Daily Prayer
A Prayer about the Joy Growing in Our Hearts
Light is sown for the righteous, And joy for the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11 Glorious God, We confess, sometimes the evil in our world and the darkness in our own hearts obscures your righteousness and glory. Psalm 97 reorients the eyes of our hearts to see how...
A Prayer for Veterans and Current Military Personnel
May the Lord give strength to his people! May the Lord bless his people with peace! Psalm 29:11 Almighty God, Even as we celebrate and pray for our veterans today in America, we praise you for being the Commander-in-Chief of Peace and Love. We thank you for those ...
A Prayer about Affliction
I know, O Lord, that your rules are righteous, and that in faithfulness you have afflicted me. Psalm 119:75 Faithful Lord, The truth is, we don’t like to think that you afflict us. And then, when we do think you afflict us, we don’t always remember that it is “in...
A Prayer about the Author Who Writes Our Stories from Start to Finish
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Revelation 22:13 Author God, You began your True Story, the Living Word, with the words, “In the beginning…” Jesus concludes the True Story by reminding us, “I am the Alpha and the...
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 the God Who Guides Us
For this is our God forever and ever; he will be our guide even to the end. Psalm 48:14 Our God, How great are you indeed! You were committed to dwelling with your people, and long ago, you chose to dwell in a man-made temple in a man-made city as the mighty...
A Prayer about Waiting for Recovery
Lord, I believe; help my unbelief. Mark 9:24 Heavenly Father, How this earthly father’s words resonate with us. He had likely lost all hope that his son, who was violently abused by an “unclean spirit,” would ever recover (Mark 9:17). And yet, he, like we, dared...
A Prayer about Desiring a Better Country
These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. Hebrews 11:13 Lord God, Architect and Builder of the City with Foundations,...
A Prayer about Praying for the Persecuted
Indeed, the hour will come when whoever kills you will think he is offering service to God. John 16:2 Lord of Hosts, Yesterday we prayed about enduring persecution. And yet, most of us praying these prayers cannot comprehend the type of persecution endured by many of...
A Prayer about Being Persecuted as a Christian
‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you…. John 15:20 Precious Jesus, We admit, we really like to be liked. Reading that we will be hated and persecuted “because [we] are not of this world” unnerves us.* ...