Daily Prayer: 2025

How are we to pray?

Question 185

How are we to pray?

We are to pray with an awful apprehension of the majesty of God, (Eccl. 5:1) and deep sense of our own unworthiness, (Gen. 18:27, Gen. 32:10) necessities, (Luke 15:17–19) and sins; (Luke 18:13–14) with penitent, (Ps. 51:17) thankful, (Phil. 4:6) and enlarged hearts; (1 Sam. 1:15, 1 Sam. 2:1) with understanding, (1 Cor. 14:15) faith, (Mark 11:24, James 1:6) sincerity, (Ps. 145:18, Ps. 17:1) fervency, (James 5:16) love, (1 Tim. 2:8) and perseverance, (Eph. 6:18) waiting upon him, (Micah 7:7) with humble submission to his will. (Matt. 26:39)

The Westminster Larger Catechism: With Scripture Proofs. 1996. Oak Harbor, WA:

Ecclesiastes 5:1–2 (ESV)

1 Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. 2 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

Genesis 18:27 (ESV)

27 Abraham answered and said, “Behold, I have undertaken to speak to the Lord, I who am but dust and ashes.

Luke 15:17–19 (ESV)

17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and I will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you. 19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Treat me as one of your hired servants.” ’

Luke 18:13 (ESV)

13 But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’

Philippians 4:6 (ESV)

6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

1 Samuel 2:1 (ESV)

1 And Hannah prayed and said, “My heart exults in the LORD; my horn is exalted in the LORD. My mouth derides my enemies, because I rejoice in your salvation.

1 Corinthians 14:15 (ESV)

15 What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also.

Mark 11:24 (ESV)

24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Psalm 145:18 (ESV)

18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

James 5:16 (ESV)

16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.

1 Timothy 2:8 (ESV)

8 I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling;

Ephesians 6:18–19 (ESV)

18 praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel,

Micah 7:7 (ESV)

7 But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation; my God will hear me.

Matthew 26:39 (ESV)

39 And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will.”

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God of COMFORT

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Free from Performance-Based Living

But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power

is from God and not from us. (2 Cor. 4:7)

Gracious and loving Father, it feels so good to be done with"doing more and trying harder." It's so liberating to know that far from denying and despising my limitations, the gospel actually calls me to accept them. Take this "jar of clay" and release the aroma of grace through me today-in all of my relationships and everywhere you send me. I'm done with trusting in my "grit"; I will rely on your grace for the power I need to live and love to your glory.

Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. (2 Cor. 12:9 NLT)

Lord Jesus, if your power works best in my weakness, then I gladly humble myself before you today, with palms up in praise and surrender. You are my righteousness and sufficiency; my help and my hope; my life and my freedom.

Work in me and through me to your glory today. Free me from any need to be noticed and appreciated. I love being loved by you and living as a conduit of your life-giving grace. Amen

(from Every Season Prayers by Scotty Smith)

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a prayer when hope seems lost

Dear God

I come before you today, seeking hope in the midst of my circumstances.

I look to you for help even as hope fades and my life grows hard.

Replace my distress with peace, and strengthen me in my weakness.

Today I place my trust in you, your grace and your mercy.

Bless me with the confidence that comes from knowing you.

Help me to know your better and to understand your ways more.

In you I will hope. In you I will rejoice. It is you I love.

I commit myself, and my ways, to you afresh.

Amen.

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What are things we need to pray for?

Question 184

For what things are we to pray?

We are to pray for all things tending to the glory of God, (Matt. 6:9) the welfare of the church, (Ps. 51:18, Ps. 122:6) our own (Matt. 7:11) or others, good; (Ps. 125:4) but not for any thing that is unlawful. (1 John 5:14)

The Westminster Larger Catechism: With Scripture Proofs. 1996. Oak Harbor, WA:

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Matthew 6:9 (ESV)

9 Pray then like this: “Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.

Psalm 122:6 (ESV)

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem! “May they be secure who love you!

