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A Prayer about Honoring the Aging
The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old. Proverbs 20:29 Everlasting Father, In a world that often marginalizes or mocks the elderly, transform us into people who honor and value the elderly. Even as we age, may...
A Prayer about Endurance in Suffering
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Revelation 1:9 Precious Jesus, In your Word, and by your...
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 Our Comfort in Life and in Death
For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves. If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. Romans 14:7-8 Faithful Savior, Lord Jesus Christ, In this world that values autonomy...
A Prayer about Hope in Dark Valleys
Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Lord, our Good Shepherd, As we walk through dark valleys, valleys that feel like death, valleys that lead...
A Prayer about Respecting the Aged
Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:32 Eternal Lord, We live in a culture that prefers agelessness, a culture that strives to remain eternally young. We live in an aging culture, where...
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Daily Prayers
A Prayer about Missing People and Places at the Holidays
“My soul longs, yes, faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh sing for joy to the living God. Psalm 84:2 Gracious and Hospitable Lord, As Thanksgiving comes around, our family misses my mom and her home. For many years, we visited her there, but her...
A Prayer about Praising Jesus
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls…Matthew 11:29 Gentle and Lowly Jesus, To praise you is to name what is true about you every day, all the time, no matter how difficult our...
A Prayer about Lamenting Chronic Illness
For he has not despised or scorned the suffering of the afflicted one; he has not hidden his face from him but has listened to his cry for help. Psalm 22:24 Good Father, Today we lift up our friends who have searched and searched and searched, who have...
A Prayer about the God Who Knows Us When We Don’t Know Ourselves
Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. 1 Corinthians 13:12 Heavenly Father, Thank you for this assurance: we are fully known by you. In seasons of grief or uncertainty, of sorrow or stress, of caregiving or crisis, we...
A Prayer about the Abundant Harvest to Come
“…the meadows clothe themselves with flocks, the valleys deck themselves with grain, they shout and sing together for joy.” Psalm 65:13 Lord of the Harvest, In this season of harvest, May we join together with the hills and the meadows and the valleys, shouting and...
A Prayer about Getting in the Back of the Line
For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted. Luke 18:14 Most High God, We confess, our sin puffs us up with pride. We are too often like the Pharisee in this story, beating our chests, telling you how great...