Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Enjoying God
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 God Who Delights in Us, Yesterday, my friends and I prayed to believe in your delight in us through your Son Jesus Christ and...
A Prayer about the Lord’s Right Now Delight in Us
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Lord, We believe; help our unbelief. We believe you have already come into...
A Prayer about Mistaking Jesus for a Ghost
But when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, and said, ‘It is a ghost!’ And they cried out in fear. Matthew 14:26 Precious Jesus, How kind you are to your weary and confused disciples. The disciples had earlier that day watched as you...
A Prayer about Drawing Near to Jesus
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 King Jesus, Yesterday, my daily prayer gang and I wondered at your sympathy, your capacity to suffer with us, to get inside...
A Prayer about Jesus’ Sympathy for Us
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15 Gracious and Generous God, How often do we pause to consider how a sympathetic Savior changes...
A Prayer about Entering God’s Rest
For all who have entered into God’s rest have rested from their labors, just as God did after creating the world. Hebrews 4:10 Lord of the Sabbath, May we hear and heed these words in Hebrews. In our busy, noisy, rushing world, we often ignore your invitation to...
A Prayer about Feeling Desperate in Illness
For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. 2 Corinthians 1:8 Great Physician, How grateful we are to know that you are “near to the brokenhearted” and “save the crushed in spirit” (Psalm 34:18). How grateful we are to...
A Prayer about the Joy of Being Rescued
So he brought his people out with joy, his chosen ones with singing. Psalm 105:43 God of Joy and Rescue, How do we enjoy you? Here in this wonderful Psalm of rescue and redemption, we read about how you saved your people, the Israelites. You performed all sorts of...
A Prayer about Being United by Christ
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree in what you say, that there be no divisions among you, and that you be united with the same understanding and the same conviction. 1 Corinthians 1:10 Uniting Lord, We...
A Prayer about Being a Son or Daughter of Encouragement
Thus Joseph, who was also called by the apostles Barnabas (which means son of encouragement)…. Acts 4:36 Merciful God, I confess that my nickname might be “daughter of critique” rather than “daughter of encouragement.” Help us, we pray, to be known as people who...