Matthew 7:11 (ESV)

11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

Psalm 125:4 (ESV)

4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!

1 John 5:14 (ESV)

14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

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Savior and LORD

Oh LORD, help us today to dig deep into the WORD and have a true ENCOUNTER with You. Help us to desire and yearn for an experience that will REVEAL the TRUTH of who You are in our lives and then totally transform who we are. May we know You as Savior and LORD. And may we always desire to GLORIFY You with all that is within us…

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a prayer for when the season changes

God of all Seasons,

Thank you for the beauty and lessons of the past season.

As I sense a shift into a new season, I pray for wisdom and understanding.

Help me to recognize it and to embrace your purposes in it.

For this next chapter in my life, bless me with spiritual vision.

Help me to let go of what is ending and to embrace what is beginning.

With faith and courage I pray in your name.

Amen

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a prayer for endurance

Dear Father,

I am weary and worn out these days.

I ask for your strength to press on and to not give up.

When the path ahead seems hard and unclear give me the will to endure.

Help me to find the courage to keep moving forward.

Guide me, step by step, as I trust in your Spirit to lead me.

Fill me afresh, renew my spirit, and give me the power I need.

Bless me with resilience to face whatever challenges come my way.

In Jesus' name, Amen

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a prayer to live free

Dear God,

You created each of us to be free.
Free from the shackles of discrimination, fear and repression.

Free from cages of persecution, bias and assumption.

Free to live our best and most loving lives in peace and in joy.
We pray for all humans to live in freedom.

That we might be free in spirit, in soul and in body.

Amen.

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Praying with power by praying based on the promises of God

Lord, help me to learn to pray with power by focusing on Your promises in the Bible.

Give me the faith to believe as I pray.

Give me the diligence to study Your Word and understand Your promises.

I ask this in Christ's Name

Amen

Some promises to consider

God promises that all things will work out for good for His children (Romans 8:28). He has a plan that we may not be able to fully comprehend yet.

God promises that He will comfort us in our trials (2 Corinthians 1:3-4). He has a plan, and one day our difficult experiences will be a source of comfort to others because we will experience His comfort.

God promises us every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians 1:3). Our inheritance is reserved for us (1 Peter 1:4).

God promises to finish the work He started in us (Philippians 1:6). We may not see the full results now, but we will in time

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a lament for the evil in the world

Holy and righteous God,

Don't you see? Don't you care, Lord? Fools revile you, daring you to take action. Evil people flaunt their excesses, without conscience or concern. It grieves us; it angers us. It seems that the vulnerable are rarely shown mercy.

When will it end, Lord? When will the day of justice come?

We don't question your power; just your timetable. We don't question your plan; just its execution. Our hope is in you, Lord. There is no other God.

So until the day you put all things right, Lord, pour out your Spirit upon your people. Grant leaders wisdom, children comfort, and your church courage. Whether by our living or by our dying, we want to honor you.

When we're tempted to repay evil for evil, harm for harm, or hatred for hatred, grant us grace and restraint, O Lord.

When fears loom and doubts increase, show us Jesus' empty tomb and your occupied throne. You alone, O God, are worthy.

We praise, bless, and adore you, in Jesus' name.

Amen.

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a prayer for inspiration

Creator God,

I pray for inspiration to flow through me and touch those close to me.

Open my mind to new ideas and guide my hands to create beautiful things.

Help me to use my gifts to serve others and to reflect your love in the world.

Fill me with your wisdom and creativity, and guide me in all that I do.

In Jesus' name, Amen

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a prayer for guidance

Dear Lord,

I come to you asking for guidance.

I feel overwhelmed, and I need your help.

Open my eyes and heart to the direction you want me to take.

Help me to make wise decisions that will lead me closer to you..

Give me the courage to persevere when times are difficult.

Lead me with your truth and love.

Help me to live a life that brings honor to your name.

Thank you for your grace and mercy.

Amen

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Help me pray for those in authority in my nation

Help me pray for those in authority in my nation.

