Daily Prayer
A Prayer about the Grace in Which We Stand
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. Romans 5:1-2 Lord Jesus Christ,...
A Prayer about Practicing Forgiveness throughout Our Lives
Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4:32 Forgiving Father, Secular studies have shown that people who know they are dying benefit from asking forgiveness and granting forgiveness at the end of...
A Prayer about Spiritual Battles
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. Ephesians 6:11 Mighty God, As I’ve been dealing with some technology tangles that have me fussing and fuming, I’ve realized this could be spiritual attack. I pray for...
A Prayer about Hope that Doesn’t Shame Us
And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Romans 5:5 Father God, What a kind promise: Hope does not put us to shame… Many of us have known the shame of hoping for things on...
A Prayer about Holy Touch
“Greet one another with a holy kiss. Romans 16:16 Loving Father, After being asked for a hug by an elderly woman outside a senior center recently,* I am more aware than ever of the “famine of touch” many in our world experience. Those of us who are married or who...
A Prayer about Not Trusting in Our Own Righteousness
He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and treated others with contempt….Luke 18:9 Merciful God, Open our hearts and show us any ways we “trust in ourselves,” any ways we think we are “righteous”— thoughts like, “I’m a...
A Prayer about the Occupied Throne
Then I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power, for ever and ever!” Revelation 5:13 Lord Our Heavenly...
A Prayer about the Profound Peace God Gives
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:27 God of Peace, When my kids were young, with four children in six years, sometimes all I wanted was a...
A Prayer about Not Wavering in Worry
Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever. Psalm 125:1 Lord, We want to be like Mount Zion, like Mount Rainier, like Mount Everest, our faith and hope so firmly planted in your grace, goodness, and generosity that...
A Prayer about Being Ready for Christ’s Return
Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, ‘The kingdom of God is not coming with signs to be observed, nor will they say, ‘Look here it is!’ Or ‘There!’ For behold, the kingdom of God is in the midst of you.” Luke 17:20-21 ...