Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Denying Self
If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. Mark 8:34 Lord Jesus, It’s not very popular in our selfie culture to deny ourselves. We’re pretty committed to self-fulfillment, self-esteem, and self-promotion. Only by...
A Prayer about Needing Salvation
Do not forsake me, O Lord! O my God, be not far from me! Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation! Psalm 38:21-22. Steadfastly-loving Lord, We come to you again today, as we did yesterday, with David, mourning our own sin, seeing its ravaging effects on our...
A Prayer about Help for Our Sin
There is no soundness in my flesh because of your indignation; There is no health in my bones because of my sin. Psalm 38:3 Mighty and Merciful God, Today, even on this Valentine’s Day, many Christians began an intentional time of reflecting on our sins as we...
A Prayer about God’s Covenant of Peace
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you… Isaiah 54:8-9 Promise-keeping Father, In this world so set on strife, what a profound promise this is: Even where there is utter chaos on this earth, your...
A Prayer about Dysfunctional Families
"So now, come on, let’s kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!" Genesis 37:19 Author God, Thank you for your Word which gives us hope that you can redeem even the worst of...
A Prayer about the Love that Binds Us Together
"May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ." Romans 15:5-6 Lover of our Soul, This Sabbath day,...
A Prayer about Remembering the Wonders of the Lord
We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders. Psalm 78:4 Wonder-Working God, As a lover of stories, I’ve always appreciated Asaph’s call to tell...
A Prayer about Not Judging Others
"Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged." Matthew 7:1-2 Holy Lord, Help us to correctly understand your prohibition against judging. On...
A Prayer about Our Soul-Thirst
My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. Psalm 42:2 Thirst-filling Lord, Today we lift up all who ache for you to appear, all who remember the days we used to lead the procession of praise (Psalm 42:4), all who now suffer turmoil within and attack from without...
A Prayer about Honoring the Elderly
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...