Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Being United to Christ
For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. Col. 3:3 Precious Jesus, Please open the eyes of our hearts that we might understand all of the riches we have in our union with you, that we might live accordingly. Our old self has died, and with...
A Prayer about What to Pray For
And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding… Colossians 1:9 Heavenly Father, Today we allow your Word to give voice to our prayers for...
A Prayer about Confessing Our Sins
Let your ear be attentive, and your eyes open, to hear the prayer of your servant that I now pray before you day and night…confessing the sins of the people of Israel, which we have sinned against you. Nehemiah 1:6 Great and Awesome God, Again we come to you with the...
A Prayer about Praying Our Emotions
As soon as I heard these words I sat down and wept and mourned for days, and I continued fasting and praying before the God of heaven. Nehemiah 1:4 God of heaven, Thank you for how your Word teaches us to pray. I confess, I don’t know where I got the idea that...
A Prayer about Great Trouble and Shame
The remnant there in the province who had survived the exile is in great trouble and shame. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates are destroyed by fire. Nehemiah 1:3 For the next few days, we’ll be praying one of Nehemiah’s prayers. If you’d like to...
A Prayer about Not Wearing Purple When We’re Old
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Holy God, With all due respect to the delightful poet Jenny Joseph, who wrote the humorous poem, “Warning” about how she would become a rebel when she was old and “wear...
A Prayer about Encouraging the Faint-Hearted
Encourage the fainthearted, and help the weak… 1 Thessalonians 5:14 Heavenly Father, At times, our burdens become so great that we struggle to pray, to believe, to hope. At such times, we thank you for the church, the community of believers called to bear our...
A Prayer about Answers to Prayer
Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Mark 11:23 Miracle-Working Father, We confess, we’re a little...
A Prayer about Walking in the Light of the Lord’s Glory
Happy are the people who know the joyful shout; Lord, they walk in the light from your face. Psalm 89:15 Everpresent Father, Jesus Immanuel, Indwelling Spirit, We confess, we often walk through our days forgetting your presence. Re-orient us, we pray, so that we...
A Prayer about Surrendering Control as We Age
And Mary said, ‘Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word.’ Luke 1:38 Eternal Lord, Mary was a young woman when she spoke these words. What wisdom and faith she had, even though she was “troubled” at the news that she would give...