Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Comfort for Caregivers
In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. Matthew 26:12 Precious Jesus, Thank you for this affirmation of Mary’s tender caregiving actions. May we remember that while she cared for you before you died, she could not save you. ...
A Prayer about Becoming Weak and Inefficient
…but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31. Gracious Lord, I remember memorizing this verse as an achievement-oriented high...
A Prayer about God’s Grace for Our Sin
They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish,...
A Prayer about Who God Is and Why It Matters
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God all my life long. Psalm 146:1 God-Above, Maker of Heaven and Earth, How often do we pause to consider who you are, your graciousness, your goodness, ...
A Prayer about Overflowing Blessings
You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings. Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord ...
Prayer about Praying for Miracles of Healing
And a leper came to him, imploring him, and kneeling said to him, ‘If you will, you can make me clean.’ Mark 1:40 Life-Changing God, Thank you for inviting us to bring all of our prayer requests before you, especially regarding healing. Throughout Scripture, we see...
A Prayer about Telling Future Generations about Jesus
Posterity will serve him; future generations will be told about the Lord. Psalm 22:30 Gracious Father, Whether we have grandchildren or not, we admit Lord, we can collapse into worry about future generations. With all of the uncertainty about the economy, global...
A Prayer about Forgiving Others
And forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. Matthew 6:12 Forgiving Lord, Yesterday we prayed about believing in the forgiveness of sins, about really acknowledging the inexcusability of our own sin. Today, we pray about the complexity of...
A Prayer about Forgiveness
And forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us. Matthew 6:12 Holy God, Forgive us for our disbelief in the forgiveness of sins. As C. S. Lewis points out, In the Apostles Creed, we say that we believe in the forgiveness of sins. But if we...
A Prayer about Loving Difficult People
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…’ Matthew 5:43-44 Heavenly Father, Because you have first loved us, we plead with you to give us the love that doesn’t...