Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Submitting to the Lord’s Plan for Our Lives
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways my ways,” says the Lord. Isaiah 55:8 All-Wise Lord, Forgive us for thinking so highly of our own thoughts and plans. We live in a culture that tells us to make a plan and work the plan, and success will...
A Prayer about Resting from Self-Reliance
Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the dead. 2 Corinthians 1:9 Resurrecting and Rest-giving God, Forgive us for our stubborn self-reliance, our refusal to rest, our restless...
A Prayer about Seeing the Glory of Jesus
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. Matthew 17:2 Glorious Jesus, How we long to see your glory, to really see it, the way Peter, James, and John saw it in the transfiguration. You took them...
A Prayer about Days When You Can’t Take One More Thing
I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me. Psalm 118:13 Lord Almighty, On those days when we can’t take one more phone call lodging a complaint, one more text sharing sad news, one more best-laid plan going awry, one more thing— Help us!...
A Prayer about How We’re Saved
For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 Gracious God, Forgive us. We are so easily confused, and when we read about the Old Testament law ...
A Prayer about Keeping Our Eyes on Jesus
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 Trustworthy Jesus, We know we need to fix and re-fix our eyes on you, our “unseen” (for now) Savior, the author and...
A Prayer about Seeing God’s Glory
But when Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, ‘Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord.’ Luke 5:8 God of Glory, Holy Lord, Recently our pastor encouraged us to pray to see God’s glory. I’m so thankful for his encouragement. Glory is such...
A Prayer about Joy in Trials
Consider it a great joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you experience various trials, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. James 1:2-3 Father of All Comfort, We admit, “joy” is not often our first response when our car won’t start ...
A Prayer about the Gift of Prayer
….one of his disciples said to him, ‘Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.’ And he said to them, ‘When you pray, say:….’ Luke 11:1-2 Holy Father, Thank you for the gift of prayer. Grow our understanding of the power and richness of prayer. Even as we...
A Prayer about the Transforming Work of the Spirit
….that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being… Ephesians 3:16 Risen Jesus, Thank you for sending your Spirit as our Helper. No shriveled weakling is your Spirit; indeed, your Spirit...