Daily Prayer
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 Our Tear-Counting God
You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book. Psalm 56:8 Tear-Counting God, It has been a long season of loss for many. Our friends are mourning, as are we… Some have lost homes in fires...
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 Our Need for Cleansing
‘Come now, let us reason together,’ says the Lord. ‘Though your sins be like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.’ Isaiah 1:18 Forgiving Lord, It’s easy to read about the sins of Judah back in the days of...
A Prayer about Not Being Forsaken
He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:8 Faithful Father, In times that we feel forsaken, whether because of betrayal or abandonment or loss, may we remember, “It is the Lord who goes before [us],” and you will never leave us or...
A Prayer about Why the Gospel Is Such Good News
The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Mark 1:1 Good Father, Our world seems to be drawn to bad news, so much so that we can even watch it 24 hours a day on TV, on our phones, on our tablets. And yet, our souls truly long for good news, and...
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 Freedom from Contempt
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. Psalm 123:3 Merciful and Loving Lord, Many of us have suffered from daily doses of contempt, deployed by the evil one through “arrogant attackers” (Psalm 123:4). Contempt...
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 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...