Daily Prayer
A Prayer about an Eternal Perspective on Aging
Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day 2 Cor. 4:16 Eternal Lord, The Bible is clear about the losses of aging, but it also provides hope in the midst of these losses. The apostle Paul offers an eternal perspective that...
A Prayer about Receiving Christ
Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him. Colossians 2:6 Precious Lord, May we not rush past the first two clauses of this profound verse in our hurry to finish our daily Bible reading. First, let’s pause and ask, “Have we received...
A Prayer about Finding Rest in Prayer
…and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” Mark 1:37 Rest-giving Jesus, Today we return to our theme of finding rest in an anxious world. As we witness what you did, empower us to do the same: You rose very early in the morning, and you...
A Prayer about Knowing Our God-given Limits
So Jesus healed many people who were sick with various diseases, and he cast out many demons. Mark 1:33 Precious Jesus, As we live in your strength through your Spirit, may we learn to follow your lead in knowing when to say “enough.” Not too long ago, I heard some...
A Prayer about the God Who Hears Our Groans
And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. God saw the people of Israel—and God knew. Exodus 2:24–25 All-knowing God, We are so grateful that we know that you know our very groans. You hear our groans, ...
A Prayer about Ageism
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers, older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity. 1 Timothy 5:1-2 Good Father, Forgive us for the ways we sometimes marginalize...
A Prayer about the Reality of Hell
And the smoke of their torment goes up forever and ever, and they have no rest, day or night. Revelation 14:11 Holy God, Forgive us for our reluctance to talk about hell. When we refuse to consider its reality, we fail to understand the great goodness of the...
A Prayer about Being Transformed into Glory
…are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18b Dear friends, this is the second part of a two-part prayer on the profound verse 2 Corinthians 3:18. Be sure to pray...
A Prayer about Beholding the Glory of the Lord
And we all with unveiled face beholding the glory of the Lord. 2 Corinthians 3:18a Dear Friends, join me today and tomorrow to consider this profound verse, 2 Corinthians 3:18 Glorious Lord, Still us and stun us with your glory. Awe us and humble us with the...
A Prayer about Marvelous Nonsense
But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Luke 24:12 Lord, We rejoice today, remembering the early days after your resurrection. The women had gone to the tomb looking for you and had been told by angels that you weren’t...