Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Meditating on Good Things
Finally brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable — if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy — dwell on these things. Philippians 4:8...
A Prayer about What to Do with Anxiety
The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Phil 4:5-6 Ever-present Lord, In these troubling days, Thank you for this reminder of what to do with our...
A Prayer about Our Reason for Rejoicing
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4 Gracious Lord, In these days of sorrow over wars and plagues and division, help us understand what Paul is not saying and what he is saying. He’s not saying, Cheer up! Put on a happy face! He’s...
A Prayer about Being of the Same Mind
I plead with Euodia and I plead with Syntyche to be of the same mind in the Lord. Philippians 4:2 Uniting Lord, We confess, the apostle Paul could have called out any one of us here: “I plead with [insert your name here] and [insert someone of a different mind...
A Prayer about Being Transformed by Love
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 Shaping Spirit, Yesterday we meditated on the wondrous love of God. Today we ponder how that love changes us. We know when we read 1 Corinthians 13 that it...
A Prayer about Pondering the Depth of God’s Love
Your love, God, is my song, and I will sing it! I’m forever telling everyone how faithful you are. I’ll never quit telling the story of your love. Psalm 89:1 Loving Father, Slow us down in the busy scrolling and scrambling of the day to consider, to ponder, to...
A Prayer about Endurance in Suffering
I, John, your brother and partner in the tribulation and the kingdom and the patient endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos on account of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. Revelation 1:9 Precious Jesus, In your Word, and by your...
A Prayer about Growing in Wisdom
A wise man thinks ahead; a fool doesn’t, and even brags about it! In everything the prudent acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts his folly. Proverbs 13:16 Wise and Gracious Father, Thank you for giving us all of the knowledge we will ever need in Christ. Grow...
A Prayer about Longing for Healing
“He put mud on my eyes,” the man replied, “and I washed, and now I see.” John 9:14 Healing Lord, You know my sweet husband often jokes that if either one of us ever woke up and our bodies weren’t in pain, we’d know we had died and gone to be with you. Today I pray...
A Prayer about Being Afraid
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 Lord God, Thank you for your compassion for our fearfulness. Today, we bring our fears to you: When we are afraid that we will fail [name any failures you fear], We put our trust in you. When we are afraid that...