Daily Prayer
A Prayer about the Precious Gift of Prayer
“Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.” James 5:13 Good, Good Father, May we grasp how precious is the gift of prayer. Whether we are in trouble or triumph, we can cry out to you, with tears or with joy. We...
A Prayer about Our Struggle to Believe
“Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Genesis 18:13 All-Powerful God, Every time I read this awkward scene for Sarah in Genesis 18, I cringe, mostly because I recognize myself in her struggle to believe. The Lord has promised Abraham and Sarah descendants as...
A Prayer about Taking Our Fears to the One Who Created Us
Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 Creator and Lord, Over and over in Scripture, we read the words, “Do not fear.” Help us to hear you speaking them to us. Help us to know in our very bones that we can trust...
A Prayer about the Son Who Came to Save
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. John 3:17 Heavenly Father, In these early days after Christmas, may we not immerse ourselves in the whirl of the world so fully that we lose our wonder at the...
A Prayer about Letting Go of Resentment
Love…keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:5 Gracious God, Today you guide us to read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 replacing the word love with God.* Indeed, when we read “God keeps no record of wrongs,” your Spirit pricks our hearts. Is it really true? Do you, who...
A Prayer about the Lord Who Hears and Responds
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Psalm 34:7 Rescuing Lord, As we continue praying through Psalm 34, we see even more reasons to bless your name “at all times” as we prayed about yesterday: We were sprawled out on the...
A Prayer about Blessing the Lord at All Times
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1 Gracious Lord, We join David today in proclaiming your goodness: May we bless you at all times— times when we’ve acted supremely foolish, times when we are crushed in spirit, ...
A Prayer about the Lord’s Guidance
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Psalm 73:24 Faithful Lord, As we read Asaph’s words, we relate. He begins Psalm 73 confessing his envy of the wicked, who seem to prosper, their bodies “fat and sleek,” with no “trouble”...
A Prayer about the Day of No More Tears
He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. Revelation 21:4 Healing Lord, January now brings with it for me many memories of my mom — ...
A Prayer about Seeing the Light
Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you. Isaiah 60:1 Glorious God, Though the twelfth day of Christmas has come and gone, the defrocked trees lie dried and withered by the curb, may we see the glory of Christ-with-us, ...