Daily Prayer
A Prayer about the Helper We Need
And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever. John 14:16 Lord Jesus, You gently but firmly assured your disciples that you would leave them a “Helper,” the Holy Spirit, when you left this earth. And yet, I confess, I often...
A Prayer about Focusing on the One Necessary Thing
But the Lord answered her, ‘Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things, but one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.’ Luke 10:41-42 Lord Jesus, You are the “one thing that is necessary.” You...
A Prayer about Ending Well
When he had finished speaking, he knelt down with them all and prayed. There was much weeping among them all; they embraced Paul and kissed him, grieving especially because of what he had said, that they would not see him again. Then they brought him to the ship. Acts...
A Prayer about Being the Bride
“Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” Revelation 21:9 Oh Heavenly Bridegroom, In this season of so many weddings, may we never forget that we belong to you as your bride. It is hard to believe that you would choose us, and we feel our...
A Prayer about Confessing Our Sins
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. James 5:16 Forgiving Father, I recently read Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s exhortation to confess our sins to a brother or...
A Prayer about Being Saved from Folly
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him. Proverbs 26:12 Wise and Gracious Lord, In our world, foolishness seems more prevalent than wisdom. As we read Proverbs, we discover that folly can be as destructive as...
A Prayer about Seeing the Glory of Jesus
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. Matthew 17:2 Glorious Jesus, How we long to see your glory, to really see it, the way Peter, James, and John saw it in the transfiguration. You took them to a...
A Prayer about Days When You Can’t Take One More Thing
I was pushed hard, so that I was falling, but the Lord helped me. Psalm 118:13 Lord Almighty, On those days when we can’t take one more phone call lodging a complaint, one more text sharing sad news, one more best-laid plan going awry, one more thing— Help us!...
A Prayer about Ascribing Glory to the Lord
Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength. Psalm 29:1 Glorious Lord, It’s easy to come to you in prayer with a grocery list of wants and needs. Forgive us for forgetting that the best prayer starts with recognizing your glory, ...
A Prayer about Not Wearing Purple When We’re Old
I have fought the good fight. I have finished the race. I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 Holy God, With all due respect to the delightful poet Jenny Joseph, who wrote the humorous poem, “Warning” about how she would become a rebel when she was old and “wear...