Help me to honour You by praying for them whether I like them or not, wherther I agree or disagree with them, whether I voted or did not vote for them.

Help me to pray for my nation's president, or prime minister.

Help me to pray for my state or province's governer.

Help me to pray for my city's mayor and councillors.

Help me to pray that they make wise and godly decisions that honour You, and that we may be free to love a peacefuland quiet life, dignified in every way.

Help me to pray for their health and protection.

Help me to pray that they may come to have a personal relationship with You, Lord Jesus.

Help me to pray for those in authority in my nation.

In Your Name, Jesus

Amen

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Broken pieces

LORD, we are so grateful that we can lay all the broken pieces of our lives at Your feet. We are ever so thankful for Your MERCY and Your GRACE. We are so overwhelmed at the ministry of Your SPIRIT to our hearts…

Help us to release ourselves into Your hands and allow Your Presence to permeate DEEP into our souls and restore us back to wholeness…

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a prayer to accept each other

O Lord,

We thank you for this wonderful gift of our love which You have generously granted us and which allows us to build a true communion of persons between us --- provided we remain ever open to You, the Source of all love.

Help us to continue to love each other and accept each other unconditionally, as we get to know each other better.

Make us generous in giving and humble in receiving.

Enable us to communicate to one another all our joys, sufferings, and desires and all our hopes, sorrows, and difficulties.

Give us the power of Your Love that we may forget self and live for each other so that we may have truly one spirit, in preparation for the time when You will send us children to add to our union and love.

Amen.

- Author Unknown

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Help me to pray for the whole church

Lord, help me to pray for the church, and not just for myself, for the church is Your Church.

Help me to pray for more my local church that the community I belong to will be the light of the world, and salt of the earth in my neighbourhood.

Help me to pray the other churches in my neighbourhood, that together our light will shine brighter, and our saltiness will be more effective.

Help me to pray the churches in the nation I live in, that together we will impact the nation for You, Lord Jesus Christ.

Help me to pray for the churches in other nations, that they too may be lights and salt in the nations that dwell in.

Help me to pray for the persecuted church in the many nations that being a Christian means to suffer hostile discrimination, suffering, imprisonment and even death. Help me pray for the suffering church that they may have the courage to continue to praech the gospel in a difficult environment

Help me to pray for the whole church that whatever we face we will honour You in our attitudes, words, and deeds.

Help me to pray for the whole church because it is Your church and Your heritage!

I pray this in Your own name, Lord Jesus

Amen

Ephesians 6:18–20 (ESV)

Psalm 28:9 (ESV)

9 Oh, save your people and bless your heritage! Be their shepherd and carry them forever.

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How long?

Do you ever feel like this deep down in your spirit?

How long, O LORD???

Do you ever pray and wonder if the LORD is listening? Does He hear?

Does He care about the anguish in your soul? The heartache? The pain?

One thing I have learned in my Christian walk is that He does listen and He does hear. He does care about our brokenness. Our deepest hurt. Our confusion.

Never give up. Never quit praying. Never stop crying out to God.

He loves us with an everlasting and incomprehensible love. A love we can trust. A love we can depend on.

We may not always be able to see that He is working, but we can know deep down into the depths of our being that He is.

Because His Word tells us this truth.

"In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me." (Psalm 120:1) CSB

Hang on to the promises of His Word. Hang on to His love.

And cry out to Jesus.

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prayer of the farm worker’s struggle

Dear God,

Show me the suffering of the most miserable;
So I will know my people’s plight.

Free me to pray for others;
For you are present in every person.

Help me take responsibility for my own life;
So that I can be free at last.

Grant me courage to serve others;
For in service there is true life.

Give me honesty and patience;
So that I can work with other workers.

Bring forth song and celebration;
So that the Spirit will be alive among us.

Let the Spirit flourish and grow;
So that we will never tire of the struggle.

Let us remember those who have died for justice;
For they have given us life.

