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A Prayer about Jesus’ Tears
Jesus wept. John 11:35 Compassionate Lord, Even though the day most people exchange gifts has come and gone, or maybe especially because that day has come and gone, it’s a good time to contemplate this baby in the manger. Many of us love the Christmas lullaby ...
A Prayer about Not Being Alone at Christmas
And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age. Matthew 28:20 Ever-present God, We’ve seen too many Christmas programs with Mary all alone on the stage singing about how a baby changes everything. I guess it’s because we admire Mary for facing such a...
A Prayer about the End to Sorrow and Sighing
And the ransomed of the Lord shall return and come to Zion with singing; everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; they shall obtain gladness and joy, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Isaiah 35:10 Good Father, In these days, the calls of “happy holidays” may...
A Prayer about Talking about Death and Dying
The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:26 Gracious Father, You know how deathly afraid we are of death. We ask for your grace and mercy to help us talk about death and dying, well before we have any inkling that we might die. We ask you to give...
A Prayer about Wisdom for Caregivers
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding. Proverbs 2:6 Wise and Gracious Lord, Thank you for the wisdom you give for all of life’s hard stories and tough decisions. Today we think of our caregiving friends, who face weighty...
A Prayer about Living in a Landscape of Loss
These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. John 16:33 Merciful Lord, Today we pray for all who find themselves living in a landscape of loss. Even as...
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Daily Prayers
A Prayer about Loving God and Loving Others
‘And you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ Mark 12:30-31 Triune God, In a day when hatred seems more common than...
A Prayer about a King Riding a Donkey
Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. Zechariah 9:9 Everlasting Father, As we approach the...
A Prayer about Honoring Jesus
In pouring this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial. Truly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is proclaimed in the whole world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her. Matthew 26:12-13 Lord Jesus, How often we, like the...
A Prayer about Jesus’ Determination
“And they will mock him and spit on him, and flog him and kill him. And after three days he will rise.” Mark 10:34 Lord Jesus, Enlarge our imaginations so that we might walk with you on the day you told your disciples this alarming news. You were marching...
A Prayer about How to Endure Temptation
And Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’” Luke 4:12 Lord Jesus, In our study of your temptation in the wilderness, we see how Satan tried the same things with you he tries with us. This time he encouraged you to test...
A Prayer about Not Being Foolish
“For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God.” 1 Corinthians 1:18 All-Wise God, May we heed Paul’s words about wisdom and foolishness, so that we might avoid being foolish, so that we might...