Daily Prayer
A Prayer about a Safe Place
For in you my soul takes refuge; In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, Till the storms of destruction pass by. Psalm 57:1 Redeeming Lord, We pray for all who need a safe place right now, not just any safe place, but the safest place of resting in your...
A Prayer about the Lord’s Generosity
Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. Proverbs 3:9-10 Generous Father, How kind and generous you have been with us! You have [blessed us in...
A Prayer about the Reviving Word
My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! Psalm 119:25 Author God, We’ve all felt like the sojourner on earth who, even as he walked through trials such as “soul-melting sorrow,” “scorn and contempt,” and the “dread of reproach,” pleaded...
A Prayer about Shouting for Joy instead of Frustration
Shout for joy to God, all the earth, sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Psalm 66:1-2 Glorious God, How easily we shout for joy to you when we wake up after a great night’s sleep and look out at the sun rising over calm waters and sugar-white...
A Prayer about Living in a Landscape of Loss
These things I have spoken to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. John 16:33 Merciful Lord, Today we pray for all who find themselves living in a landscape of loss. Even as...
A Prayer about the Temptations Jesus Endured
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15 Sovereign Lord, How we thank you for Jesus’ temptations, first, because as we prayed yesterday, ...
A Prayer about Asking, Seeking, and Knocking
Ask, and it will be given unto you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7 Lord Jesus, You know the tears of longing and confusion this verse brings many of us. For we have asked and continued asking, daily, unceasingly, for...
A Prayer about Work, Wealth, Women, and Wisdom
For when Solomon was old his wives turned away his heart after other gods, and his heart was not wholly true to the Lord his God, as was the heart of David his father. 1 Kings 11:4 Author God, May we learn from Solomon: We remember how you, the all-powerful King of...
A Prayer about Living in Faith, Hope, and Love
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 Faithful Lord, In a world that nags us, “You need more, to get more, to do more, to be more,” help us to see that you have given us the “full assurance of...
A Prayer about the Possibility of Entering God’s Kingdom
With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God. Mark 10:27 Christ our King, In Mark 10:17-31, we read of a rich young man who truly seemed to want to know how to inherit eternal life (Mark 10:17). He did seem a little proud of his...