Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Gratitude for Children
And Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.’ Matthew 19:14 Heavenly Father, On this Mother’s Day, I am counting my blessings for how you have worked through my children to humble me, to...
A Prayer about Waiting with Eager Hope
But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. Romans 8:25 Gracious God, Thank you for giving us every reason to hope, even as we wait in difficult circumstances— Some of us are waiting for healing of our bodies, others are waiting for healing...
A Prayer about the Day the Lord Returns
But for you who fear my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in its wings. You shall go out leaping like calves from the stall. Malachi 4:2 Gracious Lord, As we witness the works of the wicked in this world, we confess, we long for the “day of the...
A Prayer about Being Permanently Justified
We couldn’t carry this off by our own efforts, and we know it—even though we can list what many might think are impressive credentials. Philippians 3:3-4 Justifying Lord, How I pray we can really and truly grasp once and for all, the profound peace that comes...
A Prayer about Being Present to God’s Presence
Be still and know that I am God. Psalm 46:10 Heavenly King, There’s much talk these days about “presence”: We are to be “present in the moment,” “present in our own lives,” and “present to others.” All of these are good things, but do we pause to recognize that...
A Prayer about Having Not Love
And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:2 Loving Father, In this season of many weddings, we may often hear the passage on...
A Prayer about the Misery of Sin
See my troubles and misery and forgive my sins. Psalm 25:2 Compassionate and Holy God, This morning I am thinking about how miserable sin makes us: “Envy rots the bones” (Proverbs 14:30); Thinking we are right and another is wrong rips up relationships; Letting...
A Prayer about Pausing to Remember God’s Wondrous Works
On your wondrous works, I will meditate. Psalm 145:5 Wondrously Working Lord, How often do we pause, do we really chew on, the millions of ways, seen and unseen, you work in this world, in our neighborhood, in our lives? For a few moments, let’s consider...
A Prayer about the Destruction of Death
The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:27 Heavenly Father, Death is indeed our enemy. You created humans to live forever, glorifying and enjoying you. When sin entered the world, death came right alongside it, and ever since, the devil has...
A Prayer about De-Selfing
….who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Galatians 1:4 Lord Jesus, Grow our awe— You gave your-self: your fully divine, fully human self… For...