Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Wise Tongues
Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them. Proverbs 29:20 All-Wise God, Forgive our foolishness. Heal our tongues, which often speak “rashly, like the thrusts of a sword” (Proverbs 12:18). We have become deeply...
A Prayer about a Talking Donkey
“And the donkey said to Balaam, ‘Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Is it my habit to treat you this way?’ Numbers 22:31 King above all Kings, There is perhaps no more amusing story in Scripture than the one about the...
A Prayer about Grieving with Hope
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Comforting Lord, How kind your Word is— you know that we will grieve when we lose loved...
A Prayer about Waiting with Hope
We too wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. Romans 8:23 Gracious God, Thank you for giving us every reason to hope, even as we wait in difficult circumstances—...
A Prayer about the Only True Apocalypse
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. Revelation 1:1. Lord Jesus, How we thank you for the book of “apocalypse” (the Greek word for “revelation” from which the title of the book of Revelation...
A Prayer about the Only Trustworthy Prophecy
And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” Revelation 22:7 Lord Jesus, You are coming soon! What reason for rejoicing! Forgive us for getting caught up in modern day “prophecy” that tries to predict when you...
A Prayer about Our Hope in Broken Stories
They shall build up the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations. Isaiah 61:4 Restoring God, Today we lift up all who are in the middle of a story that feels like it has been...
A Prayer about Boasting in Our Weakness
Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Cor. 12:10 All-Powerful God, We confess, we in Western culture crave power, control, and independence. The last thing we want is to be seen as weak. And...
A Prayer about Leaning into Brand New Things
Behold, I am doing a new thing; Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? Isaiah 43:19 Creator King, Isaiah shared your hope with the Israelites in a desperate season. May we hear his call to “remember not the former things”— old ways of entrenched sin, deeply...
A Prayer about God’s Gift of Furry Friends
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. Isaiah 11:6 Comforting Creator, As I take our twelve-year-old dog to the vet today, I...