9:14 Healing Lord, You know my sweet husband often jokes that if either one of us ever...
A Prayer about Being Afraid
How do you pray when you’re afraid? When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 Lord God, Thank you for your compassion for our fearfulness. Today, we bring our fears to you: When we are afraid that we will fail [name any failures you fear], We put our...