Help us love even those who hate us;
So we can change the world.

Amen.

-César Chávez

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a prayer for giving our burdens to God

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Our God is a God who saves. (Ps. 68:19-20)

Dear Heavenly Father,

What a promise you've made, what a hope we have, and what a God you are. Thank you for being the kind of Father who bears our burdens—as opposed to ignoring, minimizing, or resenting them. To know that you bear our burdens on a daily basis frees us to be honest with you about the things that tend to wear us down and wear us out. Indeed, you are the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort (2 Cor. 1:3-5).

You are the God who saves us—not just from eternal separation from yourself but also in the present realities of life.

Father, some of us are overwhelmed with marriage, parenting, and family burdens. Helplessness isn't bad, if it will drive us to you. Help us to want you and your glory more than we want relief and a different story. Protect us from all counsel that might medicate our pain but not identify the real issues.

Father, some of us are fearful, fretful, even rage-full over the political landscape of our country, the legislative shifts in our culture, and the nuclear madness of our world. Lift these burdens from our hearts as you remind us that the throne of heaven is presently occupied (Rev. 4), that Jesus is currently the ruler of the kings of the earth (Rev. 1:5), and that nothing and no one can alter or annul your plans (Isa. 14:27; Eccles. 3:14)

Father, forgive us when we take back the burden of our guilt, even though Jesus has exhausted it; free us when we surrender yet again to the burden of our shame, even though Jesus has broken it.

Rescue us when we feign sovereignty and take on other people's burdens you don't intend for us to carry. Give us grace, wisdom, and power to live and to love to your glory.

In Jesus' merciful and mighty name we pray.
Amen.

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a prayer for our world

All powerful God,

You are present in the universe and in the smallest of your creatures. You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with your peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.

O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.

Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth. Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.

We thank you for being with us each day. Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle, for justice, love and peace.

Amen

... prayer by Pope Francis

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Prayer For A New Day

O God,

Help us today to welcome Jesus in our lives.

The Jesus whom we meet in our own family, among our friends, and in our cities.

And truly believe that as we reach out, we will discover that Jesus is still among us… still smiles at us… and still gives us his blessing.

Bless us today…. Each one who listens to the words of God.

And let something really new happen among us, that comes from your life-giving Spirit.

In this we pray.

Amen.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

- Philippians 4: 6

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Our Help

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a prayer of God's goodness and presence in times of trouble

But now, this is what the Lord says—
    he who created you, Jacob,
    he who formed you, Israel:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
    I have summoned you by name; you are mine.

When you pass through the waters,
    I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
    they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
    you will not be burned;
    the flames will not set you ablaze. (Isaiah 43:1-2

Dear heavenly Father,

Your Word is solace for the sad and balance for the bewildered, a firm rock for those rocked by life's circumstances and bread from heaven for the hungry on earth. This isn't theory, the wisdom of sages, or just true and good theology. It's our reality.

And we praise you.

You've made promises you alone can keep, and you do not lie. No god is as near or good, merciful or mighty as you—no matter the storm or season.

As you have spoken clearly through Isaiah, you created us and are redeeming us, all for your glory. You summoned us by name, calling us to life in the gospel. You gave us a new name-"Mine." There's no sweeter, more perspective-giving or more peace-generating name you could call us. You never promised we wouldn't experience floods and torrents, fires and flames. But you have promised to be with us. To know your great affection for us and your absolute sovereignty over everything is enough, Father

Indeed, we know ourselves to be precious, honored, and greatly loved, because you gave Jesus in exchange for us.

Though he was rich, yet for our sakes he became poor, so that through his poverty we might become rich (2 Cor. 8:9).

We praise you for the indescribable gift of the gospel.

And since you didn't spare your own Son, certainly we can trust you to graciously give us everything else we need (Rom. 8:32)—in current storms and future fires. We don't have to be afraid of anything or anyone. You are with us and you are for us.

We pray in Jesus' great and grace-full name.

Amen.

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